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Help Us Help Them!
Purchase a Mississippi specialty license plate to Protect Our Dolphins, Save Our Sea Turtles, and Protect Our Gulf.

Give the Gift of Adventure this Holiday Season

Welcome to The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies!

Fin-Tastic BooFest 2024

IMMS’ Dolphin and Stingray Adventure Summer Camp

General Admission

Dolphin Interaction Program

Stingray Swim Program

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Gift Certificates are Available

Book in Advance, Space is Limited for Animal Encounter Experiences!

For More Information Call 228-896-9182

Help Us Help Them!

Report a Sick, Injured, or Stranded Marine Mammal or Sea Turtle:

1-888-SOS-DOLPHIN

1-888-767-3657

The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (“IMMS”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1984 for the purposes of public education, conservation, and research on marine mammals in the wild and under human care. Located in Gulfport, Mississippi, IMMS has been an active participant of the National Stranding Network since its inception. IMMS is the premier stranding organization in the Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama region of the Gulf Coast with the capability and expertise to care for sick and injured marine mammals and sea turtles. IMMS serves as an important educational outlet for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, incorporating programs for conservation, education and research of marine mammals and their environment.

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