Critics say recent litigation over a 180-day crab compliance delay harms North Carolina fisheries and benefits fundraising narratives more than marine mammals.

A settlement that staved off a ban on importing swimming crab has brought another lawsuit claiming it violates an earlier ...

New York, NY—Conservation and animal protection groups sued several federal officials and departments today in the US Court of International Trade over their failure to implement the import provisions ...

In the summer of 2025, NOAA determined that 240 foreign fisheries, including 12 from Vietnam, do not comply with U.S. marine ...

Congress is considering changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act that would reduce protections for vulnerable marine mammals. Environmentalists say these changes would threaten the survival of ...

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 ...

In March, Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) reintroduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act (HR 1383), to protect marine mammals adversely affected by the climate crisis. Since 1972, the Marine ...

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative leaders feel they now ...

Boothbay Harbor, Maine – Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative ...