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Spinnaker: An Entanglement Story

Spinnaker is the Center for Coastal Studies' thirty-six foot humpback skeleton installed in 2017. Spinnaker was an eleven year-old humpback, known to the Center since she was a calf, who tragically died after suffering many fishing gear entanglements through her short life. Join Jesse Mechling, the Center's Marine Education Director, as he recounts the story of Spinnaker, which holds an important message of long-term scientific studies, conservation and disentanglement efforts, as well as serious threats marine animals still face today.

Jesse Mechling is the Director of Marine Education at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. The ocean and ocean life are one of his great passions, and he relishes his role exciting a new generation to the wonders of the ocean. A lifelong visitor to Cape Cod and permanent resident since 2008, he received a master's from the University of Rhode Island in Marine Affairs and was a 2005 John Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in Washington DC working for the National Ocean Service. He has over two decades of experience working in marine policy and education and has been with the Center since 2009. He lives in Eastham with his family.

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