In an effort to protect this area, Barnstable County created the Cape Cod Commission, giving it control over the oceanic waters within county jurisdiction, to exclude the bays and river mouths as well as the Cape Cod Canal. Its final plan, completed in 2011, includes maps showing the total extent of Barnstable County, most of which is oceanic, including most of Cape Cod Bay, half of upper Buzzard's Bay, and some of the waters to the south of the cape. “Cape Cod Ocean Management PLan” (pdf). Cape Cod Commission. p. 33 (2011年10月13日). 2013年9月1日閲覧。
Giovanni da Verrazzano (2006年). “Letter to King Francis I of France, 8 July 1524: Excerpts”. National Humanities Center. p. 8. 2013年9月1日閲覧。 Text reproduced by permission from Wroth, Lawrence C., ed (1970). The Voyages of Giovanni da Verrazzano, 1524-1528. New Haven: Yale University Press
