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Marine Mammal Parasite of the Month- January 2022 Answer
This parasite is Stenurus minor! Most often found in the cranial sinuses and lungs, it is likely that cranial sinuses are the definitive site for adult parasites to grow and thrive. S. minor infects…
Read MoreMarine Mammal Parasite of the Month- January 2022
This parasite is a lungworm and earworm in the family Pseudaliidae and it is the most common parasite in the ear of harbor porpoises in the Gulf of St. Lawrence,…
Read MoreHabituation in Harbor Seals
Vocalizations in Pinnipeds
Parasitologist Dr. Murray Dailey visits center
World renound parasitologist, marine mammal parasitology expert, and author Dr. Murray Dailey visited the NMLC for a full week of meetings and laboratory instruction. Resident veterinarian Dr. Sea Rogers Williams,…
Read MoreNational Marine Life Center Paper Published in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
The National Marine Life Center (NMLC) is pleased to announce the publication of a peer reviewed scientific paper, written by Dr. Charles Rogers Williams, in the field of wildlife rehabilitation,…
Read MoreMarine Mammal Parasite of the Month – March 2012
This month’s Parasite of the Month represents a finding so common during cetacean necropsies that its effect and significance can be overlooked. These parasites are found in the blubber…
Read MoreMarine Mammal Parasite of the Month
As part of our grant to study the parasites of marine mammals, we are committed to educating the stranding network about the identity and significance of common marine mammal parasites.…
Read MoreThe 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Last week I had the opportunity to attend (for my first time) the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals organized by the Society for Marine Mammalogy. The…
Read MoreParasites are for lovers
Our friends at the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program brought some parasites from cases of stranded sea turtles, dolphins, porpoises, and seals from Virginia to the National Stranding Conference. These…
Read MoreWhere in the world: Dr. Rogers Travels: Provincetown Town, Cape Cod
Dr. Williams traveled to the tip of Cape Cod to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies last week to talk on One Health, the role of the National Marine Life…
Read MoreWhere in the World: Dr Rogers Travels: Boston
Drs Williams and Dunnigan participated in a NOAA Fisheries sea turtle serious injury workshop where they presented examples of sea turtle / fishery interactions and lead discussions on the significance…
Read MoreVirtural (Path) Rounds
Dr. Williams participated in the first Marine Mammal Pathology Virtual Rounds sponsored by NOAA today. Pathology cases were submitted from the stranding network, and reports were made available for review…
Read MoreWhere in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Martha’s Vineyard
A sea turtle and marine mammal stranding training session hosted by the New England Aquarium on Martha’s Vineyard was attended by Drs. Williams and Dunnigan. This was a local meeting…
Read MoreWhere in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Woods Hole
US Fish and Wildlife and biologists from the state of Florida came to the Northeast Region to hold a one-day training course in Woods Hole on Manatee Strandings. Manatees sightings…
Read MoreWhere in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Florida
Dr. Williams was an invited speaker at the South East Region Stranding Conference were he presented a talk on Cetacean Euthanasia, a difficult topic but one that veterinarians, stranding personal,…
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