Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

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United States federal statute environmental law

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits the harassment, hunting, capturing, or killing of marine mammals in American waters and by U.S. citizens, aiming to maintain healthy marine mammal populations.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Marine Mammal Protection Act	6
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act	2
Marine Mammal Protection Act (United States)	1
Marine Mammal Protection Act provisions	1
United States Marine Mammal Protection Act	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ environmental law ⓘ
1994Amendments	established take reduction plans for marine mammals incidentally taken in fisheries ⓘ
administeredBy	Marine Mammal Commission ⓘ National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
allowsException	incidental take authorizations ⓘ public display permits for marine mammals ⓘ scientific research permits ⓘ subsistence harvest by Alaska Natives ⓘ
amended	1994 ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. citizens ⓘ U.S.-flagged vessels ⓘ United States waters ⓘ
concept	potential biological removal ⓘ
containsProvision	moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products ⓘ requirements for marine mammal bycatch reduction in commercial fisheries ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateEnacted	1972-10-21 ⓘ
effectiveDate	1972-10-21 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Marine Mammal Commission ⓘ
focusesOn	ecosystem-based management of marine mammals ⓘ
goal	maintain healthy marine mammal populations ⓘ prevent marine mammal population declines ⓘ
influencedBy	growing environmental movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legalCitation	16 U.S.C. §§ 1361–1423h ⓘ
mainSubject	marine mammal conservation ⓘ protection of marine mammals ⓘ
policyStatement	marine mammals should not be permitted to diminish beyond the point at which they cease to be significant functioning elements of the ecosystem ⓘ
prohibits	capture of marine mammals ⓘ harassment of marine mammals ⓘ hunting of marine mammals ⓘ import of marine mammals and marine mammal products with limited exceptions ⓘ killing of marine mammals ⓘ
regulates	import of marine mammals ⓘ taking of marine mammals ⓘ
relatedTo	U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973 Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
requires	stock assessments of marine mammal populations ⓘ
sectorImpacted	commercial fisheries ⓘ marine mammal display facilities ⓘ
shortName	MMPA ⓘ
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingPresident	Richard Nixon ⓘ
titleOfAct	Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 self-link ⓘ
yearEnacted	1972 ⓘ