Marine Mammals of Maryland

Pinnipeds

1. Hair Seals

Cetaceans

1. Mysticetes- whales that have baleen and paired blowholes.
2. Odontocetes- whales that have teeth and a single blowhole.

Sirenian

1. West Indian Manatee
• Normal range south but a visitor to MD waters.

First Stranded Bottlenose Dolphin in 1990