Marine Mammal Stranding Network Participants
Northeast | Southeast | Southwest | Northwest | Pacific Islands | Alaska | Canada
Northeast Stranding and Disentanglement Program
978-281-9351
Connecticut/Rhode Island
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355-1997
860-572-5955
Delaware
MERR Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 411
Nassau, DE 19969
302-228-5029
Maine
Maine Marine Animal Reporting Hotline
800-532-9551
Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME, 04609
207-288-5644
Maine Department of Marine Resources
P.O. Box 8
194 McKown Point Road West
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
207-633-9500
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, ME 04005
207-915-0169
Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
904 South Morris St.
Oxford, MD 21654
800-628-9944
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Marine Animal Rescue Program
501 East Pratt St, Pier 3
Baltimore, MD 21202-3194
410-576-1098
Massachusetts
Governmental Units
Protected Resources Division
NMFS Northeast Region
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930-2298
978-281-9300
Protected Species Branch
NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
508-495-2000
National Park Service
Cape Cod National Seashore
Wellfleet, MA 02667
508-349-3785
Non-governmental Units
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5247
Cape Cod Stranding Network
P.O. Box 287
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
508-743-9548
The National Marine Life Center, Inc.
120 Main Street
P.O. Box 269
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
508-743-9888
The Whale Center of New England
24 Harbor Loop
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-6351
978-316-4436 (pager)
New Hampshire
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5247
New Jersey
Marine Mammal Stranding Center
P.O. Box 773
Brigantine, NJ 08203
609-266-0538
New York
New York Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research
467 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631-369-9829
Rhode Island/Connecticut
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355-1997
860-572-5955
Virginia
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-437-6159
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 1346, FSL 117
1208 Greate Rd.
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804-684-7313
Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC 20560
202-633-1260
Southeast Region (including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
Southeast Regional Hotline
877-433-8299
Alabama
1-888-806-1674
Florida
888-404-FWCC (3922)
Georgia
912-269-7587
Louisiana
1-504-235-3005
Mississippi
1-888-806-1674
North Carolina
1-252-728-8762
Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
787-538-4684 or 787-645-5595
South Carolina
800-922-5431
Texas
800-9MAMMAL
U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
787-538-4684 or 787-645-5595
California
Southwest Regional Stranding Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service
501 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
562-980-4017
Contact: Joe Cordaro
Email: joe.cordaro@noaa.gov
NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
P.O. Box 271
La Jolla, CA 92038
858-546-7162
Contact: Susan Chivers
E-mail: susan.chivers@noaa.gov
Vertebrate Museum - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
707-826-4872
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
University of California
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
510-642-1379
Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-750-7177
Long Marine Lab - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831-459-2883
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - dead pinnipeds & cetaceans
P.O. Box 233
Moss Landing, CA 95039
831-633-3304
Vertebrate Laboratory - dead cetaceans
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-682-4711
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - dead cetaceans
Section of Mammals
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007
323-585-5105
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
424 Howe Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
707-465-6265
The Marine Mammal Center - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
Marin Headlands, GGNRA
Sausalito, CA 94965
415-289-7325
Fax 415-289-7333
Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
389 North Hope Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-687-3255
Fort MacArthur Marine Mammal Care Center - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
3601 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
310-548-5677
Friends of the Sea Lion Marine Mammal Center - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
20612 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-494-3050
SeaWorld - live pinnipeds & cetaceans
Department of Animal Care
500 SeaWorld Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
800-541-7325
Sea otters in California
The Sea Otter Hotline Number to report strandings in California is 831-648-4829. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office in Ventura, California is responsible for administration and can be reached at 805-644-1766.
Oregon
For Emergency Situations Involving Possible Human Injuries:
911 or 503-325-2231
To Report Violations Involving Marine Mammals--Harrassment, Capture, Killing:
NMFS Enforcement Hotline
1-800-853-1964
To Report Live Marine Mammals On The Beach or Beach Cast Carcasses:
Oregon State Police (from Oregon telephone exchanges) 1-800-452-7888
Washington
Statewide Hotline
1-800-853-1964
For Emergency Situations Involving Possible Human Injuries:
911 or 425-649-4370
To Report Violations Involving Marine Mammals--Harrassment, Capture, Killing:
NMFS Enforcement Hotline
1-800-853-1964
To Report Live Marine Mammals On The Beach or Beach Cast Carcasses:
Statewide:
NMFS, Protected Resources Division, Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator
206-526-6733
WDFW, Marine Mammal Investigations Unit
253-589-7235
NMFS, National Marine Mammal Laboratory
206-526-4045
Cascadia Research (Collective Large Whales)
360-943-7325
Counties:
San Juan County, The Whale Museum
360-378-4710
Whatcom County, Sheriff Marine Unit
360-676-6650
Skagit County, Health Department
360-336-9380
Thurston County, Animal Services
360-276-4423
Cities:
Anacortes, Police Deptartment
360-293-4684
Seattle, Animal Control
206-386-4254
Edmonds, Animal Control
425-771-0205
Parks, Sanctuaries, Refuges
Contact the respective headquarters offices for the Park, Sanctuary, or Refuge where the animal is observed.
Pacific Island Region (including Guam and American Samoa)
Hawaii
Pacific Island Regional Stranding Coordinator
NMFS Pacific Islands Area Office
1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700
Contact: David Schofield
808-944-2269
Fax: 808-973-2941
Emergency Toll Free Number
888-256-9840
Alaska
Alaska Statewide Hotline
1-800-853-1964
NMFS Alaska Regional Office
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
907-586-7235
NMFS Anchorage Office
222 West 7th, #43
Anchorage, AK 99513
907-271-5006
NMFS Kodiak Office
P.O. Box 1903
Kodiak, AK 99615
907-487-4961
NMFS Dutch Harbor Office
P.O. Box 946
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
907-581-2062
Alaska SeaLife Center
301 Railway Ave
Seward AK 99664
907-224-6395
British Columbia, Canada
BC Stranding Network
1-800-665-5939
