2026 Provincetown Polar Bear Plunge
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Johnson Street Lot | Provincetown, MA
Plunge Info
Registration
$180
Raised of $25,000
Support The Center for Coastal Studies
The Center for Coastal Studies is dedicated to understanding, preserving and protecting marine ecosystems and the coastal environment through applied research, education and public policy initiatives.
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5 Activities Your 2026 Plunge Directly Supported!
Over the last 10 years the Provincetown Polar Plunge fundraiser has helped the Center for Coastal Studies:
1) Expand the shark surveys in the Caribbean into the US Virgin Islands, creating one of the largest in area surveys of its kind.
2) Hire an intern at the University of the Virgin Islands to aid in this research.
3) Help to safely capture, tag, and track over 130 sharks, representing 7 different species.
4) Purchase acoustic tags for juvenile sharks.
5) Stabilize the Shark Ecology Program as federal funding was cut.
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