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<div>(Cape Cod, MA) – The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will host an afternoon seal cruise to support research on local seal populations, Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. aboard Rip Rider V, from Ryder’s Cove in Chatham with support from Monomoy Island Ferry. </div>
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<div>Lisa Sette, seal biologist and director of the Center’s Seal Studies Program, will guide this special two-hour cruise aboard the brand new 40- seat Rip Ryder V. Guests will cruise around Chatham Harbor, and the seal habitats found there. The cruise will benefit the Center’s seal research program, which conducts research to better understand Cape Cod’s seal populations.</div>
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<div>Advance reservations required; $50 per person; to reserve, please contact Jan Young, 508.487.3622, ext. 104; <a href="mailto:jeyoung@coastalstudies.org">jeyoung@coastalstudies.org</a>. On the day of the cruise, please meet at Stage Harbor Marine, Lake Street, Chatham by 2:30 p.m. for shuttle to Ryder’s Cove.</div>
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<div>The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies founded in 1976, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond, through scientific research, education, public policy initiatives and management strategies. To learn more about our work and our results, visit <a href="http://www.coastalstudies.org">www.coastalstudies.org</a>. </div>
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<div>To learn more about Monomoy Island Ferry, visit: <a href="http://www.monomoyislandferry.com">www.monomoyislandferry.com</a>.</div>
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<div>Tanya L. Grady</div>
<div>Communications Coordinator</div>
<div>Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies</div>
<div>T: 508.487.3622 x 103</div>
<div>C: 508-247-7665</div>
<div>E: <a href="mailto:tgrady@coastalstudies.org">tgrady@coastalstudies.org</a></div>
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