Annual Report 2007

Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies

a Year in Review

The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and

protecting marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine

through applied research, education, public policy initiatives

and management strategies. PCCS collaborates with non-profit

organizations throughout the nation and works with local, state,

and federal government agencies to promote environmental

stewardship and develop policies and management measures

drawn from solid scientific research. Our world-renowned

disentanglement program operates under a federal permit and

coordinates disentanglement activities along the East Coast of

the United States.

our Mission

our Mission table of Contents

Our Mission ............................................................................... inside front cover

Message from the Chairman ................................................................................2

Message from the Executive Director ..................................................................3

A Year in Review ....................................................................................................4

Financials Fiscal Year 2007 ................................................................................ 10

Contributors ....................................................................................................... 11

Volunteers .......................................................................................................... 14

Board of Directors .............................................................................................. 15

Staff Directory .................................................................................................... 16

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What an astounding year it has been for the Provincetown

Center for Coastal Studies. With the opening of the Hiebert

Marine Laboratory we have a facility appropriate for our

ambitious scientific research efforts, disentanglement program,

and educational efforts, as well as a library and exhibit space.

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The Board of Directors is proud of this accomplish-ment and appreciative of the amazing generosity and support the Center received from our friends, colleagues and members. The Coastal Campaign succeeded in raising the funds to purchase the Provincetown High School Annex and transform it into a modern efficient facility. The Laboratory dedication in June 2007 recognized the generosity of our lead donors, and the hundreds of contribu-tors to the campaign.

During this past year we said goodbye to our long serving, dedicated Executive Director Peter Borrelli whose vision and tenacity led to the purchase of the Annex and its transformation into the Hiebert Marine Laboratory. Peter’s steady hand guided the Center for 12 years of service and stewardship of the marine mammals and coastal ecosystem of Cape Cod Bay and the Gulf of Maine.

After a national search, the Board of Directors proudly appointed Rich Delaney as the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies’ new Executive Direc-tor. Rich is a long term friend and colleague to the Center, an innovative leader in the field of Coastal Management with an outstanding reputation for bringing together people and organizations with shared concerns about the marine environment. He received the unanimous support of the board and staff and has brought new vision and excitement regarding the Center’s future.

An ambitious work plan for the future has been collaboratively developed and new partnerships secured. The Center’s role as a leader in marine mammal research is established and has been most recently celebrated by four of our scientists presenting papers at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. In December Charles “Stormy” Mayo, Jooke Robbins, Nathalie Jaquet and Scott Landry traveled to South Africa and delivered reports on the cutting edge work of the Center.

The environment and the marine mammals the Center studies and protects continue to be threat-ened. As the environmental challenges expand the agenda before us grows. At the same time the stature of the Center and its ability to provide new insight, share research findings, service and rescue threatened mammals and influence policy makers has reached new heights.

We rely on the support of you our friends and benefactors to continue this important work. On behalf of the Board of Directors it is my honor to say thank you.

—Bob Ross

Message from the Chairman

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Transitions and excitement are the two words that best

describe the activities and atmosphere at the Provincetown

Center for Coastal Studies during 2007 and I can add that

2008 portends more of the same.

Message from the Executive Director

As new Executive Director in July, I was thrilled to be part of the transition that saw Peter Borrelli bring 12 years of dedicated service to the Center to a close. The transition was highlighted by the grand opening of the new Hiebert Marine Laboratory. As Chairman Ross’s letter describes, the generos-ity of many PCCS supporters and friends and the hard work of Peter and staff made this new facility a reality.

Three programmatic themes began to emerge during 2007, and will guide the work of the Center in 2008 and beyond. First, scientific research will be even more ecosystem-based as our staff investigates not only marine mammals but the larger ecosys-tems in which they exist, and begins to address problems affecting the health of those ecosystems. Second, in order to broaden the interdisciplinary approach required to address ecosystems, the Cen-ter has begun to establish partnerships with univer-sities and other environmental organizations, many of which have already visited the Hiebert Marine Laboratory and explored new opportunities for collaboration. And lastly, in practicing the axiom, think globally and act locally, the Center and its staff have been more involved with local initiatives in Provincetown and Cape Cod.

In the midst of the positive excitement of 2007, a sad note: the Center lost two very important people last year. One of our most dedicated staff members, Philip Kibler died in a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains of Central Washington. Phil served the Center in many capacities as a natu-ralist, aerial observer and most recently co-pilot for the right whale aerial survey program. He is deeply missed. The Center also lost long-time board member and friend, David Thornton. His years of support and dedication to the Center touched each member of the staff.

As has been the case for over thirty years now, many people have contributed to the sustained success of the Center either as staff, volunteers or supporters. As I look forward to 2008 with renewed excitement and anticipation, I expect new faces and ideas will appear and enhance the mission of the Center even further. I invite each of you to be part of this great tradition in any way that makes sense for you.

—Richard Delaney

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A New Home for Education and Research: The Heibert Marine Laboratory

Expanding our scientific research created a need for more space and the ability to house disentanglement equipment for our sea turtle and whale rescue pro-grams and the capability to analyze samples in a laboratory setting. We found the perfect home at Holway Avenue in Provincetown.

