State Coordinators for the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Use the stranding hotline numbers below to report a dead, sick, or injured sea turtle to NOAA Fisheries’ state stranding network coordinators along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts.
Texas
Stranding Hotline: 1-866-TURTLE5 (1-866-887-8535)
Dr. Donna Shaver (State Coordinator)
National Parks Service
Padre Island National Seashore
P.O. Box 181300
9450 S. Padre Island Drive.
Corpus Christi, TX 78480-1300
donna_shaver@nps.gov
Phone: 361-949-8173 ext. 226; Fax: -1312
Louisiana
Stranding Hotline: 844-SEA-TRTL
Lyndsey Howell (Interim State Coordinator)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
lyndsey.howell@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1633
LA Stranding Hotline: (844) SEA-TRTL/(844) 732-8785
Mississippi
Stranding Hotline: 228-369-4796
Dr. Melissa Cook (State Coordinator)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
melissa.cook@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1628; Fax: 228-762-9200
Alabama
Stranding Hotline: 1-866-SEA-TURT (1-866-732-8878)
Lyndsey Howell (State Coordinator)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
lyndsey.howell@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1633
Florida
FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: 1-888-404-FWCC (1-888-404-3922)
Dr. Allen M. Foley (State Coordinator)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Jacksonville Field Laboratory
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218
allen.foley@myfwc.com
Phone: 904-696-5904; Fax: -5903
Georgia
Stranding Hotline:1-800-2-Save Me (1-800-272-8363)
Mark Dodd (State Coordinator)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
1 Conservation Way
Brunswick, GA 31520
mark_dodd@dnr.state.ga.us
Phone: 912-280-6892; Fax: 912-262-3143
South Carolina
Stranding Hotline: 1-800-922-5431
Michelle Pate (State Coordinator)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
pates@dnr.sc.gov
Phone: 843-953-9052; Fax: -9282
North Carolina
Stranding Hotline: 252-241-7367
Sarah Finn (State Coordinator)
NC Sea Turtle Stranding Network
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
508 Raleigh Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
sarah.finn09@ncwildlife.org
Phone: 910-742-7729
Virginia
Stranding Hotline: 757-385-7575
Susan G. Barco, Ph.D. (State Coordinator)
Sea Turtle Project Manager
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response
717 General Booth Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
sgbarco@virginiaaquarium.com
Phone: 757-385-6476; Fax: -4976
Maryland
Stranding Hotline: 800-628-9944
Jennifer Dittmar (Co-Coordinator, Live Animal Response)
National Aquarium in Baltimore
501 East Pratt Street, Pier 3
jdittmar@aqua.org
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-986-2377; Fax: -2356
Stranding Hotline: 800-628-9944
Amanda L. Weschler (Co-coordinator, Dead Animal Response)
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Coordinator
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
904 South Morris Street
Oxford, MD 21654
amanda.weschler@maryland.gov
Phone: 410-226-5193 ext. 132
Delaware
Stranding Hotline: 302-228-5029
Suzanne Thurman
MERR Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 411
Nassau, DE 19969
merrinstitute@gmail.com
Phone: 302-228-5029; Fax: 302-644-2679
New Jersey
Stranding Hotline: 609-266-0538
Robert Schoelkopf
Marine Mammal Stranding Center
P.O. Box 773
3625 Brigantine Blvd.
Brigantine, NJ 08203
mmsc@verizon.net
Phone: 609-266-0538; Fax: -6300
New York
Stranding Hotline: 631-369-9829
Kimberly Durham
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
P.O. Box 932
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
kdurham@amseas.org
Phone: 631-461-7825
Connecticut/Rhode Island
Stranding Hotline: 860-572-5955 x107
Janelle Schuh
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Program
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355
jschuh@searesearch.org
Phone: 860-572-5955 ext. 154; Fax: -5969
Massachusetts/New Hampshire
Stranding Hotline: 508-349-2615
Robert Prescott (Co-Coordinator, South of Boston, Cape Cod)
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
P.O. Box 236
South Wellfleet, MA 02663
rprescott@massaudubon.org
Phone: 508-349-2615
Stranding Hotline: 617-973-5247
Connie Merigo (Co-Coordinator, Boston North and New Hampshire)
New England Aquarium
Rescue Program
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
cmerigo@neaq.org
Phone: 617-226-2102
For in-water entanglements, call the Center for Coastal Studies at 800-900-3622.
Maine
Stranding Hotline: 800-532-9551
Lynda Doughty (Co-coordinator, Rockland south)
Marine Mammals of Maine
1 High Street, Suite 5
Kennebunk, ME 04043
ldoughty@mmome.org
Phone: 207-233-3199
Stranding Hotline: 800-532-9551
Sean Todd (Co-coordinator, Rockland north to Canadian border)
Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
stodd@coa.edu
Phone: 207-288-5015 ext. 256; Fax: -3708
For in-water entanglements, call the Maine Marine Patrol.
Division 1- Kittery to St. George River: 207-633-9595
Division 2- St. George River to Canadian border: 207-667-3373
