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NOAA is excited to welcome the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to the Greater Atlantic Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network!
Team member, Andrew Jacobs, examines a stranded dolphin. Credit: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
We've had a gap in the Greater Atlantic Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network's coverage on Martha's Vineyard since 2014. A new agreement between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and NOAA Fisheries now fills this gap.
The Tribe is the steward of 500 acres of Tribal trust lands on the Vineyard. Working through our government-to-government relationship, the Tribe and NOAA Fisheries signed a stranding agreement under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This agreement provides authorization for the Tribe to respond to marine mammals throughout the Vineyard. They will primarily focus on the areas (Aquinnah, Chilmark, and West Tisbury) surrounding their trust lands.
To learn more about this partnership read our webstory.
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