PCCS acquired the former High School Annex in 2005, which has long been part of Provincetown’s cultural landscape, and incorporated green elements into the renovation of the building that has achieved 85 – 90% of so-called “green” architectural standards. The total cost of the acquisition and restora-tion came to about $2 million.

a Year in ReviewWhat began as a local gathering

of kindred spirits and scientific

minds has grown into a nationally

recognized organization, hosting scientists

from all corners of the globe, collaborating with

international governments, federal, state and local agencies

and national organizations. Today we offer guidance regarding

ocean management strategies, host global warming and renewable

energy forums and conduct a broad range of outreach activities.

Amidst our growing staff and expanding research programs, we

never forget our roots. Each policy, strategy and position is drawn

from solid scientific research, which is the foundation of our work,

from the field and into our lab. PCCS continues to challenge all of

us to be responsible stewards of our oceans, preserving all of the

wondrous diversity of life they support.

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The 11,300-square-foot Heibert Marine Lab houses the Center’s science, research and education staff, an 850-square foot library on the upper level, and a 1,500-square-foot conference area on the lower level.

The Coastal Campaign officially ended with the formal dedication of the new Marine Lab at 5 Holway Av-enue in honor of the late Ruth Hiebert and her father, Dr. Daniel Hiebert, on June 21, 2007. Ruth was a supporter, friend and board member whose devotion assisted in the expansion of many of our programs and scientific endeavors. We remember her fondly.

Educating our Community

Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit situated at the tip of Cape Cod, education is at the heart of PCCS’s mission to promote stewardship of coastal and ma-rine ecosystems through educational activities that encourage the responsible use and conservation of coastal and marine habitats.

Under the direction of Joanne Jarzobski, marine education director, PCCS naturalists reached audi-ences numbering in the tens of thousands aboard Portuguese Princess Whale Watch Expeditions, educating passengers about the wondrous animals inhabiting the Gerry E. Studds-Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

In 2007 the “floating classroom,” Spirit of Massa-chusetts made its fourth visit to Provincetown as students from Provincetown High boarded the 125-ft long schooner for day sails as part of Community Days school programs.

On board, students engaged in hands-on activities in marine science, natural history and conservation biology relevant to local marine environment. All curricula options are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for History and/or Social Sci-ences, or Science and Technology and Engineering.

Right Whale Research

Studies of right whales and their habitat in Cape Cod Bay were initiated in 1984 by Charles “Stormy” Mayo, PhD. The earliest cruises on board R/V Halos,

a 36’ lobster boat donated to PCCS, were voyages of discovery because little was known of the distribu-tion of whales around Cape Cod in the middle of the winter. On January 30, 1984 the first right whale was sighted south of Provincetown Harbor, the first whale sighting in what was to become a continuous investigation of the right whales and their relation-ship to the habitat. As a direct result of the PCCS right whale research program, the importance of Cape Cod Bay has been identified by the federal government in their designation of the bay as a federally protected critical habitat for the North Atlantic right whale.

The ongoing work, under the direction of Dr. Mayo and supported through the years by federal, state, and private organizations, has broadened to cover a wide variety of areas of investigation. The research has also spawned a number of independent projects that have been reported in the scientific litera-ture and at conservation and technical meetings. Because of our early work, advanced studies of the distribution of whales using aerial observers were started in the late 1990’s and a unique reporting and forecasting system has more recently been developed and instituted to predict the movement of whales into areas where the risk of ship strike or entanglement is elevated.

Work in 2006 – 2007 was directed at understanding the relationship between environmental parame-ters, particularly planktonic foods, and the distribu-tion and energetics of right whales.

Spirit of Massachusetts

Preserving marine

mammals and eco-

systems for future

generations through a

multilevel approach to

applied research by sea,

air and land.

“ It is always the unseen that most deeply stirs our imagination….we can only sense that in the deep and turbulent recesses of the sea are hidden mysteries far greater than any we have solved.” —Rachel Carson

Studies of the energetics focus on long-term changes in the availability of the zooplanktonic foods and the threshold concentrations that cause whales to feed. This work makes use of a database of more than 9,000 samples of plankton analyzed to the lowest taxonomic level associated with right whale behavior and distribution observations. This database, main-tained at PCCS, is the largest and most detailed time series of right whale food resource information for right whales in the world. Based on the aggregated information collected over more than two decades of study have come many insights that in turn have led to management actions aimed at controlling the operation of boats around whales and at reducing the interaction between whales and fixed fishing gear.

Right Whale Habitat Studies investigates the distribution of zooplankton in Cape Cod Bay and surrounding areas through field and lab studies. Zoo-plankton dynamics are monitored and analyzed in relation to right whale distributions to assist in the management of this critically endangered species.

Right Whale Research over Cape Cod Bay

Led by Nathalie Jaquet, PhD., a team of researchers conduct aerial surveys over Cape Cod Bay, photo-graphing, documenting and examining right whales for evidence of entanglement in fishing gear. The

surveys are flown in a Cessna Skymaster aircraft. Initiated in 1998 as a complementary program to Habitat Studies, both programs run seasonally from January through mid-May.

All right whale sightings are called in to the Sight-ing Advisory System, which informs mariners of the presence and locations of these critically endan-gered whales.

