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...
August 18, 2021 Over the last few weeks the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) in Provincetown has recorded five instances of endangered leatherback sea turtles being released or partially released from...
March 23, 2021 The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) begins field work this week to locate, remove, document, and properly dispose of lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Removal and Interception of Derelict Fishing Gear from Cape Cod Bay Right...
October 31, 2020 The CCS Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) is continuing to track an entangled North Atlantic right whale identified as #3920, nicknamed Cottontail. Cottontail, an 11-year-old male, was found by the CCS aerial survey team on October 19,...
Free online film festival and auction to support the oceans, research, education, outreach, and future disentanglements Provincetown, MA (September 23, 2020) – In response to the pandemic, the Center for Coastal Studies Provincetown has transformed its...
