University of New England

The Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center is an important division of the University of New England's Marine Science Education and Research Center. The rehabilitation facility is part of a network of centers authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service to rescue and rehabilitate stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. MARC not only rescues and rehabilitates animals, but also works to develop the most effective means of rehabilitation, and researches the causes of marine mammal mortality and the state of the marine environment.