Report a Stranded or Injured Marine Animal
Reporting a sick, injured, entangled, stranded, or dead animal is the best way to make sure professional responders and scientists know about it and can take appropriate action. Numerous organizations around the country are trained and ready to respond. If you see a sick, injured, stranded, or dead marine mammal or sea turtle, immediately contact your local stranding network (phone numbers provided below).
You can also use our Dolphin and Whale 911 app to report a stranded marine mammal. The app is available for Apple devices.
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The public should report all sightings of stranded animals to the appropriate contact number for your location (select your region below). If you see a stranded marine mammal or sea turtle, keep people and pets back a safe distance of at least 50 yards (150 feet).
Select Your Region
Contact Information
Alaska
Reporting Key![Dolphins/Whales Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Statewide Contacts
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Statewide 24-Hour Stranding Hotline
*For injured/stranded whales, seals, sea lions, porpoises, and dolphins
Phone: (877) 925-7773 or (877) 9-AKR-PRD
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska SeaLife Center 24-Hour Stranding Hotline
Seward, AK
*Includes injured/stranded walruses, sea otters, and polar bears
Phone: (888) 774-7325
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Marine Mammals Management Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Anchorage, AK
*For injured/stranded walruses, sea otters, and polar bears
Phone: (800) 362-5148 (business hours only)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Reporting Death/Injury of a Marine Mammal During Commercial Fishing Operations
Phone: (907) 586-7240 (business hours only)
Alaska Partners
Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists
Anchorage, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Dillingham, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Juneau, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska SeaLife Center
Seward, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska State Parks
Juneau, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska State Parks
Kodiak, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services
Eagle River, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alaska Whale Foundation
Petersburg, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Aleut Community of St. Paul
St. Paul, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Rachel Berngartt, DVM
Juneau, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Chichagof Conservation Council
Tenakee, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Glacier Bay National Park
Gustavus, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
North Slope Borough
Barrow, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Petersburg Marine Mammal Center
Petersburg, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Sitka Sound Science Center
Sitka, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Togiak, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Museum of the North
Fairbanks, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Marine Advisory Program, SE Alaska
Ketchikan, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Marine Advisory Program, NW Alaska
Nome, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Juneau, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Alaska, Sitka
Sitka, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
U.S. Forest Service
Yakutat, AK
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Last updated on April 14, 2020
Contact Information
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Reporting Key![Dolphins/Whales Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Regional
Northeast Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding and Entanglement Hotline
Phone: (866) 755-NOAA (866-755-6622)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Connecticut/Rhode Island
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Delaware
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Maine
Maine Marine Animal Reporting Hotline
Phone: (800) 532-9551
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
Oxford, MD
(Dead animals only)
Phone: (800) 628-9944
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
National Aquarium in Baltimore, Marine Animal Rescue Program
Baltimore, MD
(Live animals only)
Phone: (410) 576-3880
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Massachusetts
NOAA Hotline
Phone: (866) 755-NOAA (866-755-6622)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Massachusetts Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Phone: (508) 349-2615 x 6104
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Cape Cod and southeastern MA
Phone: (508) 743-9548
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
(entangled animals in the marine environment only)
Phone: (800) 900-3622
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Marshfield through Plymouth, MA
Phone: (617) 688-6872
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
New Hampshire
NOAA Hotline
Phone: (866) 755-NOAA
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
New Jersey
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
New York
New York Stranding Hotline
Phone: (631) 369-9829
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Virginia
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach, VA
Phone: (757) 385-7575
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Last updated on March 11, 2024
Pacific Islands
Reporting Key![Dolphins/Whales Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Hawai'i
Hawaiʻi Statewide Marine Animal Stranding, Entanglement, and Reporting Hotline
Includes stranded/injured sea turtles, monk seals, dolphins, and whales
Phone: (888) 256-9840
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea Lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
Hawai'i DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Hotline
DLNRTip app for iPhone or Android mobile devices: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/docare/
Phone: (808) 643-DLNR (808-643-3567)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement Hotline
Immediately call/report possible illegal or suspicious activity.
