The Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre assists ill, injured, or abandoned marine mammals with the goal of rehabilitating them for release back into their natural habitat.
If you believe a marine mammal is in distress, contact the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre at 604-258-SEAL (7325) or at our emergency number, 604-862-1647. Please don’t touch or try to move the animal until you’ve spoken with our trained rescue specialists.
For general inquiries, please contact Lindsaye Akhurst, Manager.
Phone: 604-258-7325
lindsaye.akhurst@vanaqua.org
Become part of Canada's leading volunteer marine education team by contacting our Volunteer Services Department for more information about how to help.
Phone: 604-659-3478
Fax: 604-659-3515
volunteer@vanaqua.org
Media interested in covering the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Program must make arrangements via the Vancouver Aquarium's Public Relations department.
Phone: 604-659-3752
Fax: 604-659-3566
publicrelations@vanaqua.org
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue
P.O. Box 3232
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6B 3X8
Phone: 604-258-SEAL (7325)
rescue@vanaqua.org