State Coordinators and State Liaisons for the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network

Use the stranding hotline numbers below to report a dead, sick, or injured sea turtle to the appropriate state stranding network along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Texas

Stranding Hotline: (866)TURTLE5/(866) 887-8535

Dr. Donna Shaver (State Coordinator)
National Park Service
Padre Island National Seashore
P.O. Box 181300
9450 S. Padre Island Drive.
Corpus Christi, TX 78480-1300
donna_shaver@nps.gov
Phone: (361) 949-8173 ext. 226; Fax: -1312

Louisiana

Stranding Hotline: (844) SEA-TRTL/(844) 732-8785

Lyndsey Howell (State Coordinator)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
lyndsey.howell@noaa.gov
Phone: (228) 549-1633

Mississippi

Stranding Hotline: (844) SEA-TRTL/(844) 732-8785

Alabama

Stranding Hotline: (866) SEA-TURT/(866) 732-8878

Florida

FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: (888) 404-FWCC/(888) 404-3922

Dr. Allen M. Foley (State Coordinator)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Jacksonville Field Laboratory
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218
allen.foley@myfwc.com
Phone: (904) 696-5904; Fax: -5903

Georgia

Stranding Hotline: (800) 2-Save Me / (800) 272-8363

Mark Dodd (State Coordinator)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
1 Conservation Way
Brunswick, GA 31520
mark_dodd@dnr.state.ga.us
Phone: (912) 280-6892; Fax: (912) 262-3143

South Carolina

Stranding Hotline: (800) 922-5431

Michelle Pate (State Coordinator)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
pates@dnr.sc.gov
Phone: (843) 953-9052; Fax: -9282

North Carolina

Stranding Hotline: (252) 241-7367

Sarah Finn (State Coordinator)
NC Sea Turtle Stranding Network
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
508 Raleigh Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
sarah.finn09@ncwildlife.org
Phone: (910) 742-7729

Virginia

Stranding Hotline: (757) 385-7575

Allyson McNaughton, DVM (State Liaison)
Chief of Veterinary Science & Research
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
AMcNaugh@virginiaaquarium.com
Phone: (757) 385-0376

Maryland

Stranding Hotline: (800) 628-9944

Jennifer Dittmar (State Liaison, Live Animal Response)
National Aquarium in Baltimore
501 East Pratt Street, Pier 3
jdittmar@aqua.org
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 986-2377; Fax: -2356

Stranding Hotline: (800) 628-9944

Amanda L. Weschler (State Liaison, Dead Animal Response)
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Coordinator
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
904 South Morris Street
Oxford, MD 21654
amanda.weschler@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 226-5193 ext. 132

Delaware

Stranding Hotline: (302) 228-5029

Suzanne Thurman (State Liaison)
MERR Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 411
Nassau, DE 19969
merrinstitute@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 228-5029; Fax: (302) 644-2679

New Jersey

Stranding Hotline: (609) 266-0538

Jay Pagel(State Liaison)
Marine Mammal Stranding Center
P.O. Box 773
3625 Brigantine Blvd.
Brigantine, NJ 08203
jpagel@mmsc.org
Phone: (609) 266-0538; Fax: -6300

New York

Stranding Hotline: (631) 369-9829

Kimberly Durham (State Liaison)
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
P.O. Box 932
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
kdurham@amseas.org
Phone: (631) 461-7825

Maxine Montello (State Liaison)
Rescue Program Director
New York Marine Rescue Center
467 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
mmontello@nymarinerescue.org
Phone: (631) 369-9840; Fax: -9826

Connecticut/Rhode Island

Stranding Hotline: (860) 572-5955 x107

Sarah Callan (State Liaison)
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Animal Rescue Program
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355
scallan@mysticaquarium.org
Phone: (860) 572-5955 ext. 134; Fax: -5969

Massachusetts/New Hampshire

Stranding Hotline: (508) 349-2615

Robert Prescott (State Liaison, South of Boston, Cape Cod)
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
P.O. Box 236
South Wellfleet, MA 02663
rprescott@massaudubon.org
Phone: (508) 349-2615

Stranding Hotline: (617) 973-5247

Adam Kennedy (State Liaison, Boston North and New Hampshire)
Supervisor Rescue and Rehabilitation
New England Aquarium
akennedy@neaq.org
Phone: (617) 226-2251 Sun-Wed

For in-water entanglements, call the Center for Coastal Studies at (800) 900-3622.

Maine

Stranding Hotline: (800) 532-9551

Lynda Doughty (State Liaison, Rockland south)
Marine Mammals of Maine
1 High Street, Suite 5
Kennebunk, ME 04043
ldoughty@mmome.org
Phone: (207) 233-3199