Once the observers return to the Marine Lab, count-less hours are spent conducting photo analysis and matching whales to the right whale catalog which is curated by the right whale consortium and managed by the New England Aquarium. Our contribution is extremely important, as the catalog is used as a basis for all the research conducted on right whales. Age, sex, habitat preference, calving intervals and changes in scarring are just a few examples of the kind of information that this extensive catalog provides.

During the 2007 winter and spring season, PCCS observers performed 31 aerial surveys and logged 157.4 hours of flight time covering the bay and the near-shore waters of the outer coastline of Cape Cod.

Observations in 2007 included three mother and calf pairs sighted in the bay and adjacent waters.

Aerial Survey Program

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A total of 161 right whales were identified, and of that number, 27 right whales that had not been previously photo documented.

Humpback Research

Led by program director Jooke Robbins, the primary focus of PCCS humpback whale research is the Gulf of Maine population. PCCS has studied this population continuously since the 1970s and is the only institution to routinely monitor it across its feeding range in U.S. and Canadian waters. In 2007, program research contributed to our under-standing of population structure and dynamics, toxicology and the management potential of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary for humpback whales. The program also continues to conduct the only systematic research on humpback whale entanglement rates. A new collaboration with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in 2007 yielded promising advancements on a non-lethal aging technique for large whales. If successful, the technique will greatly improve our understanding of humpback whales and eliminate one scientific rationale for whaling.

As in previous years, our research also extended to the North and South Pacific oceans. This was our most successful research season to date at American Samoa, a low density Southern Hemisphere breed-ing area. More data were obtained than in any prior year, and our work contributed to studies of popula-tion structure, abundance, acoustics and migration in the Southern Hemisphere. We are particularly pleased to announce the first photographic match between American Samoa and the Antarctic Penin-sula. This is the first feeding ground identified for American Samoa, the first match between Oceania and the Antarctic Peninsula, and the longest move-ment of a humpback whale ever recorded. This find-ing also has important implications for humpback whale management in the Southern Hemisphere.

In 2008, PCCS will continue its humpback whale research in the North Atlantic, the North Pacific and the South Pacific Oceans. Human impacts will continue to be an important focus of this work. For

example, our entanglement scar monitoring efforts will be particularly vital for evaluating the effec-tiveness of new fishing gear modifications aimed at reducing entanglement rates. We also expect to publish the results of our North Pacific-wide study of entanglement based on the same scar-based techniques. New in 2008 will be the completion of a study on the possible impacts of whale watching on humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine.

Large Whale Disentanglement

PCCS has been freeing whales from entangle-ments since 1984 using techniques which our staff developed. We are the only organization on the east coast of the United States federally authorized by National Marine Fisheries Service to disentangle large, free swimming whales.

In 1997, the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network (ALWDN) was established to increase the response capabilities for entangled whales. Network members may assess, monitor, document and, in some cases, disentangle an animal. The Network now stretches from the Bay of Fundy, Canada to Florida and is managed by the Disentanglement Program at PCCS.

Program director Greg Krutzikowsky and the dis-entanglement team received 92 reports of marine animals in distress in 2007, 31 cases of entangled whales along the Atlantic coast were confirmed. Twenty-seven of these cases were newly discovered during the year and four were ongoing right whale entanglement cases from previous years. There were 24 unique cases of live entangled whales including 11 humpbacks, six right whales, four finbacks and

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Disentanglement

faces a grim future

The work of the disen-

tanglement program is

primarily funded through

a federal contract with

National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administra-

tion (NOAA). Proposed

budget cuts threaten the

survival of this program

over the next fiscal year.

three minke whales. Additionally, six entangled whale carcasses were found; four of them were minke whales, one right whale, and one finback whale. A total of eight entanglement cases for live whales were resolved in 2007.

Several new tools were developed during the year. A lightweight aluminum pole that extends to 30 feet was modified to accept the knives and sockets that are now standard items in Network disentan-glement kits. This pole was used to cut a humpback whale free of its entanglement in April of 2007. A new cutting grapple was designed and two proto-types were produced for testing and use. These new cutting grapples are essentially jam grapples modi-fied to allow replaceable knifes blades to be fitted into the tines.

A device to deliver pharmaceuticals was developed in collaboration with Michael Moore of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Paxarms of New Zealand. Essentially the tool is a dart gun for whales that allows a 57 mL dose to be delivered into muscle tissue from distances up to 20 meters. The system was developed for sedation purposes to increase

success with right whale disentanglements. The sys-tem was successfully used to administer antibiotics to two humpback whales in the Sacramento River in May of 2007.

Sea Turtle Disentanglement

In 2005, PCCS began to formally manage the Massachusetts Sea Turtle Disentanglement Net-work (MASTDN), in an effort to create sea turtle disentanglement protocols, based on techniques developed for large whale disentanglement; to provide standardized training for local, state, and federal responders; and to increase public aware-ness regarding turtle entanglements and population recovery issues.

Led by Brian Sharp, Massachusetts State Coordina-tor for Sea Turtle Disentanglement, PCCS respond-ed to 10 sea turtle entanglement reports, resulting in eight disentanglements by PCCS staff in 2007. PCCS works closely with the fishing community and government agencies to learn more about entangle-ments and the issues that affect fishing communi-ties in an effort to determine plausible solutions.

