The Marine Mammal Center
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The Marine Mammal Center is a private, non-profit U.S. organization that was established in 1975 for the purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing marine mammals who are injured, sick or aband
Headquarters front entrance
Release of rehabilitated pinnipeds into the Pacific Ocean
Kiotari, a female Pacific harbor seal pup, was rescued on May 1, 2010, from Ross Cove at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in San Mateo. She had been separated from her mother shortly after birth. Kiotari was malnourished and suffering from flipper trauma and an umbilical infection. She was treated and released on July 24, 2010, at Point Reyes Marine Reserve, having gained over 10 kg. The spot patterns on a Pacific harbor seal are unique to a particular individual. Photo by Aaron J. Cohen for The Marine Mammal Center.
Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands
The Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is a multi-campus marine research consortium of the California State University System, headquartered at Moss Landing, California.
MLML main entrance
MLML library
Study area
Steller's sea lion - Eumetopias jubatus