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.
CFF Researchers Participate in ICES Annual Science Conference 2026
Building partnerships for novel oceanographic and fisheries-dependent data.
CFF researchers Andrew Corso and Cassandra Tillotson recently attended the 2026 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference in Brest, France, joining 742 participants from 33 countries for an international gathering focused on marine and fisheries science.
Andrew served as one of three conveners for the theme session “Building partnerships for novel oceanographic and fisheries-dependent data.” The session focused on an ongoing challenge in ocean science: while understanding physical ocean processes is important for climate projections, ecosystem knowledge, and fisheries management, significant gaps remain in subsurface observations, particularly in coastal and shelf seas.
The session brought together work across four main areas:…
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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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