The purpose of this proposal is to enable US to:1) support our comprehensive response to dead marine mammals in our entire stranding area, providing complete diagnostic and archival sampling of code 2…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Portland State University $266,668 under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) Project Grant from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The university will use the funding to support its comprehensive response to stranded marine mammals in its region, including complete diagnostic sampling and archiving of cetaceans and pinnipeds to document cause of death and ongoing monitoring of gray whales and Guadalupe fur seals. It will also maintain educational and outreach activities, ensure full coverage and accurate reporting of strandings, document and respond to entangled pinnipeds and whales, and collaborate with Northwest ZooPath on disease detection in local marine mammals. The grant aims to further the program's goal of supporting state agencies' collection and analysis of information on marine mammals interacting with state-managed fisheries and marine resources.

The purpose of this proposal is to enable US to:1) support our comprehensive response to dead marine mammals in our entire stranding area, providing complete diagnostic and archival sampling of code 2 and code 3 cetaceans and pinnipeds to document cause of death (with sampling of as many code 4 animals as possible) and emphasizing the on-going gray whale and guadalupe FUR seal umes; 2) maintain educational/outreach activities, ensure full coverage and accurate reporting; 3) document and respond to entangled pinnipeds and whales in our area, as well as reporting tagged rehabilitated pinnipeds; and 4) work closely with northwest zoopath on the detection of disease in marine mammals in our stranding area.