Written reports, video, and photos may be emailed.
Phone: (800) 853-1964
Email: RespectWildlife@noaa.gov
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
For Non-Emergencies - Monk Seal Photos and Written Reports
![Sea Lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
Guam
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
Agana, GU
Phone: (671) 472-7200
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Conservation Office Hotline
Phone: (671) 688-DAWR (671-688-3297)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Department of Agriculture and Wildlife Resources Administrative Office
Mangilao, GU
*Please contact during regular business hours
Phone: (671) 735-0281 or (671) 735-0294
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife Hotline
Saipan, MP
Phone: (670) CTRTLES (670-287-8537)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
NOAA CNMI Field Office
Phone: (670) 285-2287
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
American Samoa
American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Pago Pago, AS
Phone: (684) 633-4456 or (684) 252-0445
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
For Non-Emergencies - General
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Last updated on April 17, 2024
Contact Information
Southeast
Reporting Key![Dolphins/Whales Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Regional
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
Phone: (877) WHALE-HELP (877-942-5343)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Hotline
State-specific hotline numbers listed below.
Phone: (844) SEA-TRTL (844-732-8785)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Smalltooth Sawfish Encounter Hotline
Phone: (844) 4SAWFISH or (844) 472-9347
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Sturgeon Salvage Network
Phone: (844) STURG-911 or (844) 788-7491
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Alabama
Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
Phone: (877) WHALE-HELP (877-942-5343)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Alabama Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Hotline
Phone: (866) SEA-TURTLE (866-732-8878)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dauphin Island, AL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Wildlife Alert Hotline
Phone: (888) 404-FWCC (888-404-3922)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Phone: (888) 404-FWCC (888-404-3922)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Central Panhandle Aquatic Preserve Office
Eastpoint, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Dolphin Conservation Field Station at Marineland
St. Augustine, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Inc.
Destin, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Florida Aquarium
Tampa, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network—Southwest Region
Port Charlotte, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
FWC FWRI Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory
St. Petersburg, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
FWC Northeast Field Laboratory
Jacksonville, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
FWC Tallahassee
Tallahassee, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Breeze, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Gulf World Marine Park
Panama City, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute—Florida Atlantic University
Fort Pierce, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Orlando, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Marine Animal Rescue Society
Miami, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Dolphins Plus Oceanside Marine Mammal Responders
Key Largo, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami Laboratory
Miami, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserves Office, Florida DEP
Milton, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Volusia County
DeLand, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of Florida/Cedar Key Northwest Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Program
Gainesville, FL
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Georgia
Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
Phone: (912) 269-7587
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Georgia Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Phone: (912) 280-6892
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brunswick, GA
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Louisiana
Louisiana Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
Phone: (504) 235-3005
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Louisiana Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Phone: (844) SEA-TRTL
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
New Orleans, LA
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Mississippi
Mississippi Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Phone: 844-SEA-TRTL (844-732-8785)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and Stranding Hotline
Gulfport, MS
Phone: (888) SOS-Dolphin (888-767-3657)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Ocean Springs, MS
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory
Pascagoula, MS
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
North Carolina
North Carolina Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Hotline
Phone: (252) 241-7367
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Morehead City, NC
Phone: (252) 241-5119
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
University of North Carolina–Wilmington Marine Mammal Stranding Program
Wilmington, NC
Phone: 910-515-7354
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Manteo, NC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher, NC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine
Morehead City, NC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission - Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
Corolla, NC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
Phone: (787) 538-4684 or (787) 645-5595
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Santurce, PR
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
South Carolina
South Carolina Stranding Hotline
Phone: (800) 922-5431
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
National Ocean Service Charleston Laboratory
Charleston, SC
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Texas
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline
Galveston, TX
Phone: (800) 9MAMMAL (800-962-6625)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Texas Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Phone: (361) 949-8173 x 226
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell, TX
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Texas State Aquarium
Corpus Christi, TX
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline - Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife
Frederiksted, VI
Phone: (340) 713-2422
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea Lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea Lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Last updated on April 29, 2024
West Coast
Reporting Key![Dolphins/Whales Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
![Sea Turtle Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_turtle.png)
![Sea lion Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_sealion.png)
![Fish Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_fish.png)
Regional
West Coast Region Stranding Hotline
Phone: (866) 767-6114
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Hidden Cove Marine Animal Rescue Center
Hidden Cove, OR
Responders available day and night.
