Institute for Marine Mammal Studies

It has been an active participant of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program since its inception.

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The Institute cares for sick and injured marine mammals in the Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama subregion of the Gulf Coast.

Every summer it holds a week-long educational day camp including activities involving dolphins, sea lions, rays, and sharks.

[8][9][10][11] The Institute's Ocean Adventures Marine Park, also located in Gulfport, features shows involving dolphins, sea lions, birds, stingrays, and reptiles.

[12] The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has received grants of several million dollars from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Teams from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies keep a pygmy killer whale hydrated while they prep it for release into the Gulf of Mexico