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Avian Influenza and Our Seal Response Operations

We are pleased to report that the Center is resuming our seal response operations. To prioritize health and safety amidst avian influenza, we are taking a phased approach, initially reopening in Monterey and San Luis Obispo areas.

The Center continues to test all incoming animals for influenza and has had no cases among our patients to date.

See our latest updates about avian influenza and marine mammals, including how you can help.

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All Caught Up

Our seafood choices can make life easier or harder for animals in the ocean

Ages: 8-11 years old

  • Entanglement
  • Sustainable seafood
  • Ocean trash
Activity

Learn about some of the different ways to catch seafood and how they can hurt or protect marine mammals like Calafia, a sea lion disentangled by The Marine Mammal Center and our partners in Mexico. 

Download the Seafood Watch app and create a personalized guide based on what you like to eat.

Then try out this quick activity to imagine what it might be like to be an animal entangled in trash.

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