Sep 1, 2023 | PRESS
An international team of marine scientists, led by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the Center for Coastal Studies in the USA, has studied the DNA of family groups from four different whale species to estimate their mutation rates. The results...
Aug 31, 2023 | PRESS
There are still berths available for a rare opportunity this February to snorkel with humpback whales in the Silver Bank whale sanctuary off the Dominican Republic. Aquatic Adventures, a leading eco-tour operator, has partnered with the Center for Coastal Studies to...
Aug 29, 2023 | PRESS
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) is planning a number of cleanups on Outer Cape beaches during the month of September. Volunteers are invited to join the cleanups and the “trash tallies” which follow, where all debris items are inventoried. Last year,...
Aug 28, 2023 | PRESS
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay yesterday (Sunday, August 27). The turtle, estimated to weigh some 400 pounds, was found by Good Samaritan boaters off...
Aug 23, 2023 | PRESS
The Center for Coastal Studies salutes volunteer extraordinaire Marjorie Kehne, of Provincetown! A former landscape designer and contractor in the Washington, DC area, Marjorie began volunteering at CCS in 2021. Marjorie regularly staffs the Center’s kiosk on...
Aug 18, 2023 | PRESS
Friends of Barnstable Harbor is excited to publicize the final report for its Benthic Habitat Mapping Project. The mapping of Barnstable Harbor combines acoustic (sonar) and biological data to create a “snapshot in time” of the harbor’s seafloor and the organisms...
