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Salem Sound Coastwatch's Brochure

cover (40KB) & page 1 (4MB-PDF) & page 2 (8MB-PDF)
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In 2009 Danvers Harbormaster got its first ever Pump-out Boat. With financial assistance from the Division of Marine Fisheries and the Clean Vessel Act, the Town of Danvers and the Danversport Yacht Club have partnered to make getting one's boat head pumped out convenient and free. Read about it in the Salem News. _____________________________________________________________

150 people joined SSCW to see the movie, A Sea Change, and learn about ocean acidification. The Film will be shown again on April 28, 2010 at the Abbott Library, Marblehead.
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Last June, the St Joseph Middle School joined SSCW in its battle to control the invasive pepperweed by removing pepperweed from the Salem Maritime NPS on Derby Wharf and at the beach. Also, employees of Timberland helped us remove pepperweed from Forest River Park.
Will you join us this coming summer? Volunteer now.
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Read about Salem Sound Coastwatch's new restoration and habitat monitoring projects funded by the MA Division of Ecological Restoration. We will also be conducting a clam survey at Mill Pond in Gloucester next fall for the third year.
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Peabody North River Flood Project
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Our fifth annual Swim & Fin OceanFest August 28th is coming soon. Check out www.swimandfin.org.

Interested in being a SPONSOR? Last year's sponsors included:
Ocean River Institute
Hawthorne Cove Marina
Beverly Cooperative Bank, Salem Inn, Net Atlantic, Serafini, Serafini, Darling and Correnti LLP, Peter Copelas, Eden Street Consulting, Warren Light Craft.

What a Fantastic Way to Celebrate our SUCCESS in cleaning up SALEM SOUND. ______________________________________________________________ 

Check out our calendar for activities
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Coastwatch continues to work the "Top 5 Tasks for Salem Sound Watershed"
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We have made an extensive addition to our website with the
Marine Introduced Species Monitoring Resource Center.
Developed by Salem Sound Coastwatch through funding from
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, it provides
a wealth of information necessary for volunteers to become
MIS monitors or for volunteer coordinators to initiate a monitoring
program. Also, check out our monitoring manual available in a
downloadable PDF, A Citizen's Guide to Monitoring Marine Invasive Species and our Laminated ID Cards Guide to Marine Invaders in the Gulf of Maine. ______________________________________________________________

AWARDS:
SSCW received an Appreciation Award from the Salem Park and Recreation Commission on January 27, 2010.

Barbara Warren, SSCW Executive Director, received the Friends of the Earth Award at Salem State College's Earth Day, April 2009.

Barbara Warren, SSCW Executive Director, was the recipient of an EPA New England Enivronmental Merit Award, April 18th 2007.

Michael Medlock received Volunteer Service Award from Salem Sound Coastwatch for his commitment and hard work to make the Swim & Fin Ocean Fest a reality.

Salem Sound Coastwatch receives Gulf of Maine Visionary Award
and commendations from the City of Salem's Mayor Stanley Usovicz, and
Senator Berry, and Salem Representative John Keenan, 2004.
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The Marine Resources of Salem Sound, 1997
Technical Report TR-6, MA DMF, DFWELE, EOEA
by Bradford C. Chase, Jeffrey H. Plouff, and Wayne M. Castonguay
is now available in PDF format. A wealth of information on Salem Sound, STILL worth reading!
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South Essex Sewerage District Wastewater Treatment Facility
in Salem was awarded by EPA New England an
"Operations and Maintenance Wastewater Excellence Award"
in the large secondary plant category.

SSCW

Since 1990