During the 2024 field season, HabCam v3 completed 22 days at sea, covering over 1,400 nm of continuous benthic monitoring from the mid-Atlantic through the southern portion of George’s Banks. The HabCam completed the second year of its multiyear system upgrade being newly outfitted with ...

1.  Seasonal Survey for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery on the Eastern Part of Georges Bank. 

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2. Understanding Impacts of the Sea Scallop Fishery on Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Are you familiar with the phrase “You are what you eat?” Well, it turns out sea turtles are no exception! To understand the feeding behaviors and habits of Kemp’s Ridley, Green, and Loggerhead sea turtles, CFF is using the scientific technique of stable isotope analysis (SIA). This technique examines unique chemical signatures in the turtles’ tissues, which can be traced to the food they eat and the places they feed...

Dr. Liese Siemann gave a presentation to the National Academies Standing Committee on Offshore Wind Energy and Fisheries about CFF's Department of Energy project focused on using non-lethal methods to survey wind farms. This research project is designed to evaluate the impacts of offshore wind development on commercial fish species and benthic habitats and communities using a suite of state-of-the-art non-extractive survey tools...

In July 2024, Coonamessett Farm Foundation was awarded funding through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to conduct a two-year pilot study that will examine the utilization of electronic monitoring (EM) in the United States sea scallop dredge fishery...

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new research study co-authored by Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) research scientist Samir Patel in Endangered Species Research - Regional variation in leatherback dive behavior in the northwest Atlantic. This study explores the movement patterns and dive behaviors of leatherback sea turtles in key foraging areas of the northwestern Atlantic...​​