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.
Spring Tagging Continues our Study of the Impacts of the Sea Scallop Fishery on Loggerhead Sea Turtles
June 2026
This May, our team tagged nine loggerhead sea turtles aboard the F/V Kathy Ann — caught in the water, measured, fitted with satellite tags, and released.
Studying loggerheads at their foraging grounds, in the water, is rare and difficult work, and it produces some of the most valuable data we have on where these turtles travel and when. Over years of tagging, that data helps us understand how loggerheads use the same waters as the sea scallop fishery — part of CFF's broader work to keep both the ocean and the communities that depend on it healthy.
In collaboration with, NEFSC, the University of North Carolina and the Coastal Studies Institute. [ESA permit #23639]
June 23, 2026
Detecting Leatherbacks From a Water Sample Alone
CFF joins collaborators in North Carolina to test eDNA monitoring for elusive sea turtles
June 17, 2026
Update on Ørsted Sunrise Wind Lease Area Survey
2026 Benthic Ecosystem Survey
June 15, 2026
CFF Receives New Funding to Expand Electronic Monitoring in the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
FY206 NFWF Award Announcement
June 10, 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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