In Remote Refuge, Researchers Survey Pristine Eelgrass Beds
Center for Coastal Studies marine ecologist Dr. Agnes Mittermayr knows eelgrass. Or at least she thought she did. As director of SeagrassNet, she monitors seagrass beds at more than a hundred sites around the world. But then she went to the Izembek Lagoon, a remote...
Five Generations of Humpback Whale Confirmed on the U.S. East Coast
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) has reported a sighting of the first known fifth-generation humpback whale calf. CCS has been studying the life history of individual humpback whales for nearly five decades. This research has been central to understanding the...
Center for Coastal Studies Frees Entangled Leatherback Turtle in Cape Cod Bay
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team disentangled a leatherback sea turtle Wednesday, July 9, in Cape Cod Bay. The relatively young turtle had become entangled in fishing gear and dragged the fishing gear into three...
Tunicates Prevent Eelgrass Seed Collection in Little Pleasant Bay
On June 25, 2025, during peak eelgrass reproduction in southern New England, a Boston University research team, with help from the Center for Coastal Studies, attempted to collect reproductive shoots for seed-based restoration from an eelgrass meadow near Pah Wah...