In 1991, NMFS established the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual ... That year was the last full reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to date. Other 1994 amendments included the ...

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 ...

Since 1972 the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act has prohibited the United States from allowing ... The U.S. government largely ignored the provision until 2016, when it established a process for ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was passed in 1972. Over the years it was amended, but its fundamentally protective nature has remained unchanged. The statute outlawed the killing of any ...

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

The new right whale condom design was commissioned in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Act was adopted by Congress ... due to fishing and other human activities.

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.