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Loop Beach Notice

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Attention Swimmers
Cotuit Loop Beach

The Town of Barnstable Recreation will begin reducing staffing at certain beach locations as employees head back to school and other obligations. Recreation will not have lifeguard staff at Loop Beach after Wednesday August 16th. There will be gate staff, and appropriate signage.

Selective Shellfish Areas to Reopen Sunrise Tomorrow

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UPDATE: AUGUST 11, 2023

Barnstable Harbor, Cotuit Bay and West Bay are all cleared to re-open to shellfishing effective sunrise tomorrow 08/12/2023.

These areas will revert to the open/closed maps from before the emergency closure meaning that any areas within these water bodies that were closed prior to the emergency closure, remain closed.

Shellfish open and closed area maps should be updated by tomorrow morning to show the most up to date maps, you can view them HERE and HERE

Be sure to check the maps tomorrow before the afternoon tide to ensure you are headed out to an open area as all of Hyannis and Poponessett Bay remain CLOSED until further notice.

Take Care,

Amy Croteau

Any questions please call the Division of Marine Fisheries at 978-282-0308.

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2023 Cotuit Firecracker 5k

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Register HERE

Cotuit Firecracker 5K

July 01, 2023 6PM Race Time, Kid’s Race begins 5:45pm

Where: 10 Lowell Avenue, Lowell Park, Cotuit, MA 02635

Benefits: Barnstable Land Trust, Cotuit Athletic Association, Cotuit Santuit Civic Association, Cape Cod Challenger Club

Join the Independence Day weekend tradition in the beautiful village of Cotuit. The course is fast and flat and provides runners with a lovely tour through the village to finish at historic Lowell Field, the home of the Cotuit Kettleers Cape League Baseball team.

Water Quality – Beach Status

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July 13, 2023 | Public Health Advisory – Long Pond, Marstons Mills and Lovells Pond, Cotuit

Jul 13, 2023 | Beach Water Quality Updates, cyanobacteria

The following water quality updates have been issued for Thursday, July 13, 2023:

  • A Public Health Advisory will be posted at Long Pond, Marstons Mills within 24 hours due to cyanobacteria bloom being present
  • A Public Health Advisory will be posted at Lovells Pond, Cotuit within 24 hours due to cyanobacteria bloom being present
  • A Pet Advisory will be posted at Parker Pond, Osterville within 24 hours due to increasing cyanobacteria biomass
  • Pet Advisory postings remain at Long Pond, Centerville and Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis 

Public Health Advisory

Monday July 10, 2023

Town: Barnstable 

Sample Date: 07-10-2023

Cyanobacteria Status: Use Restriction Recommended

Town Action: Yes

Scum: –

Dominance: Microcystis

Recent Activity: 07/03/2023: Potential for Concern, 06/27/2023: Potential for Concern

Water Temp: 79.6 °F, 26.66 °C

CCC-ID: BA-759

Notes: Town Posted a Public Health Advisory

If you are interested in receiving more information about Cyanobacteria and locations monitored, you may view the 2023 Cyanobacteria Monitoring Map at https://apcc.org/our-work/science/community-science/cyanobacteria/

If you are interested in receiving email notifications when there is a potential toxic bloom identified by Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), you may opt-in by clicking this link: https://apcc.org/our-work/science/community-science/cyanobacteria/cyanobacteria-alert/ where you will be asked to enter your email address in order to receive cyanobacteria alerts.

Thomas A. McKean, RS, CHO
Director of Public Health
TOWN OF BARNSTABLE


Lovells Pond, Santuit

Sample Date: 06-27-2023

Cyanobacteria Status: Potential for Concern

Town Action: Yes

Scum:

Dominance: Microcystis

Recent Activity: 06/26/2023: Potential for Concern, 06/12/2023: Acceptable

Water Temp: 74 °F, 23.52 °C

CCC-ID: BA-759

Notes: Pet Advisory Posted by Town 6/27/23

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Sample Date: 06-26-2023  

Cyanobacteria Status: Potential for Concern

Town Action: No

Scum: Bright green 2 cm scum line. Green particles throughout the water column

Dominance: Microcystis

Recent Activity: 06/12/2023: Acceptable, 05/25/2023: Acceptable

Water Temp: 73.7 °F, 23.35 °C

CCC-ID: BA-759

View Current Water Quality Monitoring & Beach Status Report  HERE

Cyanobacteria FAQ HERE

MEMORIAL DAY 2023

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Today is the day we formally express our thanks, with gratitude and in remembrance, of the men and women having selflessly given their lives, honoring us, and the freedoms won. If we fail to remember and honor these brave men and women, we’re likely to forget their great sacrifices; let us not forget.