ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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Endangered Species Act
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National Marine Fisheries Act
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Marine Mammal Protection Act
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The Lacey Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -All marine mammals are protected under the MMPA All marine mammal species found in U.S. waters are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as well as marine mammals listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act worldwide.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was enacted on October 21, 1972. The MMPA established a national policy to prevent marine mammal species and population stocks from declining beyond the point where they ceased to be significant functioning elements of the ecosystems of which they are a part.
Detailed explanation-3: -Master of Management & Professional Accounting. MMPA.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, it is illegal for a person who is not Alaska Native to harvest marine mammals or to create handicrafts from marine mammals harvested after December 21, 1972.