Aug 6, 2019 | PRESS
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at CCS disentangled a minke whale off of Rockport, MA on Thursday, August 1. The whale was discovered by a commercial fisherman, who immediately reported and stood by it as the MAER team made their way up from...
Aug 6, 2019 | PRESS
On Friday, August 2 the Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), in collaboration with the Northeastern Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) partially disentangled a North...
Jun 26, 2019 | PRESS
June 26, 2019 On Monday, June 24 the Marine Animal Entanglement Response team at the Center for Coastal Studies responded to an entangled humpback whale east of Chatham, MA. It was a challenging rescue operation for the team: The young whale was free-swimming in a...
Jun 12, 2019 | PRESS
June 11, 2019 — Over two dozen volunteers participated in the Center for Coastal Studies’ World Oceans Day beach cleanup at Beach Point in Truro on June 8th. 4,996 pieces of trash were removed in less than 1.5 hours. In a collaborative effort, the Town of Truro...
May 23, 2019 | PRESS
May 23, 2019 The Center for Coastal Studies today announced the Massachusetts Bay Conservation and Climate Change Partnership, a new initiative involving three major air and sea passenger companies. The businesses that have come together to launch the program are Cape...
May 9, 2019 | PRESS
May 9, 2019 Northern Arizona University Good genes: Researchers break down DNA of world’s largest mammals to discover how whales defy the cancer odds Contact: Heidi Toth (928) 523-8737 heidi.toth@nau.edu Scientists know that age and weight are risk factors in the...
