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From the Wikipedia article on the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Authority
MMPA was signed into law on October 21, 1972, by President Richard Nixon and took effect 60 days later on December 21, 1972. It prohibits the "taking" of
marine mammals, and enacts a moratorium on the import, export, and sale of any marine mammal, along with any marine mammal part or product within the
United States. The Act defines "take" as "the act of
hunting, killing, capture, and/or harassment of any marine mammal; or, the attempt at such." The MMPA defines harassment as "any act of pursuit, torment or annoyance which has the potential to either: a. injure a marine mammal in the wild, or b. disturb a marine mammal by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, which includes, but is not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering." The MMPA provides for enforcement of its prohibitions, and for the issuance of regulations to implement its legislative goals.
Authority to manage the MMPA was divided between the
Secretary of the Interior through the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and the
Secretary of Commerce, which is delegated to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Subsequently, a third federal agency, the Marine Mammal Commission (MMC), was established to review existing policies and make recommendations to the Service and the NOAA better implement the MMPA. Coordination between these three federal agencies is necessary in order to provide the best management practices for marine mammals.
Under the MMPA, the Service is responsible for ensuring the protection of
sea otters and marine otters,
walruses,
polar bears, three species of
manatees, and
dugongs. NOAA was given responsibility to conserve and manage
pinnipeds including
seals and
sea lions and
cetaceans such as
whales and
dolphins.
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