Department of Ecology
The Department of Ecology at CCS encompasses interconnected disciplines that investigate a variety of areas including mid-water habitat studies, fin and shell fisheries, aquaculture, zoo and phytoplankton biology, toxic algae monitoring, sea grass ecology and restoration, marine nutrient chemistry, pharmaceutical pollution, oceanography, pinniped (seal) studies, and large whale ecology, distribution, and behavior. The department’s Marine Debris and Plastics Program cuts across the research areas of the department and interacts with the departments of Marine Geology and Population Biology.
The Department of Ecology has a comprehensive mission aimed at developing an understanding of the relationship between the physical and biological components of the marine system and human activities in coastal and off-shore environments. The research programs and projects within the Department of Ecology include:
· Water Quality Monitoring / Marine and Estuarine Studies Program
· Marine Debris and Plastics Program
Our Work
Humpback Whale Research
Right Whale Research
Marine Animal Entanglement Response
Marine Geology Department
Water Quality Monitoring Program
Marine Fisheries Research
Seal Research
Shark Research
Marine Education
Interdisciplinary
Marine Debris and Plastics Program
Marine Policy Initiative
Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative
Publications