Aug 15, 2023 | PRESS
Provincetown, MA – On Saturday, August 12, the Center for Coastal Studies’ (CSS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) disentangled a humpback whale off Cape Ann. The whale, known as Pinball, was with her calf at the time. The prognosis for both whales is...
Aug 4, 2023 | PRESS
Efforts to disentangle a humpback whale calf on Stellwagen Bank continue, but the situation is among the most technically difficult the entanglement response team has ever faced. Partnering with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the disentanglement...
Aug 4, 2023 | PRESS
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Debris & Plastics Program was awarded one of eleven SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants this year to locate, remove and properly dispose of lost fishing gear and other debris from the shores of Cuttyhunk Island. During...
Aug 3, 2023 | PRESS
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) plays an important role in healthy marine ecosystems, but eelgrass beds are shrinking throughout the Commonwealth, particularly on Cape Cod. Center for Coastal Studies marine ecologist Agnes Mittermayr, Ph.D., is leading efforts to...
May 18, 2023 | PRESS
Wellfleet, MA – On Thursday, June 8, in celebration of World Ocean Day, Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), will host a public ceremony to unveil a new marine debris sculpture. The ceremony will take...
Apr 6, 2023 | PRESS
Provincetown, MA – On Tuesday, April 4, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) attempted to disentangle North Atlantic right whale #4545 in the waters east of Wellfleet, MA. The hours-long operation resulted in the...
