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Marine Mammal Strandings Results

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FY 2020 John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants Announced

NOAA awards almost $4 million in grants to stranding network partners in 19 states and one tribe.
July 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
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SWFSC Strandings & Collections

Studying life history and health using marine mammal carcasses
West Coast

Alaska Gray Whale UME Update: Twentymile River Whale Likely One of Twelve Dead Gray Whales So Far This Year in Alaska

Twelve dead gray whales were confirmed in Alaska in 2020. The Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event, declared May 2019, continues along the west coast of North America, from Mexico through Alaska.
June 23, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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More Than $13.5 Million Awarded to Help Stranded Marine Mammals Between 2011-2015

NOAA Fisheries continues to support saving and conserving stranded marine mammals through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
February 10, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
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U.S. Whale Entanglement Response Level 1 - Alaska Region First Responder Training

Level 1 First Responder training to prepare recreational and commercial boaters to report whale entanglements in Alaska.
October 02, 2019 -
Alaska
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West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network Publications

The West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network literature references for 2005-2020 are provided below. Literature links are available in some cases which are highlighted in blue in the reference.
West Coast

2019 John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Awardees Announced

NOAA awards almost $4 million to stranding network partners in 18 states and one tribe through its John H. Prescott grants program.
September 26, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
A group of women wearing blue polos and khakis stand on a beach. Two women are releasing a seal from a cage; the others are standing to the side ready to guide the seal toward the water. Animal Rescue | Luna the Seal Release | September 7, 2017

Marine Mammal Entanglement in the Greater Atlantic Region

Please call our 24-hour stranding hotline at (866) 755-6622 if you see injured or entangled live or dead whales in the water or on the shore.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Greater Atlantic Marine Mammal Stranding Network

A stranded animal is one that is dead on the beach or in the water, one that is alive on land and unable to return to the water and/or in need of medical attention, or a live animal in the water that is unable to return to its natural habitat under its…
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Another Three Gray Whales are Found Dead, Bringing the Total in Alaska to Ten

NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region has received reports of three additional dead gray whales, bringing the number of gray whale mortalities in Alaska to ten.
June 20, 2019 - Media Release ,
Alaska
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