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Office building
This Cape Cod-style structure was donated and moved to the site in 1984. Eight full time and several part time staff members, interns, and volunteers share this small office. This building is not generally open to the public.
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This building is used for seals and sea turtles when they initially come into our care. Each animal has a separate fiberglass tank with a haul-out area and independent air exchange to prevent cross-contamination.
ICU (continued)
The building also contains a kitchen for food preparation for the animals. The public is not permitted in this building, however, there are cameras set up over each tank to allow visitors in our museum to view the animals when permissible.
Pool House
This building contains a 30x15x4 foot in-ground pool and four mid-sized tanks with haul-out areas for seals. Whenever we bring in a large animal (small whale or dolphin), we temporarily keep it in the pool until it is stabilized and can be transferred to a larger facility for further rehabilitation.
Pool House (continued)
During seal season, the pool is used as the final phase in the rehabilitation of seals, allowing them extra swim room for exercise. This building is not open to the public.
Quonset Hut
This sturdy steel building contains four large and two mid-sized holding tanks for seals.
Quonset Hut (continued)
Each tank can be independently filled with water or left dry, depending on the needs of the individual patient. This building is not open to the public.
Cetacean Stranding Response Vehicle
MMSC's custom-built Ford 550 4WD is utilized for transporting larger animals such as dolphins and small whales.
Interior View
This vehicle has a custom-built stretcher frame designed to safely and comfortably support live dolphins during transport. A Stranding Technician attends to the animal at all times during the transport. Like a human ambulance, the interior has its own lighting and HVAC, and is well-stocked with emergency equipment needed to stabilize animals during transport.
Exterior View of Lift Gate
This vehicle features a custom lift gate with a 2,000lb capacity to make it easier on first responders to load the animals into the back of the truck. This vehicle is also used for strandings of adult Harp and Grey seals that require large wooden crates for transport, as well as during seal releases for the transport of multiple seals at the same time.
Stranding Vehicles
We utilize two Ford 4WD pickup trucks (F150 and F250) with caps for transporting smaller animals, such as seals and sea turtles. Seals are secured in large plastic Vari-Kennel dog crates, and sea turtles are transported in waxed produce boxes with foam padding. During the transport, the temperature is regulated according to the species of animal we are carrying (cooler for seals, warmer for sea turtles).
Stranding Vehicle Features
Both Ford pickups carry a large amount of stranding supplies, including multiple transport crates, capture equipment and PPE. Both vehicles are equipped with an onboard air system for reinflating tires, a critical component for driving on soft sand beaches. The Ford F250 also has additional warning lights on the front and rear of the vehicle.
Transport Van
Our E-250 van can be used for small animal transports that do not require beach access when the Stranding Vehicles are both out on calls. This vehicle is also used for supply runs like picking up pallets of fish from the offsite storage freezer, and transporting animals to the lab.
Mobile Necropsy Trailer
This mobile unit is stocked with all of the equipment needed to perform large whale necropsies. It keeps all of our vital necropsy equipment organized in one place, allowing for faster mobilization time. This trailer was funded by NOAA.
Net and Rigging Trailer
This mobile unit is stocked with nets, line and various equipment used in large scale stranding operations. This trailer was donated by Jeff Hoffberger.
Seal Adoptions Save Lives
Symbolic animal adoptions provide veterinary care, food and medication for the seals in our hospital right now.