by Cathrine Macort | Jul 8, 2023 | Marine Debris
By Laura Ludwig, Manager, CCS Marine Debris and Plastics Program. I don’t really remember when I first cleaned a shoreline, but these days I do it so frequently that I sometimes forget to reflect on where I just went, how beautiful it was on location, and how...
by Cathrine Macort | May 18, 2023 | PRESS
Wellfleet, MA – On Thursday, June 8, in celebration of World Ocean Day, Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), will host a public ceremony to unveil a new marine debris sculpture. The ceremony will take...
by Cathrine Macort | Aug 30, 2021 | Marine Debris, PRESS
August 30, 2021 On what may have been the hottest summer day yet, volunteers with the Center for Coastal Studies Beach Brigade headed out over the west end breakwater in Provincetown to conduct a shoreline cleanup on Wednesday, August 25th. A dozen volunteers hiked...
by Cathrine Macort | Mar 24, 2021 | PRESS
March 23, 2021 The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) begins field work this week to locate, remove, document, and properly dispose of lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Removal and Interception of Derelict Fishing Gear from Cape Cod Bay Right...
by Cathrine Macort | Apr 6, 2015 | PRESS
Lobstermen and fishermen from the gillnet, crab, sea bass, conch or hagfish fisheries are invited to turn in old, used or retired endlines or groundlines at regional buybacks during the week of April 20, 2015. Buyback locations will be determined based on location of...