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home to five of the seven

species of sea turtles exist-

ing worldwide; the critically

endangered Kemp’s ridley,

hawksbill, green, logger-

head, and the largest living

reptile; the leatherback

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A total of seven training sessions were conducted for MASTDN members and 10 outreach programs were presented to the general public to raise aware-ness of turtle entanglements. An abstract entitled Formalizing Disentanglement Effort: The Massachu-setts Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network, 2005-2006 was accepted and presented as a poster to the 27th International Sea Turtle Society Symposium held in Myrtle Beach, SC, and an abstract entitled Using Two Leatherback Disentanglement Cases to Under-stand the Benefits of an Organized Disentanglement Response was accepted and presented orally to the Northeast Region Stranding Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ.

Monitoring Our Water Quality

PCCS has monitored the health of Cape Cod Bay for decades. In 2006, the Cape Cod Bay Monitor-ing Program was established as a long-term study to investigate the overall health of the Bay from an ecosystem perspective. Under the direction of Amy Costa, PhD, volunteer Citizen Scientists collect water samples and record data from various desig-nated areas in Cape Cod Bay.

Costa expanded her research in 2007 and logged 43 days in the field aboard R/V Alert and Shackelton. Three new inshore stations were sampled by volun-teers, and the number of water quality parameters expanded to include analyses of chlorophyll a, pheo-phytin, total N, total P and turbidity. The program also acquired new laboratory equipment.

Through collaboration with LightHawk, two aerial surveys were flown to photo-document eelgrass beds of the entire Bay. The flights provided valu-able information on both the presence and absence of eelgrass in the Bay, but also a perspective of the physical destruction caused by commercial and recreational boating and fishing.

In October of 2007, PCCS released its first ever State of the Bay Report, which highlights com-prehensive water quality research and addresses concerns of local, state and federal resource manag-ers. The document, divided into three sections, was

edited by Theresa Balbo and Tanya Gabettie. Over 40 people from 35 agencies and non-profit organizations helped shape the State of the Bay 2007 Report and data from the ‘06 field season of the Center’s Cape Cod Bay Monitoring Program were used to compile the document.

Preserving Our Coastline

In 2007, the Land and Sea Interaction Program laid the foundation for a momentous mission, a resur-vey of century old measurements of Outer Cape Cod’s coastline to determine the rate of erosion, accretion and the direction and rates of sediment movement. PCCS hopes the findings will provide the basis for non-invasive management strategies for our coastlines in an effort to address coastal development issues.

Under the direction of Graham Giese, PhD, major activities in 2007 consisted of field observations of coastal environments and processes along the eastern coast of Cape Cod, data analysis and collab-orations with colleagues at the Cape Cod National Seashore. Volunteers also completed a preliminary study of the texture (rounding) of beach sand between Eastham and Provincetown.

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B A L A N C E S H E E T

Current Assets 395,486

Land, Buildings & Equipment 3,316,724

Dock Rights 250,000

TOTAL ASSETS 3,962,210

Current Liabilities 574,562

Long-term Liabilities 478,323

Net Assets 2,909,325

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 3,962,210

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Financials Fiscal Year 2007The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, is represented in the accompanying schedule. This schedule represents highly condensed summaries of the audited statements, in order to highlight the most significant trends of PCCS. A complete financial statement as prepared by Robert Beauchemin of James F. Bogle, CPA of Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, may be obtained by contacting PCCS. Fiscal year 2007 also included the conclusion of the Coastal Campaign, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the purchase and renovation of the Hiebert Marine Laboratory.

I N C O M E S T A T E M E N T

Contributions & Memberships 613,335

Grants 238,711

Earned Income & Other 39,207

Contracts 1,188,985

TOTAL REVENUE 2,080,238

Administration 464,060

Fundraising 165,201

Research 794,962

Rescue 424,851

Public Policy 59,321

Education 121,097

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,029,492

Contracts58%

Grants11%

Earned Income& Other

2%

Contributions & Memberships

29%

Research39%

Rescue21%

Education6%

Public Policy3%

Fundraising 8%

Administration23%

E X P E N S E S

Contracts58%

Grants11%

Earned Income& Other

2%

Contributions & Memberships

29%

Research39%

Rescue21%

Education6%

Public Policy3%

Fundraising 8%

Administration23%

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ContributorsOur scientific research is possible because of the

generosity of our many supporters.

PCCS wishes to thank the many individuals,

businesses, organizations, academic institutions,

foundations, corporations, and government agencies

that provided gifts, grants and in-kind support

during 2007.

Asterisks indicate Honor Roll donors to the Coastal Campaign.

