NECWA News Blog

Download and print our NECWA Donation Tags so you can tag your bags and boxes with our information. Click HERE to download the PDF file of the tag image below. This file is also on the NECWA Event's Page on our website at www.necwa.org.

Coming soon, NECWA staff member, Courtney Callahan, has put together a fabulous calendar for 2017. Inside are many beautiful photos of whales, seals, seabirds, ocean sunfish and other animals that NECWA has taken over the years. Support NECWA through the purchase of our first Marine Wildlife calendar. Calendars are $15 each, including shipping. Check back soon to learn how you can get your calendar as soon as they become available.

This fall, Kim Miot from Plymouth Public Access TV stopped by the NECWA office to chat with Krill and some of our staff members and interns on what NECWA is doing in the New England community. Kim also interviews NECWA staff members Courtney Callahan and Danny Marston. Visit YouTube to view this short video by clicking   HERE

Location for NARW annual meeting The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium meet this past week on November 2 nd and 3 rd at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in order to share scientific work done by researchers studying Right Whales in the waters of the Gulf of Maine extending down to Florida. The consortium was composed of an executive committee and elected board members as well as scientists, fishermen, students and governing environmental bodies traveling from the east coast of the US and Canada. A misty day in New Bedford, MA Among the topics discussed were accounts of lethal and nonlethal entanglement, critical habitat, calf exchange between mothers, new technologies for 3-D imaging, theories on feeding habits relating to flamingo anatomy, migration patterns and much more. The consortium included line fishing displays from commercial lobster fishermen, and the continuing efforts from grade school students, “The Calvineers” who advocate for the recovery of the North At

Support NECWA by shopping for holiday items through our new online store. To visit our store, click HERE Pick-up some great deals on t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other items. Each purchase supports NECWA mission of helping to better understand and protect the unique coastal marine wildlife of New England. NECWA is an all-volunteer organization so all purchases go directly to support our many projects and activities. Thank you for your interest and your support.

Thank you to all our participants who joined NECWA for our Ocean Exploration Cruise. We sailed aboard the Privateer IV, owned and operated by 7 Seas Whale Watch, for a Saturday full of wildlife viewing, big swells, science and chocolate! Thank you to our guest naturalists that included Wayne Petersen, Jim Sweeney, Ingrid Biedron, Adrian Jordan, and Thomas Robben. Thanks to NECWA staff and interns that included: Krill Carson, Tammy Silva, Courtney Callahan, Michael O'Neill, and Barbara Cross. A big thank you to 7 Seas Whale Watch, Captain Jay Frontierro and crew for doing such an amazing job offshore! Our weather offshore was a bit overcast with fog in the morning and periods of light to moderate rain in the afternoon. Winds were out of the north, northwest at 3-9 mph early, then west, northwest at 6-13 mph. For the birders onboard, highlights were two Sabine's gulls (adult and juvenile), five Northern fulmars, and five pomarine jaegers.  Capt. Jay October 22nd was a myst

Fun time at NECWA's beach cleanup today at the Scusset Beach State Reservation.  A big thank you to John DeCosta and his DCR team for their support of this event! We couldn't be as successful as we are without your efforts.  Also, thank you to Stop & Shop, Shaws, and Blueberry Muffin for donating food for the breakfast and lunch provided free to all participants. Yummy! We hope you can join us next year for this very special event. NECWA's beach cleanups are part of Coastsweep, a state-wide clean initiative each fall.  Thanks to all  our participants for joining us for this special day. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Many of our participants return each year and we really appreciate that.  And thank you to our NECWA staff including Mary N., Mary I., Tammy, Courtney, and Krill. Another successful cleanup from all perspectives. 

Shop online to support NECWA. Support NECWA by shopping in our new online store. Go to the NECWA website and click on the e-shop links at the top and on the left side of the page.  Or click HERE to go to our new online shop! NECWA is an all-volunteer nonprofit so your purchases go to support our many projects and activities.  NECWA's new e-store

Got Salt? Tuesday, August 2, 2016 7 pm at the Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, M A Join Krill Carson for a presentation on "Salt, the humpback whale," on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 7 pm at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, MA.  Hear tales of Salt, the most famous humpback whale that returns each summer to feed in the cold productive waters off Cape Cod.  Events prior to this talk include the viewing of NECWA's life-sized inflatable model of Salt made by Krill and NECWA staff and interns. Kids and adults can see just how BIG Salt is by going inside her.  Krill will also have marine wildlife artifacts for viewing, including whale baleen, whale bones, whale teeth, whale prey and much more. Free educational material and buttons for all participants. 

Happy Mother's Day to you and Mother Earth! 

Join the staff and interns of NECWA for a fun night of painting that will support our many programs and projects. Hand-paint 2 glass items of your choice and use an existing design or one that you create yourself! Registration fee includes 2 glass items, pain, brushes, smock, and professional instruction from Holli Faria of Studio Life Art. Go to our Constant Contact Event Site by clicking HERE to learn more or to register for this fun event! TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!  Hope you can join us for a great cause !

Watch the journey of this skeleton as you learn of its death in the marshes of Lieutenant's Island in 1982 and its display at Bridgewater State University, first in the Conant Science Building and then in the new science building. Thanks to NECWA staff member, Alex Egan, for putting this together for us. It is a fun video and we hope you enjoy it. Best, Krill Marine Biologist, President of NECWA

May your day be filled with love, kindness, generosity, empathy, gratitude, and compassion for all who live on this amazing planet, Earth.  We are grateful for your continued interest and support of our organization and the work that we do on behalf of people and coastal marine wildlife.  Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Click HERE  to learn more about this special holiday offer or to order your card today!  Payment is through PayPal (credit and debit are also accepted via PayPal). Image of Salt by Adam Whittier  © 2015

Sea Turtle Necropsies down at Woods Hole! As we wind down our sea turtle rescues on Cape Cod beaches, we now begin necropsying the sea turtles that didn't make it. Rescuing live animals from the beach makes our hearts sing as we feel like we are making a difference in the lives of these endangered marine creatures. So dealing with the carcasses of animals that didn't survive, makes us very sad. If we use these carcasses as learning tools, then our efforts are not wasted. Each carcass examined allows us to collect valuable information that will help us better understand their biology and ecology. NECWA collaborates with Mass Audubon at Wellfleet Bay for sea turtle necropsies down on the Quisset Campus at WHOI. What a great team of staff and volunteers! And what a great experience for our staff and interns.