SEANET State Resources

Looking to volunteer for SEANET? Check this list for state-by-state volunteer coordinators to get you started.

We've also provided state-by-state listings for wildlife rehabilitators. This list is by no means exhaustive, but if you find a sick or injured animal on your beach and you wish to bring it to a rehabilitator, these larger clinics and centers are good resources. Finally, information on dealing with stranded marine mammals and sea turtles is provided below.

Please note: seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals are all protected by federal law, and none of these animals or any parts thereof may be kept without federal permits.

Connecticut

Local Coordinator

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In Connecticut you can report stranded marine mammals and sea turtles to the Mystic Aquarium at (860) 572-5955.

Florida

Local Coordinator

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• Southeast Outdoors

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In the southeast, injured sea turtles should be reported to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at (912) 635-4444. For marine mammal strandings, call (888) 404-3922.

Georgia

Local Coordinator

Marge Inness

Rehabilitation Centers

• Southeast Outdoors

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In the southeast, injured sea turtles should be reported to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at (912) 635-4444. For marine mammal strandings, call (888) 404-3922.

Maine

Local Coordinator

Linda Woodard

Rehabilitation Centers

• Center for Wildlife
• Avian Haven

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In Maine you can report stranded marine mammals to the Marine Animal Lifeline at (207) 851-6625.

Massachusetts/New Hampshire

Local Coordinator

Jamie Bogart (Buzzard's Bay, MA only)

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• Tufts Wildlife Clinic
• Cape Wildlife Center
• WildCare
• New England Wildlife Center

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

On Cape Cod, you can report stranded marine mammals to the Cape Cod Stranding Network Hotline at (508) 743-9548. Stranded sea turtles should be reported to the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at (508) 349-2615.

In other areas in Massachusetts you can report stranded marine mammals and turtles to the New England Aquarium at (617) 973-5247.

New Jersey

Local Coordinator

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In New Jersey you can report stranded marine mammals to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at (609) 266-0538.

New York

Local Coordinator

Peg Hart

Rehabilitation Centers

• Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons
• Volunteers for Wildlife

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

On Long Island, you can report live and dead seal, marine mammal, and sea turtle sightings to our collaborators at the Riverhead Foundation. The strandings hotline is (631) 369-9829. Live, healthy reports should be directed to (631) 369-9840 extension 15.

North Carolina

Local Coordinator

John Stanton

Rehabilitation Centers

• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In North Carolina, injured and stranded sea turtles should be reported to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort Laboratory Standing Hotline at (252) 444-8064 or (252) 728-8762.

Rhode Island

Local Coordinator

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In Rhode Island you can report stranded marine mammals and sea turtles to the Mystic Aquarium at (860) 572-5955.

South Carolina

Local Coordinator

Sarah Courchesne

Rehabilitation Centers

• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Marine Mammal/Sea Turtle Strandings

In the southeast, injured sea turtles should be reported to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at (912) 635-4444. For marine mammal strandings, call (888) 404-3922.