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The document is a Marine Mammal Data Sheet (MMDS) used for compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). It requires holders of marine mammals to submit specific information regarding their custody, including details about the animal's identification, origin, and any changes in custody or facility. The form aims to maintain an accurate inventory of marine mammals held for public display or scientific research and outlines procedures for transfers, transports, and retention of beached or stranded marine mammals.

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What order are marine mammals?

Three orders of the class Mammalia contain marine mammals: Cetacea, Carnivora, and Sirenia.

What are 5 animals that belong to the mammal group?

Examples of mammals include rats, cats, dogs, deer, monkeys, apes, bats, whales, dolphins, and humans.

What are the 8 marine mammals?

Marine mammals are classified into four different taxonomic groups: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), and marine fissipeds (polar bears and sea otters).

What are the 5 marine mammals?

There are five groups of marine mammals: pinnipeds (or flipper-footed animals like seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses), cetaceans (species that cannot survive on land, such as whales, dolphins and porpoises), sea otters (the smallest marine mammal), sirenians (warm water species such as dugongs and manatees)

How do I report marine mammal stranding?

Report dead or injured marine mammals. If you encounter a dead marine mammal, contact the California Academy of Sciences at 415-379-5381 or marinemammals@calacademy.org. If you encounter a sick or injured marine mammal, contact The Marine Mammal Center at 415-289-SEAL.

What are the 5 marine animals?

Animals who live in sea Bottlenose Dolphin. False Killer Whale. Rissos Dolphin. Pacific White-sided Dolphin. Californian Sea Lion. Largha Seal. Emperor Penguin. King Penguin.

What marine mammals are in NOAA fisheries?

NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the management of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for polar bears, walruses, sea otters, manatees, and dugongs.

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