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50 Years of Protecting Marine Mammals

A look at the Marine Mammal Protection Act's many advancements and accomplishments in the last 50 years.
February 02, 2023 - Podcast ,
National
Pair of bottlenose dolphins Pair of bottlenose dolphins. Credit: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Morse.

2019 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

These national and regional marine mammal stranding overviews detail marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States in a given year. In 2019, there were 7,719 confirmed marine mammal strandings in the United States.
January 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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National
Stranding Network members perform an animal autopsy on a stranded gray whale that lies within a sectioned off area of the beach. A team of scientists from The Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences perform a necropsy on a stranded gray whale at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Photo: Katie D’Innocenzo/The Marine Mammal Center.

2019 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States: National and Regional Overviews

NOAA Fisheries released the 2019 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States: National Overview, and five regional overviews. Marine mammals strand for a variety of reasons, and NOAA Fisheries tracks this data to monitor threats to wild marine
January 05, 2023 - Document ,
National

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Expands Marine Mammal Stranding Network Territory

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation team expands the Greater Atlantic Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network response territory. The Network assesses health, provides rehabilitation, and investigates the cause of death of marine mammals.
December 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
WDC provides supportive care to a live-stranded common dolphin. Photo credit: Andrea Spence/IFAW WDC provides supportive care to a live-stranded common dolphin. Credit: Andrea Spence/IFAW

More than $3.7 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

NOAA awards more than $3.7 million in grants to marine mammal health and emergency response partners in 20 states and one tribe for Fiscal Year 2022.
September 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
stranded bottlenose dolphin is examined by the marine rescue team from Mystic Aquarium A stranded bottlenose dolphin is examined by the marine rescue team from Mystic Aquarium. Credit: Richard W Dionne Jr/Mystic Aquarium

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Joins Marine Mammal Stranding Network

NOAA is excited to welcome the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to the Greater Atlantic Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network!
September 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A view of the cliffs of Aquinnah and Gay Head Light, Martha's Vineyard A view of the cliffs of Aquinnah and Gay Head Light, Martha's Vineyard. Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Let Qualified Experts Respond to Entangled Whales!

When well-intentioned members of the public take matters into their own hands to try and save a whale, they put themselves and the animals in grave danger.
August 12, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
A photo Showing how complex entanglements are Line and buoys wrapped tightly around a humpback whale’s tail. While entanglements may appear straightforward when viewed from the surface, they are often complex and involve many wraps that are not easily removed without specialized equipment. Credit: Pieter Folkens (NOAA Permit # 18786-04).

Recent Increase in Seal Deaths in Maine Linked to Avian Flu

NOAA Fisheries working with partners to determine the causes of death, and assess impacts.
July 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
MMoME team member assessing a dead seal. MMoME team member assessing a dead seal.

NOAA Fisheries Declares an Unusual Mortality Event for Seals Along the Coast of Maine

Since June 2022, elevated numbers of harbor seal and gray seal mortalities have occurred across the southern and central coast of Maine. This event has been declared an unusual mortality event (UME).
July 20, 2022 - Media Advisory ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Linked to Recent Increase in Seal Deaths in Maine

Beginning in June 2022, Marine Mammals of Maine—a NOAA Fisheries authorized marine mammal stranding network partner—has responded to an elevated number of stranded seals.
July 06, 2022 - Media Advisory ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic