The Marine Mammal Stranding Center's main objective is to rescue and rehabilitate stranded or otherwise stressed marine mammals and sea turtles. With permission from the state and federal governments, the center has responded to over 1,000 strandings of whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles over the years. Although they are authorized by the state and federal governments to handle strandings, there is no permanent funding at this time for the work they do.
All funding comes through donations, memberships , sales of shirts and fund-raising efforts.