article_snippet: (CNN)Wildlife services in California are being pushed to CNN)Wildlife services in California limits this year.
article_snippet: We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013," he said.
article_snippet: Stranding is the official term to describe marine life that "swim or float into shore and become beached or stuck," according to NOAA.
article_snippet: Strandings are taking a toll on the resources available in coastal counties from San Diego to Santa Barbara.
article_snippet: This is a new record for Sea World," Koontz said.
article_snippet: In 1983 we rescued 474.
article_snippet: Greenman said California has had warmer weather than usual this year, and, while NOAA is still conducting studies on the Channel Islands to get a more proven explanation, warmer water drives the food source farther out or deeper into the ocean, where the colder water is.
article_snippet: However, Greenman said, the species has made a comeback since the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
article_snippet: Instead, call any of the rescue agencies listed on NOAA West Coast Region's website.
article_snippet: If the animal has died, the local dead animal pickup service should be alerted.