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...
August 17, 2021 Yesterday, the Center for Coastal Studies responded to a report of a humpback whale carcass floating south of Stellwagen Bank. Stranding network partners take the lead when carcasses strand on land, but CCS scientists are federally-authorized to...
August 16 The recent resurgence of COVID-19 in Provincetown is heavily impacting summer happenings and events. As a result, the Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown has been obliged to reschedule the August 21 Sunset Whale Watch fundraiser. The trip will now take place on...
June 12, 2021 Yesterday the Center for Coastal Studies received word that a local lobster diver, Michael Packard, had been injured in an interaction with a humpback whale in the waters off Provincetown. The Center’s Humpback Whale Studies Program is home to a...
June 10, 2021 Yesterday the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a humpback whale in the waters east of Boston. The whale was identified by the CCS Humpback Whale Studies team as a mature female named...
