Advancing Science, One Seal at a Time

Ashley Stokes | Director, SSC Marine Mammal Rescue Picture this: Staying in a historic lighthouse keeper’s quarters, on an uninhabited island for nearly a week, …
Exeter Seal Completes Rehabilitation, Returns to Sea

Exeter, NH had an unusual, but not entirely out of the ordinary visitor in November of 2022: a harbor seal in the Squamscott River. This …
Winter seal visitors along NH’s coast

Ashley Stokes | Director of Marine Mammal Rescue Seacoast residents are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins along our rocky …
Harbor Seal Pupping Season Expected to Begin this Month

If you see a seal or other marine mammal on the beach, call the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue hotline at 603-997-9448 Harbor …
MMR Responds to Stranded Pygmy Sperm Whale on Salisbury Beach

Karen Provazza | Chief Communications Officer On Monday, January 10th, Seacoast Science Center (SSC) Marine Mammal Rescue responded to reports of a small whale …
A Harbor Seal’s Journey: Rescue, Release, and Beyond!

Originally published February 12, 2021 JUNE 7, 2021 UPDATE Held on June 7th, this webinar provides an update on Harbor Seal #087 from …
Where have all the Ice Seals gone?

Ashley Stokes | Marine Mammal Rescue Manager New Englanders are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins on our coast’s …
Shark and Seal Safety in New England Waters
Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue was featured on WMUR TV9’s NH Chronicle on October 8, 2020. MMR Manager Ashley Stokes, along with partner Marianne …
New shark safety resource for New Hampshire beachgoers

Brian Yurasits | SSC Marine Mammal Rescue Community Outreach Manager Seacoast Science Center has teamed up with New Hampshire Sea Grant, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, …
Sharks, Seals, and a Healthy Ocean Ecosystem

Brian Yurasits | Marine Mammal Rescue Community Outreach Manager This week Maine experienced its first-ever fatal great white shark attack, leaving many New England …
Springtime means Harbor Seal pupping time

Harbor seals bear their young from late April through June. As a result, the chance of seeing seals on our beaches, more specifically seal …
Physical Distancing and Marine Mammals: A Lesson from COVID-19

Brian Yurasits | Marine Mammal Rescue Community Outreach Manger The spread of Covid-19 virus around the United States has prompted health officials to recommend …