Help Us Help Them!
Purchase a Mississippi specialty license plate to Protect Our Dolphins, Save Our Sea Turtles, and Protect Our Gulf.
We will be closed on Thursday, January 9th, and we will reopen for regular hours on Friday. Stay warm!
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, charitable 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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