Wildlife Response Tara L. Riemer, Ph.D. President and CEO August 13, 2015 Alaska SeaLife Center
Who Are We? Public Aquarium Marine Science Research K-Gray Education Wildlife Response 501(c)(3) The Alaska SeaLife Center generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote understanding and stewardship of Alaska’s marine ecosystems
Wildlife Response Experience: Annual Stranding Caseload
Harbor Seal Typically releasable
Spotted Seal Typically Non releasable
Ringed Seal
Northern Fur Seal
Pacific Walrus
Sea Otter
Steller Sea Lion
Necropsies and Mortality Investigations Sea otter UME Arctic Pinniped UME
Cascading Support
Permanent Facilities
Mobile Facilities: MTRE Mobile Treatment & Rehabilitation Enclosure
Mobile Facilities: MTRE Mobile Treatment & Rehabilitation Enclosure
HAZWOPER Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop Videoconference Capabilities Oiled Wildlife Response Training
Alaska Clean Seas (Arctic) Mobile Treatment and Rehabilitation Enclosure Oiled Wildlife Response Training Drill participation CISPRI (Cook Inlet) Existing Formal Relationships
Alaska Chadux (nearly statewide) Resolve Marine (Aleutians) Alyeska Pipeline/SERVS (PWS) Current Conversations Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSROs)
Federal Agencies Permitting Federal Species Recovery Teams Stranding Response Alaska Region Stranding Network O&G Philanthropic Support Rural Communities and Native Groups Partners
Alaska Region Stranding Network
Marine Mammal Response Working Group Association of Zoos and Aquariums Oiled Wildlife Care Network Additional Relationships
QUESTIONS?
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