Marine Mammals Of Maine

MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE RESPONDS TO STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS IN MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND PROVIDES TRIAGE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR PINNIPEDS IN NEED OF SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CARE THAT STRAND THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST US. THIS IS A REGION CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THREE LARGE WHALE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENTS (UMES) AND THAT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PINNIPED UMES OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, MAKING IT A PRIORITY AREA FOR ENHANCING THE COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF LEVEL A, B, AND C DATA FROM STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS. TO SUPPORT ONGOING UME AND POST-UME MONITORING, WE PROPOSE TO: 1) CONDUCT HIGH QUALITY RESPONSE, TREATMENT, AND DATA COLLECTION FROM LIVE AND DEAD STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING, NECROPSIES, AND DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING; 2) ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT PROCESSES TO FACILITATE MORE TIMELY DATA SHARING THROUGH REPORTING TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS; 3) CONDUCT DEDICATED OUTREACH TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IDENTIFIED AS STRANDING HOTSPOTS DURING RECENT AND ONGOING UMES TO PROMOTE RAPID REAL-TIME REPORTING; AND 4) BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE MARINE MAMMAL FIELD THROUGH OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMS.

MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE RESPONDS TO STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS IN MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND PROVIDES TRIAGE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR PINNIPEDS IN NEED OF SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CARE THAT STRAND THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST US. THIS IS A REGION THAT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PINNIPED UMES ATTRIBUTED TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, MAKING IT A PRIORITY AREA FOR IMPROVING CAPACITY FOR RESPONSE, NECROPSY, ANIMAL CARE, AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION TO CONTINUE MONITORING FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE. THE MOST RECENT UME IN 2022 INVOLVED HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA, THE FIRST TIME THIS STRAIN WITH GREATER POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN HEALTH RISK HAS BEEN DETECTED IN MARINE MAMMALS IN THE US. CONCURRENTLY, OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, OUR REGION HAS FACED GROWING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASES IN SEAL POPULATIONS. THESE EMERGING ISSUES POSE NEW CHALLENGES FOR MANAGING PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS, WHICH OUR ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ADDRESS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT ENGAG

MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE RESPONDS TO STRANDED PINNIPEDS AND CETACEANS IN MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND PROVIDES TRIAGE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR PINNIPEDS IN NEED OF SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CARE THAT STRAND THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST US. THIS IS A REGION THAT FACES SEVERAL ONGOING LARGE WHALE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENTS (UMES) AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A PINNIPED UME, MAKING IT A PRIORITY AREA FOR IMPROVING CAPACITY FOR RESPONSE, NECROPSY, AND ANIMAL CARE. WE SEEK FUNDS TO SUPPORT INCREASED PINNIPED REHABILITATION CAPACITY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF NEW SUPPLIES AND MINOR STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS RECOMMENDED DURING A RECENT NMFS INSPECTION. FUNDS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH QUALITY RESPONSE TO AND DATA COLLECTION FROM LIVE AND DEAD STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE MARINE MAMMAL FIELD THROUGH A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING IN MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING RESPONSE, EDUCATION AND OUTREA

ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS FOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING RESPONSE AND TRIAGE/REHAB OPERATIONS IN MIDCOAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE

INCREASING CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH THROUGH STRANDING RESPONSE, TRIAGE, AND NECROPSY IN MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE

ENHANCING COASTAL OCEAN HEALTH AND PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION AND TRIAGE/REHAB OPERATIONS IN MIDCOAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE

ENHANCING MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION AND TRIAGE/REHAB OPERATIONS IN MIDCOAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE, A REGION OF ON-GOING UME MONITORING AND ANALYSES

MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE (MMOME) REQUESTS PRESCOTT FUNDING TO RESPOND TO, TREAT, AND COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM LIVING AND DEAD STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS. MMOME IS THE SOLE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING STRANDING RESPONSE FROM KITTERY TO ROCKLAND, MAINE, AND SERVES AS ONE OF ONLY TWO REHAB CENTERS IN THE NORTHEAST CURRENTLY PROVIDING CARE FOR DEPENDENT PINNIPEDS. THIS REGION HAS BEEN THE EPICENTER OF SEVERAL RECENT PINNIPED UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENTS (UMES) AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE BUSIEST AREAS FOR PINNIPED STRANDINGS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE US. ADDITIONALLY, THIS REGION IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THREE LARGE WHALE UMES, AND CETACEAN STRANDINGS IN THIS REGION HAVE BEEN INCREASING SINCE 2019.

SUPPORT AND ENHANCEMENT FOR RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION AND OUTREACH FOR STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS FOR MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE

PROJECT ON-CALL: TO PROVIDE PROVEN TIMELY SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, DATA COLLECTION AND DATA SHARING REGARDING STRANDED MARINE MA

SUPPORT AND ENHANCEMENT FOR RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION AND TRIAGE TO REHAB OPERATIONS FOR MARINE MAMMALS IN MID-COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE.

NORTHEAST PINNIPED ENTANGLEMENT WORKSHOP