Aug 4, 2023 | PRESS
Efforts to disentangle a humpback whale calf on Stellwagen Bank continue, but the situation is among the most technically difficult the entanglement response team has ever faced. Partnering with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the disentanglement...
Mar 31, 2023 | PRESS
On Wednesday afternoon the Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team removed 200 feet of entangling rope from a North Atlantic right whale found in Cape Cod Bay. The whale currently remains entangled. As part of its response, the MAER...
Sep 26, 2022 | PRESS
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) freed a young humpback whale Sunday outside Boston Harbor. The whale was badly entangled in fishing gear but is now in a better position for recovery. Recreational fishermen...
Jun 17, 2022 | PRESS
PROVINCETOWN: The Center For Coastal Studies’ Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) disentangled a humpback whale calf on Tuesday in waters east of Chatham, MA. The calf, estimated to be a few months old and still dependent upon its mother, was sighted by...
May 31, 2022 | PRESS
PROVINCETOWN, MA.: The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) freed a badly entangled humpback whale Monday off Chatham, MA. The whale, named Thumper, was with her young calf and had thick rope wrapped five times around...
