After several weeks of special care, two endangered sea turtles are now skimming the waves and water of the Mississippi Sound, just hours after their release near the Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes us on…
There are only seven species of sea turtles in the world and the most endangered can be found right here in the Mississippi Sound. Researchers will be following two of these endangered sea turtles as they journey across the Gulf.…
Marine experts want to make sure beachgoers are aware of the endangered sea turtle nest on the beach in Pass Christian. A rare logger head sea turtle has chosen to lay eggs on the beach about two miles east of…
Just weeks after a young dolphin became trapped in Fort Bayou and was found dead, another deceased juvenile dolphin has washed ashore. According to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, this is part of an alarming trend. Thirty…
The dolphin that has been stranded in Jackson County the last two weeks has died after being stuck in water not conducive for its health. Dr. Moby Solangi with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies confirmed the dolphin died from…
The dolphin stranded in Jackson County still has not found its way back to sea. The dolphin has been trapped in Old Fort Bayou in Jackson County since last Wednesday. The problem is the dolphin is swimming in freshwater and…
Today is World Oceans Day and this year’s overall theme is ‘Our Ocean, Our Future,’ encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport…
Today, veterinarians at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport performed a necropsy on a large loggerhead sea turtle to determine the role plastic had in its health and eventual death. The doctors point to this as a prime…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is nearing the completion of a $15 million expansion in Gulfport. The addition will be bringing aquatic interaction back to the Coast’s tourism industry for the first time since Hurricane Katrina destroyed Marine Life…
With all the buzz surrounding ongoing preparations for the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport, Coast residents are getting nostalgic for the days when Marine Life Oceanarium and the J.L. Scott Aquarium in Biloxi were still open for business. You won’t have…
A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute for Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25’s Kenda Turley caught up with the director of IMMS to hear his reaction. The dolphins at…
A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute of Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25 Kendra's Turley has the details. [mappress mapid="3154"]
A dolphin stranded for several weeks in Simmons Bayou in Ocean Springs has finally made its way back to the Gulf. News 25’s Kristen Durand met with rescuers as they returned from the mission. There were high fives all around…
An alarming number of Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle in the world, have been turning up dead on our shore line. News 25’s Kristen Durand takes us to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies to show us…
Early March is already considered the beginning of stranding season for marine animals and the stormy weather on the Coast is not making things better. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport has had an unusually high amount of…
IMMS in collaboration with NOAA, DMR, Gulfport fire departments dive team, and Mississippi State University's veterinary college rescued and released a dolphin yesterday that was stranded for 3 weeks in a bayou in Henderson Point, Pass Christian.
If you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift this holiday season, how about adopting a turtle?
Thirty two Kemp's Ridley Turtles, an endangered species, were in crisis due to cold weather in the northeast, and were flown south to recover.
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (I.M.M.S.) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) are working together to rehabilitate 30 turtles in danger from the cold weather in the northeastern section of the United States.