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Why did thousands of squid wash up on a Provincetown beach? Harbormaster explains "completely natural process."

Officials said the Atlantic longfin inshore squid were at the end of a less than 1-year life cycle and died after spawning.

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There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown​​, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore

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Thousands of squid wash up on Provincetown beaches. Why experts say there's no cause for alarm

Visitors to Provincetown’s harbor beaches found thousands of squid on the sand this weekend. Officials say it's normal.

·Boston, United States
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Piles of squid stranded on Cape Cod. What's going on?

Thousands of squid washed ashore in Provincetown Harbor -- and elsewhere on Cape Cod. Here's what's happening.

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Cape Cod sees thousands of squid carcasses wash up on the beach

It may get a little smelly

·United States
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Beach left covered in thousands of squid after ‘mass spawning die-off’

·London, United Kingdom
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Why did thousands of squid wash up on a Provincetown beach? Harbormaster explains "completely natural process."

There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown​​, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore

·United States
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CBS News broke the news in United States on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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