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.
Final Report Now Available
The Davis Bank East Benthic Survey
From 2024 to 2026, CFF partnered with commercial fishermen to study Atlantic surfclams and seafloor habitat on Nantucket Shoals within the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area under EFP 23073.
Using vessel-mounted multibeam sonar and underwater drop-camera surveys, we mapped seafloor features and measured sediment composition, rock abundance and size, and the presence of hydrozoans and bryozoans on the seafloor.
By repeatedly surveying the same areas, we documented a dynamic seafloor that changed over time and explored how habitat characteristics were reflected in sonar data.
Data collected during commercial fishing trips were also used to examine fishing effort, surfclam catch rates, and size distributions across the study…
September 15, 2026
CFF and Acbotics Research Field-Test New Ocean-Monitoring Tools off Cape Cod
A two-day test of acoustic, sensor, and eDNA tools
September 3, 2026
Welcoming Grace Walls
Research Assistant
July 23, 2026
CFF Visits WHOI's Legendary Alvin Submersible
HabCam Team
July 22, 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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