Oct 14, 2021 | Marine Debris
Natalie MacDonald, 2021 Joanna Toole Intern When I originally started contemplating what I would consider as “ghost gear” at the beginning of this internship, I thought of lobster traps, netting, and rope — large gear that’s easy to spot and what I...
Aug 30, 2021 | Marine Debris, PRESS
August 30, 2021 On what may have been the hottest summer day yet, volunteers with the Center for Coastal Studies Beach Brigade headed out over the west end breakwater in Provincetown to conduct a shoreline cleanup on Wednesday, August 25th. A dozen volunteers hiked...
Jan 31, 2021 | Marine Debris
Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Intern Part I of this blog post told the story of cleaning up the shellfish flats in Wellfleet. This part will talk about the Outer Cape Cleanup. While spending a college semester aboard a research vessel, native Cape Codder and oyster...
Oct 16, 2020 | Marine Debris, PRESS
October 16, 2020Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Intern If you have read our previous blog entries for the year, you know our team has been busy with beach cleanups over the past several months! After collecting our trash, we usually do what we call an “inventory,”...
