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A juvenile harbor seal hauled out on Nauset Light Beach in Eastham. A trained volunteer posted a sign to notify beachgoers of the resting animal. After a good night's sleep, the seal returned to the water the following morning.

This lone common dolphin was seen actively swimming and feeding in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet. The animal was monitored by CCSN and after two days in the harbor, swam back out to sea on its own.

An adult harp seal, seen resting on Linnell Beach, Brewster.

This young harbor seal was disentangled by the Dennis DNR, then assessed and deemed healthy by CCSN. The animal was relocated to Sesuit Harbor, E. Dennis and released back to the wild.

CCSN staff, volunteers, and members from collaborating institutions perform post-mortem examinations (necropsies) on two dolphins at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Marine Research Facility. Reasons for death and/or stranding as well as patterns in marine mammal health are investigated for animals that do not survive stranding events.

Six Atlantic white-sided dolphins mass stranded at Skaket Beach, Orleans and were all deemed healthy, then successfully relocated and released at Herring Cove in Provincetown. These dolphins are lined up on the beach in preparation for a coordinated release.

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