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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!

Meet Basil!

Basil, a harbor seal pup, arrived at our hospital hungry and in need of water. Doctors quickly noticed that Basil also had an injury to one of her fingers. Even though she was taking medicine, doctors could see that Basil would still need surgery so that her injury would not spread to the rest of her flipper. To make sure Basil had the best care possible, PMMC called in the help of some extra veterinarians who had special tools to treat her injury. Basil’s surgery went great and doctors were able to quickly fix her broken flipper! Basil spent some time recovering in our hospital and after a few weeks she was feeling healthy and strong. We are happy to say that after 164 days in our hospital, Basil had made a full recovery and was released back to her ocean home!