NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region (NMFS-SWR), is now accepting applications for a second marine mammal rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles County, California. The NMFS-SWR recently decided that there may be some merit in authorizing a second facility to rehabilitate stranded pinnipeds and cetaceans in Los Angeles County. All prospective applicants should send a signed letter on official letterhead requesting an application package to: Stranding Coordinator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, California 90802-4231. Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Cordaro Stranding Coordinator National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Region 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200 Long Beach, California 90802-4213 (562) 980-4017 Joe.Cordaro@noaa.gov