| Key Activities | 🛟 Rescue • 🏥 Rehabilitation • 🧪 Research • 📚 Public Education • 🧬 Population Monitoring |
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| Location | 301 Railway Avenue, Seward, AK 99664, USA |
| Seal Hotline | +1 888 774 7325 |
| Website | https://www.alaskasealife.org/ |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Species | harbor seal • ringed seal • spotted seal • rarely: Northern elephant seal • Northern fur seal • walrus • bearded seal • Steller sea lion • ribbon seal |
| Rehab & Release | ✔ |
| Sanctuary | ✔ |
| Open to Public | ✔ |
| How to Help | Donate • Adopt • Volunteer |
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Founded in response to the devastating 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Alaska SeaLife Center was partially funded by settlement payments from the disaster. It remains Alaska’s only dedicated marine mammal rehabilitation facility. Located in Seward, the center cares for a variety of seal species – a recent “sealebrity” was the orphaned walrus Ukiaq, who joined the facility in 2024. It also rehabilitates sea otters and marine birds, and serves as a dynamic hub: part research institution, part public aquarium, and a vital community resource.
Resident seals actively contribute to scientific studies at the center, where some are trained to voluntarily take part in a range of experiments that support marine science. A few non-releasable individuals are also transferred to the Pinniped Lab to assist with further research efforts.