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Academic

	College of the Atlantic: Marine Studies	"College of the Atlantic's shorefront campus and two off-shore field stations provide a gateway to the study of coastlines and oceans and the organisms living there."
	Long Marine Lab Photo Gallery	A repository for high-resolution marine mammal and seabird pathology photos. And lots more. Related: Technology Cooperative Research Through Technology Related: Laboratory Programs Seabird Health Study Related: Laboratory Programs The Anatomy of a Sea Otter Necropsy
	Long Marine Laboratory	"Long Marine Laboratory (LML) is an oceanside research facility located on a coastal site overlooking Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The lab provides facilities for scientists who require running seawater, large marine mammal pools, and seawater labs to conduct their research. The close proximity of the lab permits ease of integration of activities with the campus' instructional and research activities." Related: About This Facility About the UC Santa Cruz Marine Sciences Campus Related: Captive Animal Research The Marine Mammal Physiology Project
	Marine Mammal Physiology Project The	"The research performed on the Marine Mammal Physiology Project examines the physiology and performance of various mammalian groups, including cetaceans (whales and dolphins), pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), mustelids (sea otters), and terrestrial mammals." Related: Captive Animal Research
	Moss Landing Marine Laboratories	"Since establishment in 1966, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) has grown an international reputation for excellence in marine science research and education, and is the second oldest marine lab on Monterey Bay. MLML is operated by a consortium of seven California State University campuses (Fresno, Hayward, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, and Stanislaus), with consortium undergraduate and graduate students taking courses or pursuing their Masters of Science degrees at MLML." Related: Laboratory Programs Seabird Health Study
	Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN)	"The Oiled Wildlife Care Network strives to ensure that wildlife exposed to petroleum products in the environment receive the best achievable treatment by providing access to permanent wildlife rehabilitation facilities and trained personnel that are maintained in a constant state of readiness for oil spill response within California." Related: About This Facility Virtual Tour Related: Oil Spill Response
	Prop 50 Fecal Pathogen Pollution Study	"To promote a better understanding of fecal pathogen pollution and the potential effects on human, animal and coastal ecosystem health in a user-friendly format that provides information for a wide variety of stakeholders/target groups" Related: Laboratory Programs Proposition 50 Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
	Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, The	"The Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) is a member of the University of California, Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Sciences. Our organization's work has been, and continues to be, entirely supported by foundation grants, gifts from individuals, and contracts awarded by state and federal agencies. Organization founders, the late UCSC professor emeritus Ken Norris, and Santa Cruz veterinarian Jim Roush, formed the SCPBRG three decades ago in response to declining populations of peregrine falcons and other birds." Related: About This Facility About the UC Santa Cruz Marine Sciences Campus
	Sea Otter Research Alliance	Learn more about what's killing sea otters through interactive maps and video. Related: Front Page What's Killing Sea Otters?
	UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine	"The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, the largest veterinary school in the nation, conducts an integrated, statewide mission of teaching, research and service benefiting animal, human and environmental health." Related: Laboratory Programs The Anatomy of a Sea Otter Necropsy
	UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences	"The Institute of Marine Sciences is composed of faculty & researchers who are grouped into informal cluster groups according to their general area of study; staff, and students also conduct their research under the shared focus of the institute, both on campus in the Earth and Marine Sciences Building and at the Long Marine Laboratory Marine Science Campus, a few miles away on the coast. Long Marine Lab welcomes the public to its Seymour Center where the endeavors of institute scientists are interpreted for visitors from around the world. The Institute of Marine Sciences invites you to explore the many opportunities available to conduct marine research with UCSC at locations around the Monterey Bay region and throughout the world." Related: About This Facility About the UC Santa Cruz Marine Sciences Campus Related: Captive Animal Research The Marine Mammal Physiology Project Related: Technology Cooperative Research Through Technology

