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2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 5,400 confirmed marine mammal strandings; in 2021, there were 5,524.
April 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Two stranding responders carry a stranded harbor porpoise away from some rocks A harbor porpoise is retrieved from the rocks at Odiorne Point State Park, New Hampshire. Credit: Seacoast Science Center

2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

NOAA Fisheries released the 2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States. Responding to stranding events and collecting data on stranded animals helps NOAA Fisheries monitor health and environmental trends that may impact humans.
April 03, 2024 - Document ,
National

Closure of 2019–2023 Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales has ended.
March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
People on a beach performing a necropsy on a stranded gray whale

Closure of 2022 Maine Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded harbor and gray seals along the coast of Maine has ended.
January 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
HPAI Testing on a seal. Marine Mammals of Maine take nasal swabs from a harbor seal for HPAI testing. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine

NOAA Announces the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Report FY2016-2020

A 5-year review of support to save and conserve stranded marine mammals
May 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
World Vets veterinarians use crowder boards and a transfer cage to capture a sick and emaciated California sea lion for a medical evaluation on the Washington coast. World Vets veterinarians use crowder boards and a transfer cage to capture a sick and emaciated California sea lion for a medical evaluation on the Washington coast. Credit: World Vets/Cathy King

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 ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
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

Meet the NOAA Alaska Region’s Stranding Response Team!

Mandy Keogh, the Alaska Region Stranding Coordinator, discusses team members and their vital roles.
December 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two biologists with the NOAA Alaska Region (Kim Raum-Suryan and Sadie Wright) measure a Steller sea lion carcass during a carcass survey of the Copper River Delta. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Permit 18786 Two biologists with the NOAA Alaska Region, Kim Raum-Suryan and Sadie Wright, measure a Steller sea lion carcass during a carcass survey of the Copper River Delta. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Permit 18786

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

Answering the Call: Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Washington group undertakes a vital mission full of heart.
October 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Harbor seals in a holding tank looking up at the camera Harbor seals sticking together during temporary care at WMMSN/WHS Wildlife Center. Credit: WMMSN/WHS Wildlife Center