National Marine Life Center Inc

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONTRIBUTE TO STRANDING NETWORK OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND BY CONTINUING A REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR LIVE-STRANDED PINNIPEDS AT THE NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER; 2. TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, AND SHARING OF LEVEL B AND C DATA COLLECTED FROM STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLING, REPORTING UNCOMMON FINDINGS, AND DATA ENTRY INTO NATIONAL DATABASES; 3. TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN REGIONAL STRANDING NETWORK CONFERENCES; 4. TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONTRIBUTE TO STRANDING NETWORK OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND BY CONTINUING AND RESTORING CAPACITY OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR LIVE-STRANDED PINNIPEDS AT THE NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER; 2. TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA SHARING OF LEVEL B AND C DATA THROUGH FURTHER DATABASE DEVELOPMENT; 3. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, REPORTING, AND SHARING OF LEVEL B AND C DATA COLLECTED FROM STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS THROUGH STAFFING, TRAINING, DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLING, AND HISTOPATHOLOGY.

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: UPDATING AND IMPROVING OPERATIONAL PROCESSES, DATA QUALITY, AND DATA USAGE

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: ENHANCING DATA QUALITY, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLICATION

MARINE MAMMAL MORPHOLOGICAL PARASITE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENTS OF SEAL REHABILITATION IN MASSACHUSETTS

CONTINUING THE MARINE MAMMAL MORPHOLOGICAL PARASITE LABORATORY III

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION, ANALYZING AND PUBLISHING DATA

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCY EVENTS

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: BUILDING DIAGNOSTIC INFRASTRUCTURE & ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NEW ENGLAND: ENSURING LONG-TERM PINNIPED REHABILITATION IN NEW ENGLAND DURING AND POST COVID-19

MASSACHUSETTS, ESPECIALLY CAPE COD, IS A HOT SPOT FOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDINGS. HUNDREDS OF SEALS AND CETACEANS STRAND HERE EVERY YEAR. MARINE MAMMAL REHABILITATION HOSPITALS ARE SCARCE IN THE ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND REGION, AND THEREFORE SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED OF REHABILITATIVE CARE IS SEVERELY LACKING. PINNIPED STRANDINGS ARE COMMON AND INCREASING, WITH CAUSES RANGING FROM DISEASES AND PREDATION TO HUMAN INTERACTION INCLUDING ENTANGLEMENTS, BOAT STRIKES, PROPELLER CUTS, PLASTIC INGESTION, PROVISIONING, AND PHYSICAL HARASSMENT. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO 1). SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE NOAA'S MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE PROGRAM; AND 2) TO ENSURE AN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

CONTINUING THE MARINE MAMMAL MORPHOLOGICAL PARASITE LABORATORY

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: ACCEPT MARINE MAMMAL PARASITES AND PARASITIC LESIONS FROM NOAA APPROVED SOURCES AND PREPARE A REPORT TO THE SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION IDENTIFYING THE PARASITES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. DOCUMENT AND RECORD THE TYPES AND RELEVANCE OF PARASITES TO MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDINGS. ESTABLISH COMMON PARASITES FROM MARINE MAMMAL HOSTS. ENHANCE DATA ANALYSIS AND FORM COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO AUGMENT PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.

CONTINUING THE MARINE MAMMAL MORPHOLOGICAL PARASITE LABORATORY II

ENHANCEMENT OF SEAL AND SEA TURTLE DIAGNOSTIC INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER

ENHANCEMENT OF MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL OPERATION AT THE NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER