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Report a Dead Marine Mammal by Calling: 805-242-3560
We will update new stories and give details about current events every few weeks, or sooner if exciting new responses occur!
We will update new stories and give details about current events every few weeks, or sooner if exciting new responses occur!
For general inquiries about an animal you reported, please email barbie.halaska@ccmarineresponse.org.
For general inquiries about an animal you reported, please email barbie.halaska@ccmarineresponse.org.
Click HERE to view recent press coverage from various outlets!
The interactive map to the left is updated routinely such that you can view, in almost real-time, the exact locations of the animls that we, at CCMART, have responded to!
To navigate, select the slide button on the top left. The "Historical Data" is data compiled by NOAA over the years. These are not animals CCMART has responded to, and as a result, some of the GPS coordinates are incorrect, and we are working on this. The "CCMART Data" heading includes every animal CCMART has responded to thus far. If you select the pin, you can see information such as species, age, sex, and we are working to include a photo for every animal as well!
By the numbers...
By the numbers...
CCMART and our volunteers have responded to 227 animals so far in 2026. The vast majority of the individuals we have responded to are California Sea Lions, taking up almost three-fourths of all our responses this year. Second, are Northern Elephant seals, taking up roughly 20% of our calls.
Thanks to you, the public we have been able to begin collecting valuable baseline data about the health of our coast and what to expect in upcoming years.
Meet Our First Marine Mammal!
VSFB-2025-10-01 / CCMART-1-25-Ej
A Steller Sea Lion Found on
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Oct 30, 2025
Photo Credit: Lauren Cooley, VSFB
What a stellar way to ring in our organization's inaugural stranding...no pun intended!
The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is a relatively rare pinniped in Central California, making this find all the more special. Occasionally seen as far south as San Miguel Island in the Northern Channel Islands, the largest member of the Otariid family (eared seals) is typically seen much farther north (think the Pacific Northwest and Alaska!) and can get upwards of 2,000 lbs! This juvenile male was found along a remote bluff in Sudden Ranch north of Jalama Beach County Park by one of our collaborators Lauren Cooley. Lauren was surveying for pinnipeds within the boundaries of Vandenberg Space Force Base, and promptly called our Executive Director Barbie Halaska to jointly perform a necropsy and collect specimens. Code named CCMART-1-25-Ej, this animal will contribute to our knowledge of the range and prevalence of this species.
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