June 13, 2024 – Boston, MA – The Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) is pleased to announce that the Trustees of Reservations and their partners, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are the 2024 recipients of the EBC Merit Award for Leadership by a Non-Profit Organization for their work to restore the Great Marsh, New England’s largest … Read More
MassBays Among the Winners of the Gulf of Maine Council International Awards for 2024
BUZZARDS BAY, MASSACHUSETTS – During a ceremony hosted by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts on the evening of June 11, 2024, the Gulf of Maine Council presented international awards to honor individuals and organizations that have made a significant difference in protecting the health and sustainability of the Gulf of Maine watershed. The 2024 … Read More
Recent Publications
Recovery of Eelgrass Zostera marina Following Conversion of Conventional Chain Moorings to Conservation Mooring Systems in Massachusetts: Context-Dependence, Challenges, and Management Seto, I., Evans, N.T., Carr, J. et al. Estuaries and Coasts (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01322-7 Abstract: Eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows and boat mooring fields co-occur in nearshore, relatively sheltered embayments. Traditional chain moorings create denuded scars in eelgrass meadows due to repeated and chronic scour … Read More