HYANNIS - State officials have announced new regulations for the cleanup of fishing gear debris, to go into effect as of Friday, January 30, … [Read more...]
Citizen caller prompts rapid response for entangled right whale
January 21, 2026
PROVINCETOWN - Response teams with the Center for Coastal Studies aboard the vessel Ibis ventured into windy conditions this past … [Read more...]
Latest estimates offer encouraging update for North Atlantic right whale numbers
October 22, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Scientists and advocates are celebrating following The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium‘s encouraging announcement that the … [Read more...]
Green sea turtles receive improved conservation designation after years of conservation efforts
October 15, 2025
BOSTON - The New England Aquarium is celebrating decades of hard work paying off in the wake of the announcement that green sea turtles have received … [Read more...]
Massachusetts and California to join global conservation union
October 14, 2025
BOSTON – State officials have announced that Massachusetts and California are acting in unison as the first states to join the … [Read more...]
Recent study finds high frequency of vessel collisions with leatherback turtles in regional waters
October 6, 2025
HYANNIS - A recent study of sea turtle strandings over a thirteen-year period found troubling concentrations of collisions between marine vessels and … [Read more...]
2025 COASTSWEEP beach cleanups begin on Saturday
September 18, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - State officials on Monday heralded the upcoming start of 2025’s COASTSWEEP season on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The event is one … [Read more...]
New Englanders at the head of drone research on threatened whales
September 17, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Researchers out of the New England Aquarium and Woods Hole over the past year have been advancing the use of drones for field research … [Read more...]
Regional coalition fighting fishing gear pollution launches group website
September 8, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Gear Extraction And Response, or GEAR, a regional coalition focused on removing and disposing of fishing gear debris, launched its new … [Read more...]
Herring River Estuary Restoration receives funding boost
August 17, 2025
WELLFLEET - State officials have announced $2.9 million in grants to fund the replacement of aging culverts across the state, as well as $200,000 to … [Read more...]
