NY Marine Rescue Center

Do you have kids in middle school who are looking for something fun and exciting to do this summer? The NYMRC is hosting a Junior Marine Rescuer Workshop from August 2nd through August 6th. See flyer for more details and contact us at [email protected] to register or for more information. Space is limited!

Satellite tagged sea turtle update! Read on for more info... After a few months of dormant signal, Chili, a loggerhead sea turtle that was satellite tagged and released in Summer 2019 is now live again on our tracking map! Chili stranded during the 2018 cold stun season and was one of five turtles that received a satellite tag that season. This means NYMRC has been tracking Chili’s post-release movement pattern for over a year!! Historically, this is the longest tag durati...on ever documented from a single marine animal released by NYMRC. Based on the tracking data, Chili migrated south last winter and returned to NY waters early this summer. After a few months foraging locally, Chili moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean and is now utilizing coastal waters near Delaware. This tracking data is very important for the conversation of these critical animals and provides insight regarding post-release movement patterns, foraging areas, and overall success of a rehabilitated individual. Chili was tagged last year by NYMRC Rescue Program Director Maxine Montello and researcher Dr. Wendy McFarlane, and this satellite tag was sponsored by Manhattanville College Check out NYMRC’s tracking map and Chili’s migration by clicking this link! http://nymarinerescue.org/what-we-do/

We want to thank Rehn Maresco and Land Use Ecological Services, Inc. for being an Olive Ridley sponsor in honor of this year's 23rd 5K Run for the Ridley. The New York Marine Rescue Center greatly appreciates your support for helping the rehabilitation of sea turtles! #NYMRC #SaveourOceans #5kRun

For this year’s 5K Run for the Ridley, we would like to thank our Hawksbill sponsors Gallagher Personal Insurance sales, Kolb Heating & Cooling, The Meyers Law Group, P.C., Downtown Riverhead - BID, and Riverhead Building Supply. The NY Marine Rescue Center recognizes and appreciates your support! #NYMRC #SaveourOceans #5kRun

The New York Marine Rescue Center would like to thank our Loggerhead Sponsors ANTECH Diagnostics, Haugland Group LLC, and Protegrity Advisors, LLC for this year's 23rd Annual Run for the Ridley. We appreciate your support, and thank you for contributing to help rehabilitate sea turtles! #NYMRC #SaveourOceans #5kRun

The NYMRC is excited to announce that we are extending our 5K Run for the Ridley. The race will be extended until Saturday. October 31st. We are so close to our goal--help us meet that goal by registering, runner and logging your time by October 31st. https://runfortheridley5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=3366 For those that have already participated and logged their time--thank you for your support!!... Don't forget about our Halloween Costume Contest! Wear your costume while running our 5K and send us your photo to enter the contest! Please email [email protected]. #nymrc #5k #seaturtles #kempsridley

Today is the last day of our virtual 5K #RunfortheRidley! Don’t forget to submit your running time through the IYR Virtual mobile app or submit manually on our registration website (linked to this post in bio) by the end of the day. Thanks to everyone who has participated throughout the past few weeks and to all who supported us in this virtual event! These events and continued donations are vital to the NYMRC’s mission and efforts to help cold stunned sea turtles around New York! #nymrc #run #5k #seaturtles #longisland #beach #marinelife #thankyou #support #kempsridley #savetheseaturtles #coldstunned #newyork

The NYMRC is so excited to announce we have created a calendar for 2021. Pre-order your calendar today! All pre-orders will be shipped by mid-December, so stock up for the holidays. Each calendar is $25 and includes shipping. Enjoy a year of amazing photos of patients and releases from the past few years.... Visit www.nymarinerescue.org to order you calendar today! #nymrc

The NYMRC VIRTUAL 5K Run for the Ridley ends on Saturday, 10/17. Please make sure that if you registered for the 5K that you have logged your time by Saturday, 10/17. For those interested in participating, you can sign up until Saturday, 10/17. For more information, or to participate, please visit https://RunfortheRidley5K.itsyourrace.com/ or call the office at 631-369-9840.... #nymrc #5k #kempsridley #seaturtles

Happy #SupplySunday to all our supporters! Thank you so much to all who donated items from last week’s Supply Sunday - those items will definitely be put to good use! At the top of our wishlist this week is Flex Seal spray coating and painter’s tape! These items help with repair and maintenance of our holding pools, so they are ready for new patients and stay in good shape throughout the busy seal and sea turtle seasons! Click this post in the link in our bio to find these ...items and others on our wishlist! Also don’t forget to shop using our AmazonSmile for any of your Amazon purchases - this donates a small percentage of sales to NYMRC! Shop through smile.amazon.com and set Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation as your charity. #nymrc #sunday #tankmaintenance #oceans #repairs #donate #nonprofit #longisland #fixit #sealsunday #seaturtleready

Cold stun season is really just around the corner now! If you enjoy walking the beaches of Long Island, start looking out for cold stunned sea turtles. Once the water levels drop below about 50 degrees (currently they are at around 65!), these sea turtles can become hypothermic and wash up along the beaches. During the warm months, many sea turtles in the NY area utilize the protected areas within Long Island sound and other bays - so some of the most common beaches to find t...hese cold stunned sea turtles are north facing, East End beaches on both the North and South fork! Check beaches during or soon after high tide and along the wrack line for any sea turtles that may have washed ashore with the tides. Be sure to call our 24-Hr Hotline at 631-369-9829 with any sea turtle sightings! #nymrc #seaturtles #oceans #marinelife #coldstun #savetheseaturtles #rescueandrehab #longisland #beach #newyork #eastend