Every day, off the shores of the east coast, seals are becoming entangled in fishing gear. That used to be a death sentence for these marine mammals. Not anymore.
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When we first tried to capture and rescue entangled seals on Cape Cod, it wasn’t working. Then, we heard about colleagues on the west coast who were successful in using sedation methods with entangled sea lions. We wanted to figure out whether that could work for seals, too.
Solution
Together with The Marine Mammal Center in California, we pioneered a new method of seal rescue that involves sedating and tracking the seal’s location throughout the rescue process. It has proved to be a safer, more thorough approach.
Take action
Sedation is not a permanent solution. We must also fight the problem at its source and limit the chance that seals will get entangled in fishing gear.
when we innovate, we are able to save seals and other marine mammals. but we can’t do that without your support.