Coonamessett Farm Foundation's 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 benefit of the public.
Researchers document leatherbacks' reaction to simulated construction sounds
CAI Press Feature
Our research on how endangered leatherback sea turtles react to impulsive underwater sounds was recently featured in a CAI article by Amy Kolb Noyes. The piece includes an interview with CFF senior research biologist Samir Patel, author of the study.
"The idea was to determine how all of the new sounds that are going to be created by the soundscape of construction and operation, and all of that associated with wind, would impact protected species" - Samir Patel via CAI
Read the full article: Researchers document leatherbacks' reaction to simulated construction sounds
April 6, 2026
Developing an Ergonomic Sea Scallop Knife Handle
New Project
April 2, 2026
Unusual Scallop Gonad Observations
March Seasonal Survey Cruise Report
March 30, 2026
CFF at the Maine Fisheries Forum
CFF, Acbotics Research, and Lowell Instruments exhibited a joint fisheries technology display at the Maine Fishermen's Forum.
March 20, 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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