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Free Program on Thursday on Seal Species That Visit Ocean City

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center will make the presentation 5:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Ocean City Free Public Library.

The public is invited to join the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Ocean City Free Public Library for a presentation titled "Seals of New Jersey: An Overview."

Come learn about the four species of seals that call New Jersey their winter home.
This free program is sponsored by Ocean City Home Bank.

For more information about this program, contact Sarah Miele, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center’s Education Coordinator, at (609) 266-0538 or via e- mail at edummsc@aol.com. 

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is a private non-profit organization based in Brigantine and is the only organization in the State of New Jersey authorized to rescue and rehabilitate stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. Since the Center's founding in 1978, more than 4,100 animals (including whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles) have been handled by the Center. 

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