The Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act are on the agenda this week. A House panel this week kicks off what could become a tumultuous year for two of the nation’s key ...

Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources took aim Wednesday at the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), arguing both landmark statutes ...

RYE — The Ocean Genome Legacy Center of Northeastern University and the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing our understanding of ...

While they have a blowhole, they do not have a visible blow at the surface. Through the Marine Mammal Protection Act, NOAA Fisheries coordinates a network of organizations, including MMCC and ...

An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along Southern California’s coast, prompting concerns 2025 could be the deadliest year yet.

The closest thing you will get to an aquarium in Laguna Beach is the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center may actually be better than an aquarium because it provides a ...

To mark International Marine Mammal Protection Day on Feb 19, The Straits Times spoke with experts about South-east Asia’s marine mammals, the threats they face, and future research opportunities.

The species are found in coastal waters throughout the North Atlantic Ocean and are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the NOAA said. They can be found on rocky coasts ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) released three rehabbed Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the Mississippi Sound on Monday. The turtles were rescued in ...

But another law which dovetails with the ESA, the Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA), potentially represents an even bigger, more intractable impediment to progress when it comes to developments ...

The sensors are also equipped with video and audio so researchers can get a sense of what the marine mammals are seeing and hearing. In a modern world of super computers that analyze data and ...