Non-Academic Research, Conservation, and Rehabilitation Organizations
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The following are listed in alphabetical order.
Western U.S.
- Alaska SeaLife Center – Seward, AK
- Alaska Whale Foundation – Petersburg, AK
- Cascadia Research Collective – Olympia, WA
- Center for Whale Research – Friday Harbor, WA
- Cetos Research Organization – San Francisco, CA
- Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-ID Project – Anchorage, AK
- Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute – San Diego, CA
- Marine Life Studies – Moss Landing, CA
- Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research – Seabeck, WA
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – Monterey, CA
- National Marine Mammal Foundation – San Diego, CA
- North Gulf Oceanic Society – Homer, AK
- North Pacific Research Board – Anchorage, AK
- Ocean Conservation Society – Marina del Rey, CA
- Oceanwide Science Institute – Makawao, HI
- Pacific Whale Foundation – Kihei, HI
- Point Blue Conservation Science – Bolinas, CA
- San Diego Institute for Conservation Research – San Diego, CA
- The Dolphin Institute – Hilo, HI
- The Marine Mammal Center – Sausalito, CA and Kona, HI
- The Whale Museum – Friday Harbor, WA
- Waikiki Aquarium – Honolulu, HI
- Whale Trust – Makawao, HI
Southern U.S.
- Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – Bradenton, FL
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium – Clearwater, FL
- Georgia Aquarium – Atlanta, GA
- Institute for Marine Mammal Studies – Gulfport, MS
- Mote Marine Lab – Sarasota, FL
- National Marine Mammal Foundation – Charleston, SC
- Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – Sarasota, FL
- Texas SeaLife Center – Corpus Cristi, TX
- Wild Dolphin Project – Jupiter, FL
Northeastern U.S.
- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life (New England Aquarium) – Boston, MA
- Atlantic Marine Conservation Society – Hampton Bays, NY
- Blue Ocean Society – Portsmouth, NH
- Center for Coastal Studies – Provincetown, MA
- Cetos Research Organization – Bar Harbor, ME
- Marine Mammals of Maine – Brunswick, ME
- Mystic Aquarium – Mystic, CT
- National Marine Life Center – Buzzards Bay, MA
- Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium – Woods Hole, MA
- Ocean Alliance – Gloucester, MA
- Shaw Institute – Blue Hill, ME
Midwest and Mid Atlantic U.S
- Brookfield Zoo – Chicago, IL
- Lenfest Ocean Program – Washington, DC
- National Marine Sanctuary Foundation – Silver Spring, MD
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Washington, DC
- National Sea Grant Program – Washington, DC
- Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research – Kill Devil Hills, NC
- Pew Charitable Trusts – Washington, DC
- Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center – Virginia Beach, VA