The Riverhead Foundation for Marie Research & Preservation is located within Atlantis Marine World. The not- for- profit organization's primary mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release sick or injured marine mammals and sea turtles, which wash up on New York's coast line.
These creatures are federally protected and the organization asks that you please call the 24-hour Rescue Hotline at 631-369-9829 if you encounter any injured marine life. Volunteers for the organization have been know to net and tank tropical fish that get caught in the Gulf Stream and get stuck in the cold waters of South Bay. They are in tanks for viewing inside Atlantis Marine World.