results to Miami Lab. 



E. NMFS will provide materials for specimen collection to SEUS 

 Stranding Network and NMFS Area Representatives will accept 

 collect telephone calls for reporting stranding. 



F. NMFS Miami Laboratory will manage NMFS Area Representatives, 

 arrange for transfer of biological samples to analytical 

 laboratories, coordinate final disposition of specimens, and 

 with SEUS Network Director, produce newletter and assist in 

 maintenance of regional organization. Miami Laboratory will 

 maintain real-time cetacean stranding database for the NMFS 

 southeast region. 



G. NMFS will not usxirp SEDS stranding network coordination and 

 r espons ibi 1 it i es . 



gffng jgl^randlno Network 



A. Nettrork participants will report BASIC DATA (above) to SEDS 

 Regional Coordinator by telephone within 24 hours of 

 discovery of stranding as a requirement of the LOA. Voice 

 confirmation of receipt of information is required. If SEUS 

 Regional Coordinator cannot be reached on the first try, 

 then the network participant will immediately telephone the 

 NMFS Area Representative. 



B. SEUS Regional Coordinator will be required in LOA to report 

 stranding to NMFS Area Representative within 24 hours of 

 receipt from network participants. 



C. Network participants will perform general necropsies on 

 carcasses to the extent that condition warrants. General 

 necropsies will include morphological measurements, 

 photographs, examination for fishery interaction and 

 external pathology, and collection of specimens for life 

 history, pathology, and genetics studies as detailed in 

 necropsy manual and outlined herein. If the carcass is 

 condition 1 or 2, and size permits, the «fhole carcass will 

 be transported to a participating veterinary clinic for 

 detailed necropsy. 



D. SEDS Stranding Network participant will deliver or 

 coordinate delivery of NMFS-required specimens to the NMFS 

 Area Representative and ensure proper storage of specimens 

 until delivered to NMFS. 



E. SEDS Stranding Network participants will provide stranding 

 data to SEUS Stranding Network Director as directed in the 

 LOA. 



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