Our team recently returned from Hatteras, North Carolina after a successful turtle tagging trip, where we tagged 21 turtles, including a Kemp’s Ridley. During the trip, we were also invited to the Coastal Studies Institute to give presentations on our ongoing work at CFF...

Having one of the longest migratory journeys of any seabird, the Great Shearwater is found from the coasts of South America to the North Atlantic. These birds can be identified by their dark brown plumage on their back and stark white underside. They are often found gliding over the ocean’s surface or squawking at fishing vessels...

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Ryan Munnelly presented a study on fish associations with sea turtles at the 2025 winter meeting of the Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) on January 15.

Senior Research Biologist, Dr. Liese Siemann, shared CFF’s project about preventing seabird bycatch at the 28th Annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference - “Impacts of Baiting Practices on Catch and Bycatch in Gillnets and Design of an Effective Outreach Program to Minimize Seabird Bycatch”...

CFF Research Biologist Farrell Davis was invited to present at the 2025 Northeast Cooperative Research Summit on behalf of Melissa Sanderson from the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance.  Ms. Sanderson was the Principal Investigator of the two year Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Project Award titled: Sea Scallop Growth and Reproduction Research to Support Improved Resource Management...

​Natalie Jennings presented a research update to the joint NEFMC Habitat PDT and MAFMC FMAT groups on Tuesday January 7 about the ongoing research project in the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area on Nantucket Shoals...

CFF's Fisheries Technologist, Farrell Davis, was recently featured on an episode of The Mason Mechanical Engineer podcast, hosted by Leigh McCue. In this episode, titled "If you can see it, you can build it"...

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The full  Seasonal Survey Wrap-Up and the Project Final Report are now available on our website. Explore the findings and learn more about how science supports sustainable fisheries management.....

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And follow along CFF’s At-Sea Research Team conducting Seasonal Survey research project on Georges Bank in an At-Sea Mini-Doc...