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 ...

Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

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 ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act protects marine mammals indefinitely — in effect, in perpetuity, because the act does not contain a provision for delisting recovered species.

Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), a law that set the global benchmark for conserving marine mammals. It was the first piece of legislation to call ...

Both Redulla and local agents with NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement described the JEA as a valuable tool to bolster the manpower and equipment used to enforce the Marine Mammal Protection Act ...

Marine Mammal Protection Act A curated collection of links The Record What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the ...

Jaws' reignited existing fears of sharks. But it also inspired new generations of researchers interested in the apex ...

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 Commission was created more than 50 years ago to ensure the Marine Mammal Protection Act is followed, and to provide independent, science-based oversight of federal activities ...

Hawaii Gave up Funding for Marine Mammal Protection Because of Cumbersome Paperwork For years, the state officers who enforce Hawaii’s conservation laws boosted their patrols and resources under ...