Phone: (111) 222-3333
Email: hiddencove@gmail.com
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California - Live Animal Response
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center
Counties served: Del Norte and Humboldt
Phone: (707) 951-4722
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The Marine Mammal Center
Counties served: Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo
Phone: (415) 289-7325
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Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
Counties served: Santa Barbara and Ventura
Phone: (805) 567-1505
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California Wildlife Center
Counties served: Los Angeles – City of Malibu only
Phone: (310) 458-9453
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Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles
Rehabilitation in Los Angeles County
Phone: (800) 399-4253
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Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Counties served: Orange
Phone: (949) 494-3050
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SeaWorld of California
Counties served: San Diego
Phone: (800) 541-7325
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California - Dead Animal Response
Humboldt State University
Counties served: Del Norte, Northern Mendocino, and Humboldt
Phone: (707) 826-3650
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California Academy of Sciences
Counties served: Southern Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, Sutter, San Joaquin, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo
Phone: (415) 379-5381
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Long Marine Laboratory
Counties served: Santa Cruz
Phone: (831) 212-1272
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Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
Counties served: Santa Barbara and Ventura
Phone: (805) 567-1505
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Moss Landing Marine Laboratory
Counties served: Monterey
Phone: (831) 771-4422
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Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit
Counties served: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Phone: (805) 896-0858
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Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Counties served: Los Angeles and Orange
Phone: (323) 585-5105
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NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Counties served: San Diego
Phone: (858) 546-7162
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Oregon
Portland State University/Seaside Aquarium
Areas served: all counties north of the City of Tillamook
Phone: (503) 738-6211
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Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute
Areas served: all counties south of the City of Tillamook
Phone: (541) 270-6830
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Puget Sound, Washington
Whatcom County Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (360) 966-8845
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San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (800) 562-8832
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Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (866) ORCANET
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Sno-King Marine Mammal Response
Phone: (206) 695-2277
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Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (206) 905-7325
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MaST Center Stranding Team
Phone: (206) 724-2687
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Vashon Hydrophone Project
Phone: (206) 463-9041
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Washington Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Phone: (253) 589-7235
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Cascadia Research Collective
Phone: (360) 791-9555
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Port Townsend Marine Science Center
Phone: (360) 385-5582 x 103
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Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Phone: (360) 457-8451
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Feiro Marine Life Center
Phone: (360) 417-6254
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Washington
Whatcom County Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (360) 966-8845
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San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (800) 562-8832
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Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (866) ORCANET
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Sno-King Marine Mammal Response
Phone: (206) 695-2277
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Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Phone: (206) 905-7325
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MaST Center Stranding Team
Phone: (206) 724-2687
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Vashon Hydrophone Project
Phone: (206) 463-9041
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Washington Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Phone: (253) 589-7235
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Cascadia Research Collective
Phone: (360) 791-9555
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
Phone: (360) 385-5582 x 103
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Phone: (360) 457-8451
![Marine Mammals Icon](/themes/custom/noaa_components/images/icon_dolphin.png)
Feiro Marine Life Center
Phone: (360) 417-6254
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Makah Tribe
Phone: (360) 640-0569
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Olympic National Park
Phone: (360) 565-3115
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NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Phone: (360) 457-6622
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Portland State University/Seaside Aquarium
Phone: (503) 738-6211
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Last updated on April 17, 2024