About

MARC or the Marine Animal Rescue Coalition is a collaboration focused on the difficult and often heartbreaking issue of the rescue of stranded whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, turtles and other marine animals. It involves hundreds of people directly (i.e. as trained rescuers) and many thousands more indirectly. The success of this collaboration has come about because of the interest and hard work of a team of people who work both through the Coalition and their own organisations.

Photo: Mark P. Simmonds

About

MARC or the Marine Animal Rescue Coalition is a collaboration focused on the difficult and often heartbreaking issue of the rescue of stranded whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, turtles and other marine animals. It involves hundreds of people directly (i.e. as trained rescuers) and many thousands more indirectly. The success of this collaboration has come about… Continue reading About

The history of MARC

The first example of a UK-wide co-ordinated effort to help marine wildlife through the collaboration of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) is generally acknowledged as the 1988 seal epizootic. As large numbers of common seals started dying around the North Sea region, Greenpeace and the RSPCA jointly established what became known as The Seal Assessment Unit in… Continue reading The history of MARC

Who we are

The following organisations are affiliated with MARC: Born Free Foundation British Divers Marine Life Rescue Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme Cornish Seal Sanctuary Cornwall Marine Pathology Team European Cetacean Organisation Humane Society International International Animal Rescue International Fund for Animal Welfare International Otter Survival Fund Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Marine… Continue reading Who we are