Foundations, Institutions, Government Agencies & In-Kind DonorsAcella Construction*Alice C. Hansen TrustAlliance to Protect Nantucket SoundAllied WhaleGrace W. Allsop Foundation*Arbella Foundation*Barnstable, Massachusetts Department of Natural ResourcesBeneficia FoundationBlue Ocean SocietyBrier Island Whale & Seabird CruisesCanada Dept. of Fisheries & OceansCape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman’s AssociationCape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust*Cape Cod National SeashoreCetacean Society InternationalChatham, Massachusetts HarbormasterCornell UniversityCity University of New YorkDanne Design*Dennis, Massachusetts Harbormaster Descendants of Whaling MastersDuke UniversityFlorida Fish & Wildlife Conservation CommissionMarshall Frankel FoundationF/V Isabella Rose Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Gerry E. Studds-Stellwagen Bank National Marine SanctuaryGreen Family Fund* Gypsy Rose CorpMary P. Dolciani Halloran FoundationThe Hiebert Charitable Foundation*International Fund for Animal WelfareEdward Bangs Kelley & Elza Kelley Foundation*Zack Klyver/Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.Maine Dept. of Marine ResourcesMassachusetts Coastal Zone ManagementMassachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesMassachusetts Environmental PoliceDavid Mattila/Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National

Marine SanctuaryLarge Pelagics Research Center/ University of New HampshireLaurie Murison/Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research StationLDa Architects*LighthawkL. Knife & Son, Inc.M/V Deborah AnnM/V Hurricane IIM/V Portuguese PrincessM/V West CoveNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Geographic SocietyNauset Marine

Network for GoodNew England AquariumNOAA Fisheries/Beaufort LabNOAA Fisheries/Northeast Fisheries Science CenterNOAA Fisheries/Northeast Regional OfficeNOAA Fisheries/Northwest Fisheries Science CenterNOAA Fisheries/Office of Protected ResourcesNOAA Fisheries/Southeast RegionNortheastern UniversityOcean ConservancyPer Pasböll/University of StockholmPegasus Foundation* Perini Family Foundation Phillips Family Philanthropic Fund* Phillips-Green Foundation Provincetown Chamber of CommerceRhode Island Dept. of Environmental ManagementRitchie-Davis Foundation*Riverhead FoundationSeamen’s Long Point Charitable FoundationSheehan Family FoundationTexas A&M University/GalvestonTown of ProvincetownUniversity of Maine/OronoUniversity of North Carolina/ WilmingtonU.S. Coast GuardU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/ Monomoy U.S. Gulf of Maine AssociationStephen Vadakin*Virginia AquariumWhale & Dolphin Conservation SocietyWildlife TrustWinkler Construction*Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWyland Foundation

Individual & Business Donors

Benefactors($5,000 and above)Margery AvirettKatharine E. Bachman & Kate Thurmond*Barbara & Charles Birdsey*Edward McC. Blair*Boston Sea RoversGeorge W. Clarke & Marilyn C. KirbyJohn and Ann Grady*

Carol Green*Kingman Yacht CenterBrian & Jan Larkin*John H. & Jean F. Lippincott*Thomas H. Niles*Estate of Michael S. Rice, Mary & Ann Keenan*Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis*Mark R. Silva*John & Deborah Todd*

Leaders($1,000–4,999)Wendy Alexander & Linda RosenblattJeffrey Bloomberg*Arleen & Stephen BrownRev. & Mrs. C. Frederick BuechnerJohn Burman & Diana Stinson*Mr. & Mrs. Dale Carleton*Mrs. Bayard H. CobbPeter & Susan Deeks*Bill & Lesley DoyleMr. & Mrs. Bradford M. EndicottEd & Anne Fitzgerald*Roslyn Garfield & Phyllis Temple*Mary & Steven GulrichBruce & Alicia Hammatt*Martin & Linda HaspelDavid A. HoffenbergPatricia Kearney & Sandy BromerAnne A. KnowltonElizabeth & Milt LevyRoger O. Lewis*Richard & Charlotte Miller*Barbara MurphyKathryn MurtaghCarl F. & Christine Scott Nelson*Margaret M. NewportMary Oliver* Bertram & Marla Perkel*John & Linda Pfeffer*Jean H. PierceFeodor & Kirstin PitcairnJohn & Mary Pollis II*Michael Prodanou & Constantine Manos*Rodney & Dr. Sharon QuinnLarry RockefellerArthur J. Rocque, Jr.Robert G. Ross & John Argos*Bill & Mia RossiterAlbert & Martha Santoro*James & Mary SextonWendy ShadwellTom Skinner & Brian PayeaNicholas A. SkinnerJeffery Sliter

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Gregory Triandis & Sheila T. MurphyMr. & Mrs. Paul C. Troy*Linnet Tse & John ForsythNapi & Helen Van Dereck

Partners($500–999)Theresa & Dan Barbo*Steven BarkanKatherine & William BeattieBenson, Young & Downs Insurance Co.Fred & Nancy BlakemanPeter & Jane Borrelli*Paula M. BrownAnn & Steve CarlsonChris CookeMr. & Mrs. William W. CushwaRichard & Karin Delaney*Joseph E. DolciniDr. Christopher & Tiffany EichDrs. Nina & Richard EvansDara N. GallGayle GormanDavid Graham*Sarah HaneyKathryn S. HeadJoan & Norris HekimianDr. Joel D. Hencken & Cantor Geoffrey B. FineBetsey HoltzmannIn the Wild Productions, Inc.Iron Horse VineyardsJohn Kern & Valerie HurleyChristine Labaree & Nils Nieuwejaar*John D. LambSharron Lee Laplante, MDAlan LevittJames LiebArthur & Susan LloydJacques LongerstaeyMeg McGuirePaul & Kay NeelonNathaniel & Melissa Philbrick*Kerry PiercyRussell Posthauer & Hope MeinhardtProvincetown Inn, Inc.*Mike Roffino & Scott BrizardMary ScanlanJulie Schecter & Will HapgoodGerie & Bill SchumannNancy G. Scott & Sara SchenckRobert & Veronica SilvaVivienne L. SlearKaren & Brian ThurmanHilton & Joann WeinerJohn L. Whelan*Brunetta & Burton Wolfman*Bobbin Young & Eric Weber

