Coonamessett Farm Foundation’s (CFF) mission is to conduct scientific research and educational projects that support sustainable fisheries operations, local small-scale agriculture and aquaculture, and renewable energy sources for the benefits of the public.
Welcoming Grace Walls
Research Assistant
Coonamessett Farm Foundation is pleased to welcome Grace Walls, M.S., who joined us in April 2026 as a Research Assistant and At-Sea Technician.
Grace brings an extensive at-sea background to the team. After completing her B.S. in Biology with minors in Natural Resource Conservation and Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she developed six marine education programs for nonprofits and school systems on her native Cape Cod. Drawn to research, she went to sea aboard the NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow — the start of hundreds of sea days aboard fishing and research vessels around the globe, most of them as a North Pacific Groundfish Observer with…
July 23, 2026
CFF Visits WHOI's Legendary Alvin Submersible
HabCam Team
July 22, 2026
Highlights from the Latest Seasonal Survey Trip on Georges Bank
June Cruise Report
July 21, 2026
Waterfront Conversations, Chapter 3
Shawn Hunt, FV Tom Slaughter
July 14, 2026
Our feature film, Sustaining Sea Scallops, is now available online! Watch the full documentary to learn how the collaborative research model embraced by CFF helped a flagging scallop fishing industry rebound.
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