VAMMR Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Patient Directory

Annette

Patient Record

Species: Harbour Seal

Patient ID: PV2601

Admitted on: 2026/01/21

Collection Site: West Vancouver

Reason for Admission: Entanglement

Weight at Admission: 18.2 kg

Patient Status: released

Time in Care: 56 days (1 month, 3 weeks, 4 days)

Transfer History

Received from: (Direct to MMR)

Mode of Transport: MMR Ambulance

Release

Release Date: 2026/03/18

Release Site: Batchelor Bay

Release Weight: 24.77 kg

Story

Annette was found with a life-threatening gillnet entanglement in West Vancouver. The prolonged entanglement created a deep wound around her neck, and she was emaciated on admission. Annette received intensive care, including wound management, antibiotics, pain control, and nutritional support and made a remarkable recovery.

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Patient Updates

Annette was released after 56 days in our care.

You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.

Annette is improving every day, and her wounds are slowly healing. She is still severely underweight but is eating eagerly.

Annette is getting more vocal and the wound around her neck is now nearly fully closed.

Annette continues to get stronger and has recently moved to the larger Stickleback pre-release pool.

After 56 days in care Annette returned to the ocean. It was an incredibly special moment after everything she had been through.

Guestbook for Annette

  1. Stay strong Annette, and make sure that you are healing well and fast🌟🌟🌟.

  2. I was there when they rescued you Annette and it looked so bleak for you!!
    Yet here you are, what a fighter you are!!!
    Wondering what progress you are making!!.
    A big thank you to all the people involved in your care!! There are many of us following your journey!!
    Greatful to MMR!!!!
    Gisela

  4. Thank you MMR!! So nice to see she is doing well. What an awesome job you have all done! I was there when she was rescued and she was in really bad shape. She’s come such a long way!

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