CCS Debris Spring Lookback

CCS Debris Spring Lookback

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...
National Park Service and Center for Coastal Studies unveil marine debris shark sculpture at Herring Cove Beach

National Park Service and Center for Coastal Studies unveil marine debris shark sculpture at Herring Cove Beach

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...
Ping Pong Table, Legacy Gear Cleared from Provincetown’s West End

Ping Pong Table, Legacy Gear Cleared from Provincetown’s West End

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...
Fishing Gear Recovery Project Resumes in Cape Cod Bay

Fishing Gear Recovery Project Resumes in Cape Cod Bay

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...

Massachusetts and Maine Rope Buybacks This Month

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...