Eye On Earth: Mashpee Plants Oysters To Help Filter Wastewater

By Jacob Wycoff, CBS Boston

April 21, 2023

MASHPEE - Cape Cod's population explodes in the summer months with thousands enjoying the beaches of Massachusetts.

But, with all those people and the rise in full-time residents on the Cape comes more human waste. And the result is harmful pollution getting into some of the waterways.

One of the ecosystems being choked by these excessive nutrients is the Mashpee River.

Mashpee's Department of Natural Resources Director, Ashley Fisher said it has created a real problem. "The pollution here is primarily nitrogen pollution. Which is coming directly from our septic systems," Fisher said.

Oyster condos in Popponesset Bay/CBS Boston

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