Marine Mammal Stranding Center

Current Strandings

This is a typical seal release. The animals are captured, weighed, tagged and placed in carriers for a 45 minute ride to our release area. After arrival to the site, the animals are lined up in their carriers on the beach facing the water. The doors of the carriers are open one at a time, and each animal leaves at its own accord.

MMSC-13-061
Species: Grey Seal
Sex: Female
Stranding Date: 5/13/13
Stranding Location: Sea Grit
Weight: 40.6 lbs.
Diagnosis: Many lacerations on her flippers and body, as well discharge from her eyes and nose.

MMSC-13-058
Species: Harbor Seal
Sex: Female
Stranding Date: 5/5/2013
Stranding Location: Harvey
Cedars
Weight: 38.4 lbs
Diagnosis: Respiratory infection

MMSC-13-053
Species: Grey Seal
Sex: Female
Stranding Date: 4/25/2013
Stranding Location: Allenhurst
Weight: 51.9 lbs.
Diagnosis: Minor lacerations around the face, swollen right front flipper.

MMSC-13-051
Species: Grey Seal
Sex: Male
Stranding Date: 4/17/2013
Stranding Location: 
Strathmere
Weight: 45 lbs
Diagnosis: Swollen left rear
flipper.


MMSC-13-049
Species: Grey Seal
Sex: Male
Stranding Date: 4/21/2013
Stranding Location:
 Ocean City
Weight: 54.6 lbs
Diagnosis: Minor lacerations
around  the face, swollen right front flipper.
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MMSC-13-032
Species: Grey Seal
Sex: Female
Stranding Date: 4/24/2013
Stranding Location: Margate
Weight: 49.6 lbs
Diagnosis: Swollen upper jaw

13-019 Male Grey Seal
Entangled in commercial fishing gear
and other debris.Transferred to MMSC
from the M.E.R.R.Institute in Delaware
Date: 3/15/13
Found: Bethany Beach, Del.
Weight: 41.2lbs.

13-015 Male Harp Seal

Date: 3/5/13

Found: Seaside Park
Weight: 85 lbs.
Diagnosis: Eyes bloodshort, dehydrated from eating sand.

MMSC-13-015
Released: on April 26, 
2013
Release weight:
69.6 lbs
Release location: 
Brigantine
Tag # 98

13-011 Male Gray Seal

Date: 2/28/13
Found: Seaside Park

Weight: 331lbs.
Diagnosis: Severly underweight
with mane wounds on neck and flippers.

13-007 Male Gray Seal

Date: 2/18/13
Found: Long Beach Island

Weight 37lbs
Diagnosis: Abrasions on shoulders, hips and flippers.

MMSC-13-007
Released; on May 3,
2013
Release weight:
69.6 lbs.
Release location:
Sandy Hook, NJ
Tag # 99