Two more rare right whale calves spotted in Cape Cod Bay

On Thursday, April 11 the Center for Coastal Studies right whale aerial survey team spotted two more mom/calf pairs in Cape Cod Bay, bringing the number of calves observed off Cape Cod this season to three. The mothers have been identified as EgNo 4180  and EgNo 3317....

WHALE WEEK returns to Provincetown, July 29 – August 4

The Center for Coastal Studies invites you to bring family and friends to Whale Week – A Celebration of the Sea! Whale Week features a host of fun, family-friendly events and activities, all with a briny theme. There’s something for everyone! To register for Whale...

Nauset Disposal partners with CCS and “1,000 Friends” to save right whales

The Center for Coastal Studies is partnering with Nauset Disposal, to find 1,000 Friends of Right Whales and raise $100,000 to support the Center’s Right Whale Emergency Initiative. With a population of just 433 individuals, the critically endangered North Atlantic...

Fourth rare North Atlantic right whale calf seen off Truro, MA

April 12, 2017: Earlier today scientists from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) aerial survey team recorded a previously unseen North Atlantic right whale mother/calf pair off Truro, MA. “This is incredibly exciting” said Charles “Stormy” Mayo, PhD, Director of the...

It’s a Boy! Right whale calves spotted in Cape Cod Bay

On Monday, April 3, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) right whale aerial survey team spotted a right whale mother and calf pair in the north end of Cape Cod Bay between Race Point and Marshfield. This sighting came just hours after researchers from the Northeast...