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Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation Dr. Cynthia Smith, DVM. Navy Marine Mammal Program. SeaLab II, 1965. SSC PACIFIC. http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/. Navy Marine Mammal Program. Home base at SSC PACIFIC on Point Loma in San Diego - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Navy Marine Mammal Program
SeaLab II, 1965
http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/SSC
PACIFIC
Home base at SSC PACIFIC on Point Loma in San Diego
Program trains teams of dolphins, sea lions, human companions to perform mission critical tasks
Protect ships and ports from swimmer attack
Locate and recover valuable equipment
Alert our forces to undersea mines
Animals receive highest level of care
Navy Marine Mammal Program
SSCPACIFIC
• Planning for the day technology replaces need for animal participation
• Navy marine mammals a unique national asset
• Navy Marine Mammal Program has been largest contributor to marine mammal literature
• Benefits to scientific community and marine mammals world wide
• Current need for a national marine mammal research center (NRC, MMC)
Navy Marine Mammal Program
SSCPACIFIC
Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation
501C(3) nonprofit organization created to transition program into the future
Mission:
To enhance the lives of marine mammals and humans through scientific exploration and human-animal collaboration; and to inspire creative thinking and a commitment to ocean conservation in future generations
Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation: Today
Provide medical, research, & management support
Working to raise capital and develop strategic partnerships to support the mission
Conducting site surveys to determine best home for visitor’s center, museum, research laboratories
Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation: TomorrowContinue human-animal collaboration to support DoD,
while identifying new areas of need
Develop a national marine mammal research center
Create a visitor’s center to facilitate educational outreach
Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation
Please contact to discuss interests and potential opportunities
Dr. Sam Ridgway, President
Dr. Cynthia Smith, Director of Medicine
Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, Director of Research
Erika Putman, Director of Education