National Marine Fisheries Service : improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing : report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.

National Marine Fisheries Service : improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing : report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.

Because marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, often inhabit waters where commercial fishing occurs, they can become entangled in fishing gear, which may injure or kill them--this is referred to as "incidental take." The 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requ...

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Corporate Authors: United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Subjects:
United States. > National Marine Fisheries Service.
Marine mammals > Government policy > United States.
Whales > Government policy > United States.
Fisheries.
Marine resources conservation.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111353

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