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Category: education and research
Goals: Research and education dealing with marine mammals, particularly whales.
Current Programs:
Curate North Atlantic Humpback Whale catalogue, the North Atlantic Finback Whale catalogue; the Antarctic Humpback Whale catalogue; run Mt. Desert Rock Marine Research Station; and conduct general research on migrations, populations, and life histories of whales, porpoises, and seals; marine mammal stranding response.
Resources: Speakers available by arrangement; Whales-on-Wheels outreach program (see listing in this section for the Natural History Museum at COA); marine mammal educational video ($29.95); Finback Whale adoption program, humpback whale adoption program too.
County: Hancock
Region: Mt. Desert Island
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