News & Press

The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) will mark Massachusetts Right Whale Day, Friday, April 24, with three special public events. In addition, a special film screening is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22.

This year, the Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation is partnering with the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative to present programming illuminating stories highlighting both ‘blue’ (water-based) and ‘green’ (climate) stories and initiatives, curated to spark conversations and inspire actions relevant to the vitality of living and working on Cape Cod.

The Family Table Collaborative (FTC) has received a donation of $90,000 worth of food from Dole & Bailey, the Woburn-based premium meat and seafood company, helping the organization continue providing nutritious meals across Cape Cod. The donation includes 11 pallets of food, mostly protein. It will be transported from Woburn to Yarmouth with the help of Midnight Our Seafood, a Chatham-based seafood company, which is sending a truck to make this gift possible.

The fourth annual Big Blue Conference, titled Big Blue, Green Tomorrow: Connecting the Dots, will be held on Tuesday, April 28th and Wednesday, April 29th at Falmouth High School, 874 Gifford Street in Falmouth, MA.

Nearly 220 students from 11 schools in the Cape & Islands region attended WaterWORKS 2026 Career Day at Cape Cod Community College, where they interacted with 40+ Blue Economy exhibitors.

The funding supports a variety of projects the Fishermen’s Alliance is involved in, such as a permit bank that leases fishing quota at affordable rates, working waterfront initiatives that identify infrastructure needs, workforce training that includes safety and leadership development, educational initiatives, and the Small Boats, Big Taste program that helps keep fishermen fishing and supplies nutritious, delicious meals to food banks and pantries across the state.

Join us at The Cordial Eye Gallery the evening of Tuesday, December 2nd! Enjoy free food and beverages, meet other young people in Barnstable passionate about energy, and imagine a vision for the future of the community to share with town leadership.

Did you know that “Getting Outside More” is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions, one of the easiest to keep, and one of the cheapest to implement? Celebrating its fifth anniversary with free events across the region, First Day Hikes Cape Cod is a beloved tradition where everyone can start the new year off on the right foot.

Meet Nicolas Barcelo, a St. John Paul II High School Senior interning at the Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation, Sept 2025 through May 2026.

Caitlin Ward-Prior is a senior at Barnstable High School, and a 2025-26 intern with the Blue Economy Foundation. She’s interested in business and economics and hopes to study international economics after graduation.

Beacon Marine Construction, a leading provider of marine construction services across Cape Cod and Southern Massachusetts, is proud to announce the acquisition of LEMCO Marine Construction, a highly respected marine construction company with over four decades of experience in the waterfront construction trade.

The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce has hired Dina Lyons Howell as administrative assistant of The Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation and the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative. In her new role, Howell will support Katy Acheson, Vice President of Community Impact, in the continued growth of these two vital organizations.