MARINE ANIMAL RESPONSE SOCIETY

To report stranded, injured, entangled or dead marine animals in the Canadian Maritime Provinces call:

ABOUT MARS

The Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) is a Nova Scotia-based charitable organization dedicated to marine animal conservation through response, research and engagement. Our goal is to build relationships that result in the conservation, recovery and stewardship of all marine animals and ocean ecosystems.

FEATURED RESEARCH

BEYOND THE NUMBERS:

A 15-Year Retrospective of Cetacean Incidents in Eastern Canada

This report examines data compiled via incident reporting hotlines in Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador and the Maritime Provinces from the period of 2004 to 2019 by the Réseau québécois d’urgences pour les mammifères marins, Whale Release and Strandings and the Marine Animal Response Society, respectively.

WHAT WE DO

Learn more about what we do to protect marine life and inspire people to take action.

Strandings & Response

Research & Reports

Training & Education

OUR IMPACT

THE MARS HOTLINE HAS HELPED DOCUMENT
3000
INCIDENTS INVOLVING MARINE ANIMALS
THE MARS TEAM HAS RESPONDED TO OVER
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1600
INCIDENTS INVOLVING SEALS SINCE 1999
WELL OVER
1200
INCIDENTS INVOLVING CETACEANS RESPONDED TO SINCE 1999
400
VOLUNTEERS TRAINED

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MARITIME MARINE ANIMALS

Find out more about marine animals in the Maritime Provinces.

Cetaceans

Sea Turtles

Pinnipeds

Sharks

VOLUNTEER WITH MARS

MARS is committed to providing its volunteers with opportunities to safely engage in, and benefit from, participating in a number of different response activities.

We need volunteers to visit sites, to confirm a report of a dead or distressed marine animal and to collect data (i.e. photos, measurements and possibly samples). If MARS responders are on scene to direct rescue efforts, there may be additional opportunities to help response efforts; however, incidents are unpredictable and we cannot guarantee when or where they will happen.

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Have questions about becoming a MARS volunteer? Email us at volunteer@marineanimals.ca

HELP US PROTECT MARINE ANIMALS IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES