Marine Mammal Stranding Center

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Marine Mammal Stranding Center
CELEBRATES
The International Day of the SEAL!
On Saturday, March 20, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) will celebrate the International Day of the Seal.
Visitors may stop by the MMSC between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm to tour the facility, enjoy activities for children and visit our museum/gift shop!
The tour includes displays of how seals live in the wild and the equipment used by MMSC Stranding Technicians for rescue. You will also learn about the many seals that are cared for at the center.
Kids activities include demonstrations of how seals stay warm in cold water, feeling their soft fur and making a seal mask to take home!
For more information, call the MMSC at 609-266-0538.

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) is a private non-profit organization based in Brigantine, New Jersey. Since the Center’s founding in 1978, staff and volunteers have responded to over 3610 calls for stranded whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles that washed ashore on New Jersey beaches. These animals range from a 5 lb. Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle to a 25-ton Humpback Whale (both of which are endangered species) of which are endangered species)

Whenever possible, the animals are brought back to the MMSC for rehabilitation and eventual release. Rehabilitation can last up to several months and cost thousands of dollars for a single animal.

When the MMSC started in 1978, there were 19 reported strandings in the State of New Jersey. In 2005, we responded to 224 stranded animals. As the years pass, there is a steady increase in sightings and strandings of marine mammal and sea turtles that are reported to us. In recent years we have seen an increase in species of seals and sea turtles that are far out of their range strand in New Jersey. Species such as harp, hooded and ringed seals, and green sea turtles add to our already growing numbers.

Your donations and membership dollars enable us to continue to expand our facility and care for the increasing number of animals. Without your help, we cannot help these creatures when they are most in need.