That year was the last full reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to date. Other 1994 amendments included the following: The establishment of take reduction plans to reduce incidental ...

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 ...

A long-delayed ban on the import of seafood that doesn’t meet US marine mammal protection standards is finally set to be implemented next year, after conservation groups reached a legal ...

NEW YORK— Conservation groups sued several federal officials and departments today in the U.S. Court of International Trade over their failure to implement the import provisions of the Marine Mammal ...

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 ...

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.