Associates($250–499)American Heritage RealtyMargit AndereggStephen & Barbara AnthonyDrs. Elissa B. & Daniel L. Arons Rebecca C. BarberFred BoakLinda J. BossardCharles & Loretta BrahmDr. Diane BrownChris BrownCape Cod VoiceNorman F. CarlinSamuel D. Carocci, DDSAnsel B. Chaplin & Anne Kenney ChaplinChurchill School Parent AssociationCity of YonkersEhren M. ClovisSuzanne SullivanKathy & Myles ConwaySuzanne Courcier & Robert W. WilkinsKevin B. DelaneyD. W. Delaney Builder, Inc.Ronald & Mary DeLorenzoJohn S. DriverGuy EastmanJames Ebert & Arjyra J. Stedman-EbertJim & Barb FaileS. Peter FarbmanEdward Fischer & Teresa FungThomas FronczakJoan A. GaldstonMary Jane & Jerry GibsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel GregoryTheta Grimaud & Paula SubockTheodore HaapalaDave & Sue HalePriscilla HalloranMrs. Nancy S. HaynesJames & Robin HicksGeorge & Jeanne HoffmanBruce E. HoughtonMarcia HowleyBecki Hullinger & Ruth WatsonSteven & Michele KaminskiJohn & Cari KeithSteven & Cynthia KochevarMark S. Konecky, PhDGeorge R. & Susan N. Krouse, Jr.*M. Leanne LachmanLand Ho! RestaurantThe Laurel SchoolHelaine LobmanLobster Pot RestaurantMartin T. LoftusBill Logan & Rich FranzRick & Hila LymanMarcey Oil Co.

Patricia Nelson & Charles MatkowskiDavid L. MayoJames & Theresa McGuireEllen McNeillyDavid & Veronica MetzlerNeal P. MillerLinda B. Miller, PhDJames B. MoirEleanor B. MonaghanCharles & Laura MonroeNauset MarineMichael & Lori NicholasMrs. Joan NickersonDan NigroshCharles P. O’Connor*Dr. Carol A. O’NeilJohn M. OverillDr. Michael J. PronkoProvincetown Chamber of CommerceJennifer RocheIrma RuckstuhlMichael SacksRita Seplowitz SaltzElizabeth SchlossMarsha L. SerreThomas SerrellMaxine SilvermanMichael & Stephanie SimonSouth Branch Watershed AssociationWilliam & Marilyn Storff*Richard & Ann StoyleMarjorie K. SturmJared & Heather TausigDavid Taylor & George Friese*Amanda TysonJeanne C. Van VerreElizabeth VillariMichael & Marlena WaldIra T. WenderTerry M. WoodwardPeter WrightMarc & Sandra ZimmermanLinda & Jerry Zindler

Family($100–249)Sarah & Edgar AckermanTom & Ginny AdamsAdams PharmacyEvelyn F. AllisonJeff AltepeterBarbara AmbosDr. Cheryl Andrews & Jennifer GermackJoe & Roanne AngielloMary AnthonyJohn P. AnthonyAnne ArmstrongDianne W. AshleyRichard Robin Austin

Sharon AvRutick & Shana WallaceDiana & Charles BainJohn & Mary BainNicholas J. BakerBob & Linda BakerKathleen M. B. BalestracciAnne BaltzellHilary BamfordRoswell & Susan BarnesScott BartlettChristine P. BartlettMark Basile & Steven SchneppErnest & Patricia BauerPeter Baum & Naomi ArenbergNancy BaumoelColin BaxterAllison Bayer & Nancy J. Young Mark & Ginny BazarDoug BeckmannGordon & Barbara BeetonMark BelfordJames & Lucille BellSusan BennettMarc BerlinerTina Bernd-CohenJudith BettuaDoris BierhanzlCyndi BlankenshipSusan Davidson BlazeyNancy BlissGail Bliss & Mallory WhiteMichael P. BobowiczBrenda Boleyn & Susan KadarKen & JoAnn BolinDiane & William BradsellJeannette BraggerThe Brandi FamilyAlexander & Catherine BrandorffLarry BravermanRobin W. BrayPaul BrencherMaureen BrillWarner BroaddusJohn & Karen BrotherhoodRuth BrownNancy Brown*William & Susan BrownJennifer Brown & Susan GoransonJacqueline BruskinJeanne Bultman*Ronald BurtnettJudith BuryJoyce BushKarolyn F. ButtleMabel & Paul ButtressBetsy CabotJohn & Laurie CairnsMarcella Calabi & Michael SacksEugene J. CallahanRobert & Estelle CampbellPeggy & Tony CampoloCape Cod Sea Camps

