Cape Cod reps met in Boston last week with staff of Gov. Charlie Baker and other State and Federal officials to discuss possible solutions to the Cape's shark problem.
Fisheries consultants Woods Hole Group have been retained to study the situation and propose a solution, but their report isn't expected until after Labor Day.
In that this means no long-term solution will be available by summer 2019, the Cape towns have requested help from the State with immediate measures like call boxes wired into the 911 system, emergency ATV vehicles and shark behavioral studies. But availability of State funding is uncertain.
Stay tuned.
