Humpback Whale Carcass Identified

Humpback Whale Carcass Identified

August 17, 2021 Yesterday, the Center for Coastal Studies responded to a report of a humpback whale carcass floating south of Stellwagen Bank.  Stranding network partners take the lead when carcasses strand on land, but CCS scientists are federally-authorized to...
Leila Hatch, PhD, to present 2019 Chase-Miller Policy Forum Lecture

Leila Hatch, PhD, to present 2019 Chase-Miller Policy Forum Lecture

October 11, 2019 The Center for Coastal Studies is pleased to announce that renowned marine ecologist Leila Hatch, PhD, will be the Keynote Speaker at the Center’s Celebration of Women in Science & Chase-Miller Policy Forum Lecture on Friday, October 25 from...
CCS Frees Entangled Humpback Whale off Chatham, MA

CCS Frees Entangled Humpback Whale off Chatham, MA

June 26, 2019 On Monday, June 24 the Marine Animal Entanglement Response team at the Center for Coastal Studies responded to an entangled humpback whale east of Chatham, MA. It was a challenging rescue operation for the team: The young whale was free-swimming in a...

Future of entangled female right whale looks brighter thanks to CCS team

On Thursday, April 12 the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) in Provincetown responded to reports of an entangled right whale on Stellwagen Bank. The right whale, identified as #1142 (Kleenex), is a mature female....

MAER team disentangles right whale on Stellwagen Bank

September 23, 2016 The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team at the Center for Coastal Studies worked to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale yesterday on Stellwagen Bank. By sunset the remaining entangling gear on the whale was outfitted with a telemetry buoy...