UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program

10/09/2026

Coming up next week: join us for a resume building workshop with Leslie Wright from the UNCW Career Center!

* October 14th, 7:00-8:00PM
* Dobo Hall 2012

Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there! 🐋

09/29/2026

09/13/2026

Join us for our stranding data collection work shop this Wednesday!

* September 16th, 6:30-8PM
* Sayed Hall (Education Building) 162

Learn about and practice collecting Level A, Human Interaction, and morphometric data collected during stranding response.

*Zoom option is available during the first part of the workshop, see our website for more information.*

Swipe to see our meeting schedule this semester!

Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there! 🫧🐬

09/04/2026

Join us next week for the first MMSP volunteer meeting of the semester!

* September 9th, 7-8pm
* McNeill Hall 1005

Learn about our work and how to get involved, and hear from our summer 2026 intern about her capstone research project.

Everyone is welcome! 🐋🦭🐬

04/15/2026

Registration for the Southeast & Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium at UNCW is STILL OPEN! Register today! ⭐️ 🐋

SEAMAMMS is a regional scientific marine mammal meeting and is very student-oriented. This conference spotlights marine mammal research conducted in the mid-Atlantic and southeast US.

Scan the QR code to visit the website and learn more!

01/29/2026

In place of departmental seminar tomorrow, join us for a special showing of Saving the North Pacific Right Whale: The World’s Rarest Whale. Hope to see you there! 🐋

01/26/2026

Meet the mysterious goose-beaked whale! With a sloping “goose-like” head and sleek body, this deep-diving species primarily hunts squid and octopus using suction feeding! Males sport lower teeth for sparring, while females give birth to a calf every 2-3 years. Despite protections, they still face threats from entanglement and hunting.

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01/19/2026

Fluffy, fast-growing, and full of energy (and cuteness)…meet the harp seal! Pups are born with their snowy “white coat” and can triple their weight in just two weeks before their gray juvenile fur grows in. Adults rock a silver-gray coat with bold, harp-shaped markings, feasting on 10-20lbs of fish per DAY!

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01/14/2026

For this week’s spotlight, meet the s***m whale—the LARGEST toothed whale, and one of the ocean’s extreme divers. Their massive, block-shaped heads house the s***maceti organ, which plays a role in echolocation, helping them navigate and hunt in the depths. Another fun fact: their clicks are the LOUDEST biological sounds on Earth! 👀

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01/05/2026

Often referred to as the “greyhounds of the sea”, fin whales are built for speed. With sleek, streamlined bodies and powerful tails, they are capable of reaching speeds up to 25mph!

As the second-largest whale species on Earth, fin whales travel vast distances between their feeding/breeding grounds and like other cetaceans, play important roles in marine ecosystems. While populations were impacted by commercial whaling, today they face threats such as vessel strikes, entanglement, and climate change.

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