Marine Mammal Rescue, Rehabilitation & Acoustic Shielding Unit

Marine, Coastal & Aquatic Conservation

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Responds to marine mammal strandings, entanglement events, and vessel strike incidents, operating rehabilitation facilities and advocating for acoustic pollution mitigation measures to protect cetacean communication and navigation.

Doctrine

IWC Strandings Working Group Protocols · NOAA Marine Mammal Protection Act Guidelines

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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Marine mammal stranding response and triage protocols

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Entanglement disentanglement operations (large whale and small cetacean)

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Rehabilitation facility management and release monitoring

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Underwater noise pollution mapping and impact assessment

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Vessel speed restriction and shipping lane modification advocacy

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Passive acoustic monitoring network deployment and analysis

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