Join us for Whale Week 2023, July 30 – August 4

Join us for Whale Week 2023, July 30 – August 4

Jul 26, 2023 | PRESS

The Center for Coastal Studies invites you to bring family and friends to Whale Week – A Celebration of the Sea! Whale Week features a host of fun, family-friendly events and activities, all with a briny theme. There’s something for everyone! Meet Spinnaker at the...
Area Businesses Unite to Protect Local Waters and Fight Climate Change

Area Businesses Unite to Protect Local Waters and Fight Climate Change

May 23, 2019 | PRESS

May 23, 2019 The Center for Coastal Studies today announced the Massachusetts Bay Conservation and Climate Change Partnership, a new initiative involving three major air and sea passenger companies. The businesses that have come together to launch the program are Cape...

Two more rare right whale calves spotted in Cape Cod Bay

Apr 12, 2019 | PRESS

On Thursday, April 11 the Center for Coastal Studies right whale aerial survey team spotted two more mom/calf pairs in Cape Cod Bay, bringing the number of calves observed off Cape Cod this season to three. The mothers have been identified as EgNo 4180  and EgNo 3317....

Pelagic Almanac E-Newsletter, Summer 2016

Dec 11, 2016 | Field Notes

CLICK HERE for the Summer 2016 issue of Pelagic Almanac IN THIS ISSUE New study assesses future of North Atlantic right whale population NOAA removes certain humpback populations from Endangered Species list Entanglement Response Update MET License Plate program...

MAER team disentangles young humpback whale off Chatham, MA

Sep 16, 2016 | PRESS

September 16, 2016 The Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal Entanglement Response team disentangled a young humpback whale today off Chatham, MA. Recreational boaters discovered the whale early in the afternoon, reported the sighting and stood by the whale until...