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Meet Sangria!

Our most recent patient, Sangria, is a young California sea lion. When he was rescued on August 27th, he weighed only 53 pounds and wasn’t feeling well. He was tired, hungry, and had a broken toe in his flipper.

At the rescue center, Sangria got to rest, eat lots of tasty fish, and swim in his very own pool! After two months of good care, he gained 26 pounds and felt so much better. His broken toe even healed completely!

Before heading back home to the ocean, Sangria got an orange release tag on his flipper so helpers can recognize him.

Now he’s back in the waves—healthy, strong, and (we’re pretty sure) super happy to be splashing free again!

Watch Sangria get ready to go home!

Watch Sangria go home!

Meet Bogart!

Bogart was a young Northern elephant seal found all alone on a beach in Newport Beach. He was super skinny—just 73 pounds—and had a sore on his mouth. No one knew exactly what happened, but he needed help fast.

The animal rescue team at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center brought him in and gave him medicine, rest, and something special: fish smoothies!

Next came “Fish School” - kind of like seal summer camp! Bogart learned how to catch fish all by himself. He practiced with fish in bowls, then splashed and dived with his seal friends to grab fish in the water. He was a fast learner!

Bogart practiced every day and made great progress. After four months, he had grown big and strong, nearly 300 pounds! With a final check-up from Dr. Deming, he was ready to go back to the ocean.

On July 7, 2025, Bogart was released with another rescued seal, ready to dive back into the waves and live his wild seal life.

Bogarts Release

Meet Otto!

When Otto was rescued from Balboa Pier, he weighed only 77 pounds, which is quite small for an elephant seal pup. Otto was too young to hunt for food on his own, so the PMMC team decided to enroll him in fish school! At fish school, Otto learned to catch his dinner like a true underwater pro. It wasn't easy at first - he had to practice chasing fish and figuring out how to grab them with his mouth. After months of recovery, Otto grew healthy and strong. When it was time for Otto to go back to the wild, he received a very special boat ride and was released right into the water, making a big splash as he swam off into the ocean. Otto was released back to the ocean weighing an amazing 252 pounds.

Watch Otto go home!

Meet Robin!

Robin was rescued on August 15 from Newport Beach and made news on KCAL CBS later that evening as a suspected domoic acid patient. Robin was suffering from seizures, a common sign of domoic acid poisoning. Vets kept her under close observation during her first few weeks at the hospital as her condition was very serious. We are thrilled to report that during the last couple weeks of her hospital stay she began making incredible progress. Her body began responding well to the treatments our team provided. Her weight even increased from 118 pounds to 141 pounds! After reaching a healthy weight and making a full recovery from her illness, Robin was released back to her ocean home!