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Report a Stranded Dolphin, Whale, or Sea Turtle

Northeast | Southeast | Southwest | Northwest | Pacific Islands | Alaska | Canada

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NMFS National Enforcement Hotline for Violations

  • 1-800-853-1964

Northeast Region Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding & Entanglement Network

Northeast Region Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding & Entanglement Hotline

  • 866-755-6622  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll

Northeast Region Sea Turtle Stranding & Disentanglement Network

Connecticut/Rhode Island

  • Mystic Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Mystic, CT
    860-572-5955

Delaware

  • MERR Institute, Inc.  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Nassau, DE
    302-228-5029

Maine

  • Maine Marine Animal Reporting Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    800-532-9551

  • Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Bar Harbor, ME
    800-532-9551

  • Marine Mammals of Maine  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    800-532-9551

  • University of New England  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Biddeford, ME
    800-532-9551

Maryland

  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    (dead animals only)
    Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
    Oxford, MD
    800-628-9944

  • National Aquarium in Baltimore, Marine Animal Rescue Program  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    (live animals only)
    Baltimore, MD
    410-373-0083

Massachusetts

  • NMFS Northeast Region, Protected Resources Division  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Gloucester, MA
    978-281-9300

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Species Branch  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Woods Hole, MA
    508-495-2000

  • MA Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary  turtle graphic by ray troll
    508-349-2615

  • New England Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Boston, MA
    617-973-5247

  • IFAW/Cape Cod Stranding Network  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Buzzards Bay, MA
    508-743-9548

  • The National Marine Life Center  turtle graphic by ray troll
    (rehab only)
    Buzzards Bay, MA
    508-743-9888

  • Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    (entangled animals in the marine environment only)
    Provincetown, MA
    800-900-3622

New Hampshire

  • New England Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Boston, MA
    617-973-5247

New Jersey

  • Marine Mammal Stranding Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Brigantine, NJ
    609-266-0538

New York

  • Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Riverhead, NY
    631-369-9829

Rhode Island/Connecticut

  • Mystic Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Mystic, CT
    860-572-5955

Virginia

  • Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Virginia Beach, VA
    757-385-7576

Washington D.C.

  • Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of Natural History  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Washington, DC
    202-633-1260

Southeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network (including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)

NMFS Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline

  • 877-433-8299  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN)

Alabama

  • Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    1-877-WHALE-HELP (1-877-942-5343)
  • Alabama Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Hotline  turtle graphic by ray troll
    1-866-SEA-TURT (1-866-732-8878)

Florida

  • Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline   dolphin graphic by ray troll
    888-404-FWCC (3922)

  • Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    904-573-3930

  • Central Panhandle Aquatic Preserve Office  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Eastpoint, FL

  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Clearwater, FL

  • Dolphin Conservation Field Station at Marineland  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    St. Augustine, FL

  • Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Inc.  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Destin, FL

  • Florida Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Tampa, FL

  • Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network - Southwest Region  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Port Charlotte, FL

  • FWC, FMRI Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    St. Petersburg, FL

  • FWC Northeast Field Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Jacksonville, FL

  • FWC Tallahassee  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Tallahassee, FL

  • Gulf Islands National Seashore  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Gulf Breeze, FL

  • Gulf World Marine Park  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Panama City, FL

  • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute- Florida Atlantic University  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Fort Pierce, FL

  • Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Orlando, FL

  • Marine Animal Rescue Society  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Miami, FL

  • Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc.  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Key Largo, FL

  • Mote Marine Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Sarasota, FL

  • NMFS SEFSC Miami Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Miami, FL

  • NMFS SEFSC Panama City Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Panama City, FL

  • Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserves Office, FDEP  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Milton, FL

  • SeaWorld Orlando  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Orlando, FL

  • Volusia County Stranding Network  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    DeLand, FL

Georgia

  • Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    912-269-7587

  • Georgia Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    912-280-6892

  • Georgia Department of Natural Resources  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Brunswick, GA

Louisiana

  • Louisiana Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    504-235-3005

  • Louisiana Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    225-765-2377

  • Audubon Aquarium of the Americas  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    New Orleans, LA

  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Lake Charles, LA

Mississippi

  • Mississippi Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    888-806-1674

  • Mississippi Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    228-549-1628

  • Institute for Marine Mammal Studies  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Gulfport, MS
    888-767-3657

  • Gulf Islands National Seashore  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Ocean Springs, MS

  • NMFS SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Pascagoula, MS

North Carolina

  • North Carolina Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network hotline  turtle graphic by ray troll
    252-241-7367

  • North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Morehead City, NC
    252-241-5119

  • North Carolina Maritime Museum  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Beaufort, NC
    252-504-2452

  • University of North Carolina- Wilmington  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Marine Mammal Stranding Program
    Wilmington, NC
    910-254-5713

  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Manteo, NC

  • Duke University Marine Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Beaufort, NC

  • North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Fort Fisher, NC

  • North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Morehead City, NC

  • North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
    Corolla, NC

Puerto Rico

  • Puerto Rico Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    787-538-4684 or
    787-645-5595

  • Mayaguez Zoo  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Mayaguez, PR

  • Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Santurce, PR

South Carolina

  • South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    800-922-5431

  • South Carolina Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    843-953-9016

  • Coastal Carolina University  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Conway, SC

  • NOS Charleston Laboratory  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Charleston, SC

Texas

  • Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Galveston, TX
    800-9MAMMAL (800-962-6625)

  • Texas Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Contact  turtle graphic by ray troll
    361-949-8173 ext. 226

  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Austwell, TX

  • Texas State Aquarium  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Corpus Christi, TX

U.S. Virgin Islands

  • U.S. Virgin Islands Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Virgin Islands Division of Fish & Wildlife
    Frederiksted, VI
    340-713-2422

Southwest Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network

California

  • NMFS Southwest Regional Office  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Long Beach, CA
    562-980-3230

  • NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    La Jolla, CA
    858-546-7162
    Dead Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • California Academy of Sciences  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy
    San Francisco, CA
    415-379-5381
    Dead Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • California Wildlife Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Malibu, CA
    310-458-9453 or 818-222-2658
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Goleta, CA
    805-567-1505
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Humboldt State University - Vertebrate Museum  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Arcata, CA
    707-826-4872
    Dead Cetaceans; Sea Turtles

  • Long Marine Lab, University of California  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Santa Cruz, CA
    831-212-1272
    Live Cetaceans
    Dead Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Los Angeles, CA
    323-585-5105
    Dead Cetaceans; Sea Turtles

  • Marine Animal Rescue  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    El Segundo, CA
    800-39-WHALE
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    San Pedro, CA
    310-548-5677
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Moss Landing Marine Laboratories  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Moss Landing, CA
    831-771-4422
    Dead Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Northcoast Marine Mammal Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Crescent City, CA
    707-465-6265
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Pacific Marine Mammal Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Laguna Beach, CA
    949-494-3050
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Santa Barbara, CA
    805-687-3255
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Vertebrate Laboratory
    Santa Barbara, CA
    805-682-4711 x156
    Dead Cetaceans; Sea Turtles

  • SeaWorld  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    San Diego, CA 92109
    800-541-7325
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

  • The Marine Mammal Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll
    Sausalito, CA
    415-289-7350
    Live Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Sea Turtles

Northwest Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Northwest Marine Mammal Stranding and Enforcement Hotline

  • 800-853-1964  dolphin graphic by ray troll  turtle graphic by ray troll

Oregon

Puget Sound

Washington

Pacific Islands Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network (including Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands)

Pacific Islands Region Marine Mammal Stranding & Entanglement Hotline

  • 888-256-9840  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Hawaii

  • Hawaii Sea Turtle Stranding Telephone and Pager Numbers  turtle graphic by ray troll
    808-983-5730 (M-F, 7-4); after hours contacts

  • NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Honolulu, HI
    808-944-2269

  • NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Honolulu, HI
    808-220-7802

  • Hawaii State Division of Aquatic Resources  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Honolulu, HI
    808-282-0155

  • Maui Marine Mammal Response Program  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Kihei, HI
    808-292-2372

  • Hawaii Pacific University  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Honolulu, HI
    808-384-4485

  • Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Kihei, HI
    808-879-2818

  • University of Hawaii, Hilo  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Hilo, HI
    808- 217-6812

For Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands contact the NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office

  • 808-944-2269  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Guam

  • Guam Department of Agriculture  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Hagatana, GU

American Samoa

  • American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Pago Pago, AS

Northern Mariana Islands

  • Northern Mariana College  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Saipan, MP

Alaska Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline

  • 1-877-9-AKR-PRD (1-877-925-7773)  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Alaska

  • NMFS Alaska Regional Office, Juneau  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Juneau, AK
    907-586-7235

  • NMFS Alaska Regional Office, Anchorage  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Anchorage, AK
    907-271-5006

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Fairbanks, AK
    907-459-7214

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Haines, AK
    907-766-2607

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Juneau, AK
    907-465-6167

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Nome, AK
    907-443-8191

  • Alaska SeaLife Center  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Seward, AK
    888-774-7325

  • Alaska Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion Commission  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Old Harbor, Alaska
    907-286-2377

  • Alaska Whale Foundation  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Petersburg, AK
    May through September (operates from boat)
    360-808-0579

  • Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    St. Paul Island, AK
    907-546-3200

  • Bridge Veterinary Services  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Juneau, AK
    907-957-5022

  • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Glacier Bay, AK
    907-697-2664

  • North Gulf Oceanic Society  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Homer, AK
    907-235-6590

  • Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Ketchikan, AK

  • Togiak National Wildlife Refuge  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Dillingham, AK
    907-842-1063

  • University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Museum of the North  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Fairbanks, AK
    907-474-5998

  • University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Sea Grant  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Kodiak, AK
    907-486-1517

  • University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Sitka, AK
    907-747-7779

  • City and Borough of Yakutat  dolphin graphic by ray troll
    Yakutat, AK
    907-784-3329

British Columbia, Canada

Marine Mammal Research Group Stranding Hotline

  • 800-665-5939  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Canada Stranding Hotline

  • 800-465-4336  dolphin graphic by ray troll

Updated: April 18, 2013
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