As a young boy I fell in love with the ocean environment that I get to live right by. I knew we had to conserve and protect the climate at all costs. Starting in 2017 (3 years this year!) I began working at Mystic Aquarium and I have seen the hard work and dedication that not only our staff, but also our volunteers put into the best care for any animal whether it be seal, turtle, or other mammals that comes to the Animal Rescue Clinic here at Mystic Aquarium.

Since 1975, Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program (ARP) has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing sick, injured and stranded marine animals along 1,000 miles of the Northeastern coastline throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Fishers Island, New York. As a founding member of the Greater Atlantic Region Stranding Network, the ARP cares for sick, stranded or injured marine animals while learning more about why they came to shore. Working closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, which is the ARP’s permitting office, and other government agencies, the Animal Rescue Team responds to an average of 150 hotline calls each year while also providing support to other stranding facilities in New England and even as far as California.

Please help me as I dive into the freezing cold waters of Long Island Sound to help support and raise money for the Animal Rescue Program at Mystic Aquarium.

It’s time to Support or Splash!