May 2, 2024 | Marine Debris, PRESS
Between the months of March and May, the trap fisheries of Massachusetts make way for North Atlantic right whales by removing their gear from the water. Each spring, individuals of the endangered right whale population come to these waters in search of foraging...
Apr 12, 2024 | Marine Debris, PRESS
Each month the Marine Debris and Plastics Program forms a “beach brigade” of local volunteers to help mitigate marine debris and collect data. This March, 16 volunteers joined us at High Head in Truro, with buckets, wheelbarrows and sleds to haul out the trash. We...
Mar 15, 2024 | Marine Debris, PRESS
My name is Wilson Haims and I am the 2024 Joanna Toole Intern at the Center for Coastal Studies through the Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative. I look forward to spending the next three months working with the CCS Marine Debris Program to recover lost or...
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...
Jan 6, 2023 | Marine Debris
By Kathryn Brooks I came to CCS in January to be the new “Marine Debris & Plastics Research and Outreach Assistant” for Laura and her program. My position was funded by multiple grants and would end in December. Well, somehow the year has flown by and it is now...
Jun 27, 2022 | Marine Debris
By Kathryn Brooks CCS Marine Debris Program Assistant Perseverance and determination. If at first you don’t succeed, take a look at what you did, get feedback from others, and make adjustments. My first week of the “Early Bird” cleanups was unsuccessful. I was at...
