Potential Biological Removal Levels: A Tool to Conserve Marine Mammals
July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
Human activities can pose a significant threat to marine mammal populations. Recognizing these threats, Congress enacted the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972 to ensure that marine mammal populations continue to act as healthy, functioning elements of their ecosystems. In 1994, Congress amended the MMPA to reinforce this conservation goal by adding a management tool called the Po . . .
Human activities can pose a significant threat to marine mammal populations. Recognizing these threats, Congress enacted the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972 to ensure that marine mammal populations continue to act as healthy, functioning elements of their ecosystems. In 1994, Congress amended the MMPA to reinforce this conservation goal by adding a management tool called the Po . . .