Annual report of the Marine Mammal Commission, calendar year 1992. Report to the Congress

Technical Report · Sun Jan 31 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6898610

This is the 20th Annual Report of the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals. The Commission was established under Title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to provide an independent source of guidance on Federal activities and policies, both domestic and international, affecting marine mammal protection and conservation. Each year, the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors devote particular attention to marine mammal species or populations that are or may be in jeopardy. Chapter III describes efforts to conserve: sea otters in California and Alaska; Steller sea lions; Hawaiian monk seals; harbor seals; northern fur seals; Pacific walruses; northern right whales; humpback whales; gray whales; bowhead whales; harbor porpoises; vaquitas or Gulf of California harbor porpoises; bottlenose dolphins; killer whales; and polar bears. Activities related to West Indian manatees, Hawaiian monk seals, vaquitas, and gray whales are summarized.

• Research Organization: Marine Mammal Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6898610
• Report Number(s): PB-93-154995/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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