H.R. 4084 · 97th Congress · enacted
A bill to improve the operation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 97-58.
Latest official action 1981-10-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to revise procedures regarding the taking of marine mammals. Repeals that section of the Act concerning "optimum carrying capacity." Redefines "depletion" and "depleted" for purposes of the Act. Exempts pure seine tuna fishing from the zero-mortality goal. Requires, in lieu of such zero-mortality goal, continuation of the best marine mammal safety techniques for tuna fishing that are economically and technologically practicable. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating) to transfer management authority for a species of marine mammal to a State if the Secretary finds that the State will implement a program for the conservation and management of the species that: (1) is consistent with the purposes and goals of the Act and with treaty obligations; (2) requires that all taking of the species be humane; (3) does not permit the taking of the species unless the State has determined that the species is at its optimum sustainable population; (4) does not permit the State to regulate the taking of the species for scientific research and public display purposes; (5) provides procedures for acquiring data relating to the optimum sustainable population of the species and the maximum take that would maintain the species at that level;…
Congressional Research Service · 1981-07-09
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