CCS Team Disentangles Anchored Humpback Whale off Boston, MA

Jun 10, 2021 | PRESS

June 10, 2021 Yesterday the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a humpback whale in the waters east of Boston. The whale was identified by the CCS Humpback Whale Studies team as a mature female named...

Fishing Gear Recovery Project Resumes in Cape Cod Bay

Mar 24, 2021 | PRESS

March 23, 2021 The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) begins field work this week to locate, remove, document, and properly dispose of lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Removal and Interception of Derelict Fishing Gear from Cape Cod Bay Right...

First North Atlantic right whale calf to arrive in Cape Cod Bay has already beaten the odds

Mar 4, 2021 | PRESS

March 4, 2021 Yesterday the aerial surveillance team from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Right Whale Ecology Program documented a North Atlantic right whale mother/calf pair in Cape Cod Bay, the first of the 2021 season. Right whale #3520, Millipede, with her...

Center for Coastal Studies joins new White Shark Research Consortium

Dec 1, 2020 | PRESS

December 1, 2020 The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) is partnering with researchers from several universities and federal, state, and private organizations to form the New England White Shark Research Consortium (NEWSRC). The collaborators will use new and innovative...

Update: Entangled North Atlantic Right Whale “Cottontail”

Oct 31, 2020 | PRESS

October 31, 2020  The CCS Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) is continuing to track an entangled North Atlantic right whale identified as #3920, nicknamed Cottontail. Cottontail, an 11-year-old male, was found by the CCS aerial survey team on October 19,...

Two Tons of Trash Removed From Provincetown, National Seashore Beaches

Oct 20, 2020 | Marine Debris, PRESS

October 20, 2020 While many research activities across the country have necessarily been restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, beach debris cleanups are one of the few activities that can be conducted safely, as participants wear masks and gloves and can maintain...