Nov 19, 2024 | PRESS
PROVINCETOWN, MA – During an aerial survey yesterday, Monday, Nov. 18, scientists from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Right Whale Ecology Program observed two endangered North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay. It is the first such sighting of the 2024-2025...
Sep 1, 2023 | PRESS
An international team of marine scientists, led by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the Center for Coastal Studies in the USA, has studied the DNA of family groups from four different whale species to estimate their mutation rates. The results...
Aug 3, 2022 | PRESS
Researchers analyze humpback whales in New York Bight Apex area over seven years Humpback whales spotted along the Jersey Shore and the waters off New York often stay for an extended period of time and return year after year, according to a study co-authored by...
May 28, 2022 | PRESS
PROVINCETOWN: The Center for Coastal Studies received two Massachusetts grants from the sales of the state’s aquatic-themed specialty license plates which will help the Center fund North Atlantic Right Whale research and continue its commitment to the conservation of...
Feb 2, 2022 | PRESS
A group of marine scientists from around the world, led by Dr. Per Palsbøll of the University of Groningen, looked to the past in order to understand how the long-term impacts from today’s global warming might impact baleen whale populations. Perhaps the most...