All of these issues came to a head in 1972, when the US Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act. On October 21, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (P.L. 92-522) was signed into law, having ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, which celebrated 50 years in 2023, has safeguarded species from extinction. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management honors this legacy by prioritizing marine mammal ...

Come January 1, 2026, in order to receive authorization to export their products to the US, foreign fisheries and nations ...

as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The lawsuit against the Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asks for immediate updates to expired stock assessments for two ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 8 to distribute Endangered Species Condoms in honor of World Ocean Day and mark the 50th anniversary of the ...

Researchers are also investigating methods to reduce by-catch — the accidental capture of marine mammals in ... enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) in 2026.