Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation Dr. Cynthia Smith, DVM

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

• SeaLab II, 1965

SSC PACIFIC
http//www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mam
mals/
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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
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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
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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

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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 visitors center, museum, research
  laboratories

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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 visitors center to facilitate
  educational outreach

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Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation
Please contact to discuss interests and potential
opportunities Dr. Sam Ridgway, President sam.ridgw
ay_at_nmmpfoundation.org Dr. Cynthia Smith, Director
of Medicine cynthia.smith_at_nmmpfoundation.org Dr.
Stephanie Venn-Watson, Director of
Research stephanie.venn-watson_at_nmmpfoundation.org
Erika Putman, Director of Education erika.putman
_at_nmmpfoundation.org