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Hal & Carolyn EastmanMats EdhRobert & Barbara EisermanGeorge F. EllisonShepard ErhartGabriel FarraEileen FerreraCarol L. FessendenJane FieldJohn & Joann FiguerasCarl & Dru FinkbeinerMichael FisherEd & Anne FitzgeraldRichard & Lorraine FlemingLiliane FluryRhonda E. Ford & Martha ConradTina L. FossKaren P. Fox MartinoDonald C. FramentRobert B. FraserBill & Gail FrasierSusan A. FredricksonKenn FreedJohn & Debbie FreyMarie Louise FriendlyJohn Frishkopf & David KingAlan FuterfasElizabeth GainesNancy K. GardeneerTeresa A. GarlandGeorge & Cynthia GentileAlida B. GeoffroyRachel Gibson & Peter A. SchwartzGraham Giese & Barbara BakerSue GiffardRay & Dolores GilbertFred & Holly GlockTobi GoldmanToby E.GoldschneiderLaura GoldsmithArthur & Millicent GossnerMadaline Grabala & George MyersEllen GraceSamuel H. GraybillMargaret Adams GroesbeckAlbert E. GrorudSherry GroskyMr. & Mrs. Benjamin A. GrovesMark E. Hahn & Rachel GraberDorothy G. HalmstadAmy & Jim HamiltonMarsha Hansen & Robin LeeRosemary HarbisonMarnee HarkeBob & Lorraine HarringtonLeslie HarrisMrs. Grace P. HayesWendy HelmickHilary HenryDavid HerslMichael HertzDavid Herubin

David & Jane HigginsJoyce V. HillerMr. & Mrs. Harvey Hollander*Cathy MacNeil HollingerDaniel HoltJ. Garrard HoltPatricia D. HoltEdward & Jean HopkinsHorizons Beach ResortJ.C. & Nancy HotchkissDonna HoughJonathan HowardPat Hughes & Henry MinisSusan & Bob HunterDorothy C. HurtzJean HurwitzLynn R. Jackson, DVMCarol & Michael JanoplisLinda M. JezuitWilliam A. JohnsLarry and Janet JohnsonLorraine KaluckiMartha & Bertram KantorJames & Marie KaranfilianMarsha Kaufman & Peter FullerLynn & Alexander KayeMary & Ann KeenanHelen H. KeithMrs. Patricia KelleyColleen KellyKim KendallWendy Kesselman & Brian BriodyThomas P. KingJoanna L. KinseyKyle KinseyMary L. KirchhoffDenise N. Kleis & Mary Beth SalernoBarbara A. Kluesner & Lucy WittenbergJoann Knudson & Tom HandlerPaul M. KochKathy KoganAnita KosteckiMary Ellen KranzlinEvelyn Kratz & Pamela French, MDJudith KressCathy KristoffersonNat KuhnIra M. KupferbergMary Lambrou*Mary LarueSandra P. Last MDDeborah L. LeeAlison Leschen & Scott LindellThe Leschen FamilyRobert & Sally LevyAnthony & June LewisDebra C. LillyRochelle LinderCarl & Janet LinkinhokerBarbara LittlefieldEleanor Livingston

Ralph & Carolyn LoddersJim & Allie LoehlinArline LongoMark S. LoringerRussell A. Lovell Jr.Stephanie R. LowBarbara & Jere LoweCarolyn LumbardAndrea Lurie & Nancy RosenLaura Lyell Sally LynchChris & Barbara LyndrupMarguerite LyonsLeslie MacaulayDon C. Macaulay & Elaine M. YamadaDoris C. MacdonaldBucky & Gail MaceTim MaclayNorris Church Mailer & Norman MailerRichard M. MajkoRoger MaltbyTimothy & Carol MarchDon & Janet MarchandKaren MarebJonathan Mark & Donna SaksonVincent MazzottaWallis McClainLinda A. McDowellPaul McDowellAnnabel McElroy & Bill HahnRobert W. McIntoshJohn McKayAnnie McKeonPage McMahan & Will JoyGretchen McMullenEdna McNamireTom McNaughtTom MeehanWally MeerfeldJoanne Melia*Mark & Lisa MentzerJaime Meredith & Jennifer DavisMichael MichaudMichael MickelsonMid-Cape Home CentersSandra MillerJudy MinotConstance MooreMary L. MooreWilliam MoranFrancis & Frances MoranNancy & Joe MoranoLeslie Moreland & Craig PanaccioneMeredith J. MorganDr. Sue Morra & Shelley KirkpatrickHarriet MossRobert MoyMary MullanyCarol & Andy MullerMrs. Hilary Munro

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Heidi & Ron SampsonMichael SarverJudy ScherzoJoseph Schewe Jr.Jane Schley & Lisa HerrmannJim & Sheila SchnellMr. & Mrs. Tanja D. SchroederHenry Schroeder & David RoundyMichael SchwartzBruce C. ScofieldCissie ScogginRobert & Carol SeaverLorna SecrestEvan R. ShapiroDaniel P. SheehyDrs. Vance & Donna SherwoodCindy Sherwood-JuddJanet & Wayne SiaAnne SigsbeeJanet SilveyRandi SimonsAllen SingerGary Skantze & Judy GrantR. Thomas & Sally B. SkillinSam SlicerSandra SmalesBob & Lian SmithJanet SmithDaniel & Rosamond SmytheStanley & Bonnie SnowScott & Alla SobelMary Lou Soczek & Carol SarnoCarol SohnsMs. Phillippa StaffordJoseph StanganelliThe Stark FamilyIngrid StatzDr. John D. StegmanLaura StettnerJudith & William SteulKimberly StevensSusan D. Styer & Eugene LiberaceDennis & Paula SullivanRichard SwallowThe Symonds FamilyJean TemplinPeter & Lisa TheoharidisJohn A. ThorneDavid & Dimity Thornton*Celeste TibbetsJesselyn Tobin & Audrey StoddardLou Ann Towle & FamilyH. Frank Treanor*Michele Trincellita & Gerald WassermanJanet M. TriplettSharon Underberg-DavisJay VeeversMrs. Philip W. VetterlingBeth F. VolkerAlain VullietMargot Waitz & Gordon Manin

