PROJECT OBJECTIVES: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, QUANTITY, REPORTING, AND SHARING OF LEVEL A, B, AND C DATA COLLECTED FROM DEAD MARINE MAMMALS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AN AREA WITH AN ONGOING UME AND POST-UME MONITORING. 2. ENHANCE LARGE WHALE NECROPSY RESPONSE IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH STAFF PARTICIPATION IN CROSS TRAINING AND PROTOCOL STANDARDIZATION. 3. SUPPORT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO INFORM PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS SURROUNDING LARGE WHALE STRANDING AND NECROPSY RESPONSE. 4. COLLABORATE WITH THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER TO SURVEY LIVE CETACEANS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TO DETERMINE CHANGES IN ABUNDANCE AND POPULATION IN ORDER TO AID IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY AFTER AN OIL SPILL OR NATURAL DISASTER.