Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network

The Coastal Studies Lab is the Port Isabel Regional Headquarters of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network. The South Padre Island Region includes: Cameron County and Willacy County south of Mansfield Pass. The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN), founded in 1980, is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization dedicated to the understanding and conservation of marine mammals. The Network rescues and rehabilitates marine mammals that strand along the Texas Coast, providing food, medical treatment and 24-hour-a-day observation. Network volunteers in six regions along the coast respond immediately when a stranding is reported.

Locally, to report a stranded dolphin, whale, or manatee, call the Coastal Studies Lab (956) 761-2644.

The following information will be needed to report:

1. Location
2. Condition of mammal (alive, dead, or injured)
3. Description of mammal (size and color)
4. Photo of stranded mammal

NOTE: DO NOT push the mammal back into the water. For your safety and the mammal's safety please notify the following contacts.

For local marine mammal strandings

• Jennifer Brouwen, TMMSN South Padre Island Regional Coordinator jennifer.brouwen01@utrgv.edu
  Office (956) 761- 2644 Cell (956) 789-4235

• Eberto Presas, TX GLO Beach Watch eberto.presas@utrgv.edu
  Office (956) 761-2644 Cell (956) 266-4563

Statewide Marine Mammal Stranding Emergency Telephone Number: CALL 1-800-9MAMMAL or 1-800-962-6625