May 31, 2024 | PRESS
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Debris and Plastics Program was awarded a two-year SNEP Watershed Implementation Grant to locate, remove and properly dispose of lost fishing gear and other debris from Cuttyhunk Island. Cuttyhunk is approximately 1 square...
May 20, 2024 | PRESS
This is Fritz writing today to tell you a little about my connection with CCS as well as what our future projects are going to entail. I was brought onboard the Marine Debris & Plastics program in January of this year as the program’s Operations Assistant. Living...
May 2, 2024 | PRESS
This month, the Center for Coastal Studies’ Marine Debris and Plastics Program will lead a group of dedicated volunteers to remove fishing gear debris from the beaches and shores of Cuttyhunk Island. Cuttyhunk is the southernmost island in the chain of the Elizabeths...
May 2, 2024 | PRESS
Between the months of March and May, the trap fisheries of Massachusetts make way for North Atlantic right whales by removing their gear from the water. Each spring, individuals of the endangered right whale population come to these waters in search of foraging...
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...
