Jul 9, 2024 | PRESS
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a humpback whale yesterday on Stellwagen Bank. The whale, identified by the CCS Humpback Whale Studies Program as Mudskipper, was entangled in fishing gear and...
Jun 28, 2024 | PRESS
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) disentangled a humpback whale calf yesterday off of Gloucester, MA. The whale, identified as the calf of Scylla, was first reported as entangled on June 25 near Provincetown, and was...
Aug 15, 2023 | PRESS
Provincetown, MA – On Saturday, August 12, the Center for Coastal Studies’ (CSS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) disentangled a humpback whale off Cape Ann. The whale, known as Pinball, was with her calf at the time. The prognosis for both whales is...
Apr 6, 2023 | PRESS
Provincetown, MA – On Tuesday, April 4, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) attempted to disentangle North Atlantic right whale #4545 in the waters east of Wellfleet, MA. The hours-long operation resulted in the...
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...
