The first major conservation effort to protect whales occurred with the signing of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in 1946. This was an international effort to conserve whale stocks for the future of the whaling industry.

In the United States, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was passed by congress in 1972. This Act gives protection to all marine mammals including all cetaceans, walrus, sea otters, and polar bears.

Learn more about Conservation of marine mammals.

To learn more about how marine mammals become stranded, go to the Stranding information page.

For additional information about marine mammal behavior, go to the Behavior information page.

This website was designed to provide access to marine mammal stranding records to state data managers and to the public.

Additionally, we have attempted to provide educational information about marine mammals that have either stranded on Georgia's coast or could be seen off Georgia's coast. Learn more about the project here.