33 Right Whales Sighted in Cape Cod Bay
Right whale season is off to a busy start. Thirty-three North Atlantic right whales were observed in Cape Cod Bay during an aerial survey conducted Saturday, January 10th, by the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS). CCS made its first sighting of North Atlantic right...
Dr. Agnes Mittermayr Begins Napi’s Winter Lecture Series with Talk on Seagrass Conservation
The Center for Coastal Studies’ popular Napi’s Winter Lecture Series will resume Wednesday, January 21 at 5 pm with a talk by CCS marine ecologist Dr. Agnes Mittermayr, who will speak about the “Global Importance of Seagrass Conservation.” Called the “forgotten...
CCS researchers make season’s first sighting of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay
During aerial surveys on December 5th and 6th, scientists from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Right Whale Ecology Program observed ten endangered North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay. These were the first such sightings of the 2025-2026 field season in...
Unique encounter with right whale off Boston reveals unusual European connection
Scientists match right whale to individual seen off Ireland in July 2024 Researchers have discovered that a North Atlantic right whale recently sighted in Massachusetts waters is the same individual reported off Ireland last year, an extraordinary connection showing...