Marine Mammal Stranding Center

If you do see a stranded mammal, don't touch it, and contact the local police department.

The unseasonably warm start to winter has delayed the arrival of some annual visitors to the Garden State.

This is the time of year when injured or sick seals start showing up in New Jersey waters and on our beaches. It’s also when the Marine Mammal Stranding Center comes in to save the day.

Move over Mary Lee the great white shark, a hump back whale is getting all the attention now at the Jersey Shore.

A Coast Guard crew out of Cape May and members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine were unexpectedly called into action this past weekend when a massive leatherback sea turtle was spotted about 30 miles offshore entangled in a fishing net. The 800lb beast was successfully freed by the crew and swam back off into the Atlantic. Watch the video of the rescue below:

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is hoping to attract future volunteers by offering the public a hands-on learning experience on Long Beach Island this summer.

When a dolphin, whale, seal or turtle washes ashore, it's volunteers with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine that spring spring into action.

The summer season may be over in New Jersey, but the dolphin deaths are not. Nearly 150 have washed onto New Jersey beaches since early July.

The Brigantine-based Marine Mammal Stranding Center is dealing with financial hurdles after an unusually busy summer.

With 64 dolphins washing up ashore this summer, the non-profit organization responsible for the study of these animals is facing additional financial burdens.