The act also makes it illegal to import marine mammals and marine mammal products into the United States without a permit. Learn more about the MMPA. Our Work ...

The MMPA set forth a national policy to prevent marine mammal species and population stocks from diminishing, as a result of human activities, beyond the point ...

(1) Commercial fisheries shall reduce incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was the first act of the United States Congress to call specifically for an ecosystem approach to wildlife management. Authority · Marine mammal conservation... · Amendments

The MMPA makes it illegal to "take" marine mammals without a permit. This means people may not harass, feed, hunt, capture or kill any marine mammal.

5 янв. 2024 г. · This program collects and disseminates information on the health of marine mammals, coordinates responses to marine mammal strandings, and.

A 2015 rule that aimed to help reduce the risk of endangered whales and sea turtles being caught in fishing nets along the US Pacific Coast.

This Act establishes a Federal responsibility to conserve marine mammals with management vested in the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce.

1371. Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products. 1372. Prohibitions. 1373.