Dear Valued Partners and Supporters, On behalf of the Salem Sound Coastwatch Board of Directors, I am writing to inform you that Barbara Warren has departed as Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch, effective November 14, 2025. We would like to thank her for her… Read More »Leadership Transition at Salem Sound Coastwatch
SSCW staff recently completed vegetation monitoring at the Good Harbor salt marsh in Gloucester as part of a Bruce J Anderson Foundation grant. We’ve monitored this marsh since 2001, providing valuable long-term data on the plant species present and how the marsh has changed over… Read More »Spotlight: Good Harbor Salt Marsh
Salem Sound Coastwatch’s School to Sea program delivers immersive, hands-on science experiences that connect learners across the North Shore to the coastal ecosystems of Salem Sound. This fall, School to Sea is growing beyond the classroom with new family programs at the North Shore Children’s Museum in… Read More »Spotlight: School to Sea
The Manila clam, also known as Japanese littlenecks, has recently been found on the shoreline of Massachusetts. Over the past couple of months, Salem Sound Coastwatch has been alerted to a new non-native species to watch out for. Originally native to the western Pacific Ocean,… Read More »Spotlight: Manila Clams
Salem Sound Coastwatch completed the eelgrass field germination experiment for the WHOI Sea Grant project, “Modeling and piloting a new seed-based approach to large-scale eelgrass restoration in Massachusetts,” a study with the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership (MassBays) and the MA Division of Marine Fisheries… Read More »Eelgrass Field Germination Experiment