Northcoast Marine Mammal Center

FUNDING WOULD ALLOW THE (NMMC) TO MAINTAIN THE PAID STAFF THAT HAVE INCREASED THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF DAILY OPERATIONS; PAY FOR A PORTION OF BASIC MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND REHABILITATION SUPPLIES; EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR MOST EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT BY BUILDING A GARAGE FOR THE RESCUE TRUCK AND THE MARINE MAMMAL ENTANGLEMENT BOAT AND MOTOR, SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE WITHIN THE BUDGET. FUNDING WILL ALSO ENABLE THE NMMC TO PARTICIPATE IN MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND REHABILITATION TRAINING. TRAVEL EXPENSES WOULD BE COVERED FOR NORTHCOAST MARINE MAMMAL CENTER AND CAL POLY HUMBOLDT MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING TEAMS TO TRAIN TOGETHER FOR LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE TRAININGS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FUNDS WOULD ALSO GIVE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEST COAST REGIONAL STRANDING NETWORK CONFERENCE IN AUGUST 2024.

FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NORTHCOAST MARINE MAMMAL CENTER IN CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA

BASIC OPERATIONAL NEEDS FOR STRANDING RESPONSE, HEALTH ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION, AND LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION OF STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS IN NORTHE

GIVEN FUNDING, THE NORTHCOAST MARINE MAMMAL CENTER (NMMC) WILL MAINTAIN THE PAID STAFF THAT HAVE INCREASED THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF DAILY OPERATIONS AND HAVE ENHANCED STRANDING AND REHABILITATION DATA RECORDS FOR INCREASED CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DATABASE. WE WILL ATTEND THE NOAA WEST COAST REGIONAL MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CONFERENCE AND NOAA WHALE ENTANGLEMENT TEAM TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA. NMMC WILL REPLACE AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT IS VITAL TO THE REHABILITATION OF THE MARINE MAMMALS WE RESCUE AND REHABILITATE ALONG 210 MILES OF COASTLINE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE PROVIDE MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO VOLUNTEER INCLUDING THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN OUR MOST REMOTE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION AND LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT

MAINTAINING MARINE MAMMAL RESPONSE, REHABILITATION, AND DATA COLLECTION, AFTER THE 2020 PANDEMIC LOSSES

ENHANCED STRANDING RESPONSE ON THE LOST COAST: SUPPORT FOR BASIC OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN PROTOCOLS AND MANUALS

PRESCOTT FUNDING WOULD MAKE UP THE DEFICIT IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. FUNDINGS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF STAFFING THAT HAS INCREASED THE EFFICIENCY OF DAILY OPERATIONS AND WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE WITHIN OUR BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, PRESCOTT FUNDS WOULD GIVE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL STRANDING NETWORK CONFERENCE AND WHALE ENTANGLEMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS PAY FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND OUTREACH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT TO DO, AND NOT DO, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER MARINE MAMMALS IN DISTRESS.

ENHANCED STRANDING RESPONSE ON THE LOST COAST: SUPPORT FOR BASIC OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND INSTALLATION OF REHABILITATION POOLS

INCREASE ANIMAL CARE SUPERVISION AND IMPROVE DIAGNOSTICS, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR PINNIPED REHABILITATION AND LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT.

GOING THE DISTANCE: ADVANCING MARINE MAMMAL RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION, AND EDUCATION ON THE LOST COAST (HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR NORTHCOAST MARINE MAMMAL CENTER PINNIPED AND CETACEAN REPORTING, RESPONSE, AND TRAINING: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN HUM