Perspectives on Cape Cod’s bays, harbors, marshes and ponds.
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FeaturedAbout this site, goals, sources, and my perspective.
Water presents Cape Cod’s most complex challenges both currently and in decades to come. Wastewater, sea level rise, fisheries, soaring property values driven by the proximity to valuable waterfronts.
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Field Point Wellfleet Morphology 1995-2018
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The Nauset School System Reopening Unofficial Guide
Nauset’s first day of school will be September 16th. Both remote or In-person instruction will be implemented. All students will be issued an iPad. Parents and students need to become familiar with the technology platforms used by the schools. Training sessions will be offered to parents. Extensive safety protocols and cleanliness standards will be followed with including reconfiguration of classrooms.
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How Have Wellfleet’s Wholesale Oyster Prices Changed Over Time?
How have Wellfleet’s wholesale oyster prices changed over time? What are the trends in for Wellfleet oyster wholesale prices, weights, and value?
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Chlorophyll Concentrations In Wellfleet Harbor
Chlorophyll concentrations are an important yardstick to measure water quality by. It serves a way to measure the amount of algae in the water. The concern with algae is when the conditions are right there can be a bloom. When a bloom occurs it can lead to oxygen depletion when the algae dies and starts to decompose the decomposition process consumes large amounts of oxygen. A bloom is not a desirable outcome and it is why monitoring and controlling the nutrient levels in the water is critical to the long term health of a water body.
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Wellfleet Harbor Water Quality Nitrogen
The water quality of Wellfleet Harbor has steadily deteriorated since 2007. Nitrogen concentrations have increased across the entire harbor system.
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