02465nam 2200577 a 450 991097286120332120251116181712.01-61470-211-X(CKB)2550000001042262(EBL)3019865(SSID)ssj0000853147(PQKBManifestationID)12418344(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000853147(PQKBWorkID)10866339(PQKB)10299514(MiAaPQ)EBC3019865(Au-PeEL)EBL3019865(CaPaEBR)ebr10671430(OCoLC)830627812(BIP)27775175(EXLCZ)99255000000104226220091008d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarine mammal protection issues /Derek L. Caruana, editor1st ed.Hauppauge, N.Y. Nova Science Publishersc20101 online resource (194 p.)Fish, fishing and fisheriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60741-540-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Marine Mammal Protection Act--reauthorization issues / Eugene H. Buck -- National Marine Fisheries Service--improved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to Atlantic large whale protection plan / GAO -- National Marine Fisheries Service--improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing / GAO.The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed a plan to protect endangered large whales from entanglements in commercial fishing gear, which can cause injury or death. As whales continued to die, revisions to the plan were proposed in 2005. This book discusses these issues and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).Fish, fishing and fisheries.Marine mammalsConservationGovernment policyUnited StatesMarine mammalsConservationGovernment policy599.5/177Caruana Derek L1861266Buck Eugene H1861267United States.Government Accountability Office.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972861203321Marine mammal protection issues4467355UNINA