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Stranding Statistic
 
2010 Stranding Totals 
Total Stranded Stranded Transferred Euthanized Released Currently Transferred Died before Died Human Boat/Prop Recovery Rates
  Live Dead In at MMSC Out reaching MMSC at Center Interaction Strike (per # live strandings)
SEALS
Grey 24 22 2 0 0 18 3 0 0 1 1 0 95.5%
Harbor 47 36 11 1 2 25 2 0 0 7 0 0 75.0%
Harp 32 25 7 0 0 23 1 0 0 1 1 0 96.0%
Hooded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
Unknown 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
TOTALS 105 83 22 1 2 66 6 0 0 9 2 0 86.7%
CETACEANS
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Beluga Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Bottlenose Dolphin 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
Common Dolphin 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 #DIV/0!
Fin Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Humpback Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Harbor Porpoise 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 N/A
Manatee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Minke Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Gervais Beaked Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
Pilot Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
Cuvier's Beaked Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Pygmy Sperm Whale 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Dwarf Sperm Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Grampus/Risso's Dolphin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Striped Dolphin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Unknown Dolphin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Unknown Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
TOTALS 21 1 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0%
TURTLES
Leatherback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Hawksbill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Kemp's Ridley 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 100.0%
Loggerhead 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.0%
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
TOTALS 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 100.0%
GRAND TOTALS = 130 87 43 1 3 67 8 0 0 9 7 0 85.2%
6/30/10 update
 
   

From 1975 to present, the percentages of strandings handled by MMSC are:

    
 
COUNTY STATE # OF ANIMALS PERCENTAGE
ATLANTIC NJ 514 13.74%
BERGEN NJ 1 0.03%
BURLINGTON NJ 8 0.21%
CAMDEN NJ 2 0.05%
CAPE MAY NJ 1040 27.80%
CUMBERLAND NJ 45 1.20%
ESSEX NJ 1 0.03%
GLOUCESTER  NJ 3 0.08%
HUDSON NJ 10 0.27%
MERCER NJ 2 0.05%
MIDDLESEX NJ 40 1.07%
MONMOUTH NJ 768 20.53%
OCEAN NJ 1138 30.42%
SALEM NJ 97 2.59%
UNION NJ 9 0.24%
NO RECORDS NJ 2 0.05%
ALL DE 21 0.56%
ALL FL 1 0.03%
All MA 2 0.05%
ALL MD 8 0.21%
ALL ME 4 0.11%
ALL NC 9 0.24%
ALL PA 5 0.13%
ALL VA 11 0.29%
TOTAL   3741 100.00%
6/30/2010
 
 
 MMSC TOTAL STRANDINGS BY YEAR AND TYPE ANIMAL
2001 - Current
YEAR TOTAL CETACEANS SEALS TURTLES
2001 175 29 88 58
2002 138 25 39 74
2003 157 34 61 62
2004 214 60 63 91
2005 224 60 108 56
2006 150 34 59 57
2007 145 47 67 31
2008 162 43 75 44
2009 163 41 81 41
2010 130 21 105 4
updated 6/30/2010
 
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