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Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation Dr. Cynthia Smith, DVM

Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation Dr. Cynthia Smith, DVM. Navy Marine Mammal Program. SeaLab II, 1965. SSC PACIFIC. http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/. Navy Marine Mammal Program. Home base at SSC PACIFIC on Point Loma in San Diego

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Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation Dr. Cynthia Smith, DVM

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  1. Navy Marine Mammal Program FoundationDr. Cynthia Smith, DVM

  2. Navy Marine Mammal Program SeaLab II, 1965 SSC PACIFIC http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/

  3. Navy Marine Mammal Program • Home base at SSC PACIFIC on Point Loma in San Diego • Program trains teams of dolphins, sea lions, human companions to perform mission critical tasks • Protect ships and ports from swimmer attack • Locate and recover valuable equipment • Alert our forces to undersea mines • Animals receive • highest level of care SSC PACIFIC

  4. Navy Marine Mammal Program • Planning for the day technology replaces need for animal participation • Navy marine mammals a unique national asset • Navy Marine Mammal Program has been largest contributor to marine mammal literature • Benefits to scientific community and marine mammals world wide • Current need for a national marine mammal research center (NRC, MMC) SSC PACIFIC

  5. Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation • 501C(3) nonprofit organization created to transition program into the future • Mission: • To enhance the lives of marine mammals and humans through scientific exploration and human-animal collaboration; • and to inspire creative thinking and a commitment to ocean conservation in future generations

  6. Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation: Today • Provide medical, research, & management support • Working to raise capital and develop strategic partnerships to support the mission • Conducting site surveys to determine best home for visitor’s center, museum, research laboratories

  7. Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation: Tomorrow • Continue human-animal collaboration to support DoD, while identifying new areas of need • Develop a national marine mammal research center • Create a visitor’s center to facilitate educational outreach

  8. Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation • Please contact to discuss interests and potential opportunities • Dr. Sam Ridgway, President • sam.ridgway@nmmpfoundation.org • Dr. Cynthia Smith, Director of Medicine • cynthia.smith@nmmpfoundation.org • Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, Director of Research • stephanie.venn-watson@nmmpfoundation.org • Erika Putman, Director of Education • erika.putman@nmmpfoundation.org

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