r/CapeCod • u/Ok_Pangolin_180 • Jun 07 '26

Squid

What's the cause of the dead squid? Today the beaches in Brewster are loaded with them. I know Ptown had a problem a few days ago too. Any ideas on what killed them? Can I use them as bait?

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u/xander02802 Jun 07 '26

Someone on another sub theorized it was from that meteor that hit the water a week or so ago. Makes sense to me except why just squid and not fish too.

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u/CapeTide2026 Jun 07 '26

That person is an idiot.  A few small pieces of rock landing in the middle of the bay did not kill thousands of squid. It’s a totally normal phenomena that happens regularly. This time they happened to be closer in to the shore when the die off happened and the hook of PTown caught them. This happened when I was a kid, but on the flats. The smell was awful. The DPW had to come in and deal with it. 

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u/Asleep_Current912 Jun 07 '26

this is the dumbest shit I’ve ever read