Collect and ensure proper data collection and analyses. Detect anomalous mortality events with near real time reporting. Louisiana's network is administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi and by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. There is currently no federal or state funding for the network due to the federal and state budgetary situations.
All funds go towards equipment and supplies needed to respond to strandings in Louisiana.
For a list of supplies needed please see our Wish List. The public is welcome to attend. Valuable information can be obtained from all stranded animals. Only one or two people are needed until expert help arrives. Relieve pressure on the flippers by digging pits under them in the sand.