Marine Mammal Stranding Center logo

Thank you to our generous sponsors who matched $16,500 in donations!

Support marine animal rescue

Choose an amount to donate One-time
  
Choose an amount
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Please keep your receipt as your official record. We'll email it to you upon successful completion of your donation.

We are the hands, but you are the heart of every rescue.

For nearly five decades, MMSC has been New Jersey’s only organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of sick and injured marine mammals and sea turtles. Since 1978 staff and volunteers have responded to more than 6,400 stranding calls for seals, dolphins, whales, and sea turtles along every stretch of New Jersey’s coastline. So far in 2025, MMSC has responded to over 160 marine mammals and sea turtles.

This important work is possible only through community support, and now MMSC needs the generous support of the public to continue its mission. Donations to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center support critical rescue operations and medical care for marine mammals and sea turtles that have no other lifeline in New Jersey. Rising costs and increased stranding responses mean donations are more important than ever. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps ensure that sick and injured animals continue to receive the care they deserve.

Thank you for your support!

Feed a Seal a Meal

Every little bit helps! During their stay in our hospital, our seals can eat 3lbs or more of fish at each meal. You can feed a seal one meal today, including vitamin supplements and medication to treat their illness or injury, for a donation of $10.
$
USD
Donate

Feed a Seal for a Day

With so many mouths to feed, our annual food costs are significant. Seals will typically eat 9lbs or more of fish daily during their stay in our hospital. You could feed one seal all three of their meals for the day for a donation of $30.
$
USD
Donate

Stranding Response

We respond to animals in distress in every part of New Jersey. Between gas and tolls, it stranding response is a costly part of our operating expenses. Your donation of $50 or more could help get our team to an animal in need of help.
$
USD
Donate

Learn more about MMSC's lifesaving work!

Frequently asked questions