Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Living in a Southern California beach community with our climate — the surf, sand and sun — shapes who we are. Like many Angelenos ...

Under Section 109(h)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, government officials and designated entities can import marine mammals into the United States for medical treatment that is not otherwise ...

Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican representative from Alaska, introduced a bill in July 2025 that'll drastically weaken the fifty year old Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Marine Mammal ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972, has prevented the extinction of marine mammal species in U.S. waters. Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the act by restricting scientific data ...

Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of more than 20 animal and environmental protection organizations gathered alongside scientists, agency officials, and legislators to celebrate the 50th anniversary ...

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 ...

OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 3, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada's seafood industry is a global leader in sustainability and innovation, driving economic growth, supporting coastal communities, and delivering the highest ...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2025 (ENS) – On July 8, Congressman Nick Begich III, an Alaska Republican, introduced a draft bill amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act, MMPA, the federal law that has ...

In 1972, Congress did something amazing: they saw a problem and they decided to try to fix it. With a new law. Passed by huge bipartisan majorities in a Democratic Congress and signed by a Republican ...

Animal rescuers call it shocking. A sea lion, washed up on the shore in West Seattle, had been shot multiple times.

The Marine Mammal Protection Act--reauthorization issues / Eugene H. Buck -- National Marine Fisheries Service--improved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to ...

Living in a Southern California beach community with our climate — the surf, sand and sun — shapes who we are. Like many Angelenos, I find comfort near the ocean; it has a soothing regenerative ...