Governmental

	Alaska Science Center	"Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office performs research on ecosystems and habitats, mammals, fish, birds, genetics, and links to staff and publications."
	California Coastal Commission	"The mission of the Coastal Commission is to: 'Protect, conserve, restore, and enhance environmental and human-based resources of the California coast and ocean for environmentally sustainable and prudent use by current and future generations.'"
	Coastal Conservancy, The	"The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline."
	Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response	"The mission of Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is to provide best achievable protection of California’s natural resources by preventing, preparing for, and responding to spills of oil and other deleterious materials, and through restoring and enhancing affected resources." Related: About This Facility Virtual Tour Related: About This Facility Organizational Structure Related: About This Facility Disclaimer
	Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council	The existence of the MWVCRC was specified under the landmark Lempert-Keene-Seastrand oil spill act of 1990 which was California’s response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Price William Sound, Alaska. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is a joint state-federal partnership that was created to oversee cleanup of Price William Sound and develop effective policy to reduce the risk of oil spills in the future. Therefore, the EVOSTC isn't directly analogous to DFG-OSPR, but long-term goals are similar. Related: About This Facility Virtual Tour
	Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center	Our official State of California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response website. Related: About This Facility Disclaimer
	Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, The	"The Mission of NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is to understand and protect the coastal ecosystem of central California."
	Monterey Bay National Sanctuary - Science Integrated Monitoring Network	The Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN) enables researchers to monitor the sanctuary effectively by integrating the existing monitoring programs and identifying gaps in information. By avoiding duplication of these programs, resources can be more effectively directed towards surveying and characterizing habitats, assessing the impact of natural processes or human activities on specific resources, and long-term monitoring.
	NOAA/NMFS: Santa Cruz Laboratory	"Located at the western edge of Santa Cruz, California on the coastal bluff at Terrace Point, the Fisheries Ecology Division joins the adjacent UC Santa Cruz's Long Marine Laboratory and a growing complex of marine research facilities at this site." Related: About This Facility About the UC Santa Cruz Marine Sciences Campus
	Southwest Alaska Sea Otter Recovery Team (SWAKSORT)	Though the Federal Government may have different and more obscure acronyms for their recovery programs, our facility works closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service both in Alaska concerning the northern sea otter, where they are running a research program similar to ours, and in California with the southern sea otter, where they oversee our live animal permits. Related: Captive Animal Research The Marine Mammal Physiology Project Related: Laboratory Programs Northern Sea Otter Recovery
	USGS Biological Resources Discipline	"The Biological Resources Discipline works with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources." Related: Field Research Sea Otter Captures Related: Field Research Bi-Annual Sea Otter Counts
	USGS Western Ecological Research Center	"WERC maintains expertise on sea otters in California, Washington, and Alaska, and works with state, federal, and local partners throughout the species' range. The Center is the repository for data on both the threatened California sea otter population and the state-listed Washington sea otter population." Related: Field Research Sea Otter Captures Related: Field Research Bi-Annual Sea Otter Counts

Information, Outreach, Advocacy, Nonprofit

	Alaska SeaLife Center	"The Alaska SeaLife Center is a non-profit marine science facility dedicated to understanding and maintaining the integrity of the marine ecosystem of Alaska through research, rehabilitation and public education. The Center's research facilities and naturalistic exhibits immerse visitors in the dynamic marine ecosystems of Alaska." The ASC has beaten us to the punch with a Sea Otter Literature Search Engine. Check it out! Related: Published Research Sea Otter Online Literature Search
	Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Disease Risk Assessment Workshop	Information on disease believed to be shared by bighorn and domestic sheep, summary of and links to most recent veterinary workshop on bighorn respiratory diseases, qualitative and quantitative disease risk assessment, problems posed to grazers in accommodating separation from bighorn, frameworks for seeking solutions, best management practices. Sources of foundational and historic information and links to other recent workshops will be provided. These topics will be covered in powerpoint discussion and lecture format by 9 biologists, veterinarians, conservationists and grazers.
	Defenders of Wildlife	"Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction."
	EarthEcho International	"EarthEcho International empowers individuals to take action to sustain and enhance our water planet."