Michael WalkerDr. Audrey WalkerCarl Wallace*Greg WallandAllen WardPamela Warren & Gregg NutiScott M. WartelWaverly PreschoolThomas WeaverDouglas & Barbara WellsClark D. WestCharlie & Carol Westcott*Joan & Ron WidemanScott WightAdele & Reuben WisotzkyEmmi & Kent WoodW. Redwood & Mary WrightElizabeth WrightThe Wright FamilyToni & Ken YagodaYankee IngenuityJohn & Deborah YankowskiBarbara & Thomas YaredRoberta YoumansAndrew P. YoungJoyce ZavorskasJames F. ZawadzkiLeda Zimmerman

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VolunteersRegina Asmutis-SilviaGail BlissCarol “Krill” CarsonBill EdwardsJoann FiguerasScott & Heather Grenon Keith HarrisonMargaret HotzNina KaarsVal MagorArthur NeilMichael PageJohn SilviaDiana StinsonPhil & Elizabeth Suraci

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & OFFICERS:

Robert Ross, Chair BioTeach Program Director Boston, MA Mass Biotechnology Education Foundation

Tom Skinner, Vice Chair Durand & Anastas East Boston, MA Environmental Strategies

Peter K. Deeks, Treasurer Trustee East Orleans, MA Orleans Conservation Trust

Richard N. Miller, Secretary Marketing Consultant South Orleans, MA Market Response International

Roslyn Garfield, Ex-Officio Attorney Provincetown, MA

Linda B. Miller, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science South Wellfleet, MA Emerita Wellesley College Research Professor Brown University

DIRECTORS:

Katharine Bachman Partner Boston, MA Wilmer & Hale LLP

John Burman Vice President, Operations Sandwich, MA Kingman Yacht Center, Inc.

Christopher W. Clark, Ph. D. Imogene P. Johnson Director Ithaca, NY Bioacoustics Research Program Senior Scientist Dept. Neurobiology and Behavior Cornell University

Margo Fenn Executive Director (ret.) Harwich, MA Cape Cod Commission

John Grady Partner Hingham, MA Athena Capital Advisors LLC

Carol Green President Truro, MA Phillips-Green Foundation

Brian Larkin Director Providence, RI Grace W. Allsop Foundation

Thomas Niles Senior Advisor Cambridge, MA Boston Residential Group

Alix Ritchie Owner & Publisher (ret.)Provincetown, MA The Provincetown Banner

John Roderick President Provincetown, MA Seamen’s Bank

Andrew Young Vice President Chatham, MA Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank

Note: Corporate Officer terms expire annually

Board of Directors

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ADMINISTRATION Sherry Crockett, H.R. & Admin. CoordinatorTanya Gabettie, Communications Coordinator Margaret Hotz, Donor Relations AssistantMary Moore, Donor Relations CoordinatorJohn Shea, ControllerJan Young, Development Officer

CAPE COD BAY MONITORING PROGRAM Amy Costa, Director

CAPE COD BAY OCEAN SANCTUARY PROGRAM Richard Delaney

HUMPBACK WHALE RESEARCH Jooke Robbins, Director Christie McMillan, Research Assistant

LAND & SEA INTERACTION PROGRAM Graham Giese, Director Stacy Rogers, Research Associate

MARINE EDUCATION Joanne M. Jarzobski, Director

MARINE OPERATIONS Marc Costa, Manager

RIGHT WHALE HABITAT STUDIES Charles Mayo, Director Dave Osterberg, Associate Scientist Sarah Adams-FortuneKaren Stamieszkin

RIGHT WHALE AERIAL SURVEY Nathalie Jaquet, Director Christin Khan, Flight CoordinatorRuth Leeney, Observer Kate Longley, Observer

WHALE RESCUE Greg Krutzikowsky, Director Scott Landry, Documentation CoordinatorBrian Sharp, Rescue AssociateLisa Sette, Rescue Assistant Mackie Greene, Canadian Rescue Coordinator

PHOTO CREDITS

PCCS Images, request permission for use

PCCS humpback breaching image of Salt, first named whale in

the Gulf of Maine humpback population (Cover Image).

PCCS right whale images taken under NOAA Fisheries permit

633-1778, under the authority of the U.S. Endangered Species

and Marine Mammal Protection Acts. (pg. Table of Contents,

pg. 5 mother and calf Right whale, pg. 6, pg. 16)

PCCS entangled whale images taken under NOAA Fisheries

permit 932-1489, under the authority of the U.S. Endangered

Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts. (pg. 7, 8)

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