[CINC] Dolpins

[Catherine French]

Just FYI fellow CINCers– I have contacted Joe Cordero, wild life biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service at NOAA regarding these strandings. Here is the information I have received from him today:
 
"Those animals were checked out yesterday by volunteers with the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute.  We have had numerous strandings of sea lions and common dolphins in Ventura County over the last month.  We suspect another domoic acid outbreak as the culprit.
 
No samples were collected from the recent dead sea lions or dolphins because of their state of decomposition.  So we will not be able to determine their cause of death.  To the best of my knowledge, there were no external signs of any human-caused injuries. 

Routinely, the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) collects urine and blood samples to test for domoic acid from live sea lions that are treated at their center.  Michelle Berman at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History conducts necropsies and collects samples from fresh dead dolphins in both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.  Samples are usually not collected from dead sea lions in your area.  It could take anywhere from weeks to months for us to receive the analyses back from any samples that are sent out for testing."





Sincerely, 
Catherine French
cfrench1366 at aol.com 
805.815.3523
805.570.0432 mobile




-----Original Message-----
From: Staci Kaye-Carr <staci at savzsea.com>
To: CINMS - sanctuary-naturalist-corps <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org>
Cc: Shauna Bingham <Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov>; RONALD BARRETT <barettrw at msn.com>
Sent: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 7:37 pm
Subject: Re: [CINC] Dolpins


I called Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) to
double check and....

Yes, you CAN call SB Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) for dead
cetaceans in Ventura AND Santa Barbara Counties.

But in Ventura County you CAN also call CIMWI for dead cetacean. 
They will go out check on the animal, file the paper work involved for
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and CIMWI will ALSO notify SB
Museum of Natural History, who at that time will determine if they want
to proceed any further.

For dead seals and sea lions in Ventura County please call CIMWI. 

There are records being kept and important information to be gleaned for
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

So if you call Harbor Patrol, State or City Beach, or whoever else might
have the time, and now the money, to put towards burying the dead marine
mammal, there is a very good chance that any information that would be gathered
from that animal will be lost. After CIMWI has garnered the info on the deceased 
pinniped an agency will be called to bury the animal.

Just this June and July I have been called out to get the stats for over
15+ dead sea lions, and that's just in the Pierpont area, a one mile stretch of beach!

Again, for living or dead marine mammals in Ventura County ONLY, please
call Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute at 805.567.1505 
www.cimwi.org

Staci




On Aug 16, 2010, at 5:17 PM, islandkayaker at earthlink.net wrote:


So now we have conflicting information on this.  Please sort it out and clarify who to call when.

Thanks,

Scott


-----Original Message-----

From: Lisa Anderson <landerson at islandpackers.com>

Sent: Aug 16, 2010 3:31 PM

To: 'Lisa Rizzo' <lisarizzo at earthlink.net>, 'CINMS - sanctuary-naturalist-corps' <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org>

Subject: Re: [CINC] Dolpins



In Ventura co--SB Museum of Natural History 805-388-4341 X3--that is for

dead cetaceans and Sea turtles ONLY--as far as the dead sea lions--contact

the Harbor Patrol 805-642-8618-they will bury them when they have the time.

Hope this helps,

Lisa



-----Original Message-----

From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org

[mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Lisa

Rizzo

Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:46 PM

To: CINMS - sanctuary-naturalist-corps

Subject: [CINC] Dolpins



This morning there were 3 dead (bloated but not decomposed) common dolphins

along a stretch of beach from Ventura Harbor Village towards the river

outflow.  They were along the high water mark.  In addition there were 4

decomposing sealions. 



Is there an agency to contact who will investigate?



Thanks,

Lisa R.





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