on to the Miami Lab. In Miami, Ben Blaylock or Kathy Prunier are 

 the contacts to call about stranding reports. Lee Neinberger is 

 in charge of the software organization in Miami. The report to 

 Mieusi should occur within 48 hours of receipt by the NMFS Area 

 Representative. The flow of information is from the SEUS state 

 coordinator to the NMFS Area Representative to the Miami 

 Laboratory. If the event seems unusual, the information will be 

 passed to the SE Regional Office and the Office of Protected 

 Resources to determine an appropriate response (e.g., should an 

 emergency investigation be initiated?). 



Communication: 



It is importemt to commxinicate with area Nettrork 

 Peurticipants the need for a better response to stranding and to 

 give moral support. Jeff Bro%m will distribute a memo concerning 

 legalities emd goals to the entire network. The memo will 

 include the responsibilities of the Area Representatives, and the 

 purpose of the program. It would be a good idea to include a 

 copy of the 1987 Stranding Workshop Report with these letters. 

 This will provide both information and feedback to participants. 

 Approximately one week after the memo is sent, all SEDS Net%rork 

 Participants should be personally contacted by the State 

 Coordinators about the new protocol. 



Necropsies : 



Tissue collection from anything beyond Code 2 strandings 

 should be collected as the situation warrants. It is a 

 responsibility of the NMFS Area Representative to assist the SEUS 

 Network Participants in tissue and data collection from Code 1 & 

 2 animals. Area Representatives are responsible for contacting 

 qualified pai'hologists and v^terinnrian^ to see that quality 

 necropsies take place. 



There are two methods to handle this. One is through a 

 formal . contract with local veterinarians. There may also be 

 local veterinarians who already SEUS Network Participants. The 

 NMFS Area Rep. should make contact with these resources. Another 

 is to set up a coordinated progreua through nearby veterinary 

 schools. Small animal veterinarians may be helpful, but there is 

 a big difference between small animals and large marine mammals. 

 Hopefully, some formal veterinary necropsy arrangements will be 

 made later this yeeur. 



There will be paid faculty appointments for basic life 

 history studies with cost varying according to the event. 

 Faculty appointees may be taxonomists, specimen analysts, emd/or 

 veterinary pathologists. This will be easier if the appointee is 

 affiliated with a university. In some instances faculty are 

 allowed to consult but may not be allotted to use university 

 facilities; however, there may be other facilities available. 



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