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The center's animal rescue radius is along the Pacific Coast of California and comprises approximately 600 square miles, between San Luis Obispo and Mendocino. [4] The Marine Mammal Center facility is located at what was once part of a former Nike Missile site.
It was until 1971, when the university system decided to purchase the naval vessel R/V Nautilus for that specific purpose. In 1972, the creation of the Southern California Ocean Studies Consortium (SCOSC) was approved by the Trustees and the Presidents of the founding campuses and the operation of the R/V Nautilus floating marine laboratory began.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is part of the California State University, administered by San Jose State University (SJSU), and located in Moss Landing, California. The main building is located at 8272 Moss Landing Road, 36°47′40″N 121°47′15″W / 36.79441°N 121.78762°W / 36.79441; -121.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center has 17 rescued seals in its hospital in Brigantine, the latest a pup rescued Monday from Monmouth Beach.
Staff from the Marine Mammal Center, researchers, Coast Guard personnel, and volunteers tried several methods to coax Delta and Dawn back downriver. [1] [4] The Marine Mammal Center was appointed by the California Office of Emergency Services as the lead rescue agency. [3]
The National Marine Mammal Stranding Network consists of 100 organizations that work with NOAA Fisheries to respond to marine mammal strandings, such as seals and sea lions.
USC WIES. The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is an environmental research and education facility run by the University of Southern California.It is an organized research unit that encompasses a wide range of faculty and topics across the university as well as operating a marine laboratory at the edge of Two Harbors, California on Catalina Island approximately 22 miles (35 km ...
The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals - principally bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions - and trains animals to perform tasks such as ship and harbor protection, mine detection and clearance, and equipment recovery.