Category: Harbor Reports
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Press Release: Benthic Habitat Mapping Complete
High-Tech Mapping of Barnstable Harbor Sea Floor Completed Friends of Barnstable Harbor is excited to publicize the final report for its Benthic Habitat Mapping Project. The mapping of Barnstable Harbor combines acoustic (sonar) and biological data to create a “snapshot in time” of the harbor’s seafloor and the organisms that live there. The project began…
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Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs
Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are an emblematic species of our coastal ecology. They are keystone species which have shared our waters for over 400 million years. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs but are arachnids which include spiders and scorpions. They occur in shallow coastal waters on soft, sandy or muddy bottoms where they…
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Mini-Smitty’s “Youth Squad”
Made a Generous Donation to FBH (and they gave a bunch of $ as well) A group of neighborhood kids reveal their love of ice creamand Barnstable Harbor. Watch the video and meet the FBH Youth Squad Here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/lCyp1LniQ7A