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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #490: The Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn Feb 17

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Oct 12

#Republicans target law that protects #whales, #seals and #polarbears
Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the #MarineMammalProtectionAct, enacted in 1972 to protect whales, seals, polar bears and other sea animals. The law also places restrictions on commercial fishermen, shippers and other marine industries. https://apnews.com/article/seals-whales-protection-fishing-environment-oceans-0a04ce8516a60d858b3a5bea86b7bd21

Republicans target law that protects whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so. The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted 1972, protects whales, seals, polar bears and other sea animals, and it places restrictions on commercial fishermen and shippers. The legislation has long been a target of conservatives and industry members who now seek to remove key pieces of it. A GOP-led bill is in the works to do just that. Conservation groups adamantly oppose the changes and say they will erase years of hard won gains for jeopardized species.

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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Mar 30, 2024

END ALL CAPTURES OF DOLPHINS FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY IN U.S. TERRITORIAL WATERS

There has not been a dolphin capture for public display in U.S. Territorial waters since 1993 due to the #MarineMammalProtectionAct. It's incredibly difficult for an #aquarium to obtain permits to capture #dolphins humanely, but unfortunately it is still not considered illegal. We need an amendment of the MMPA to include a clause that will end the #capture of dolphins for public display.

7/18

https://www.dolphinproject.com/take-action/end-all-captures-of-dolphins-for-public-display-in-u-s-territorial-waters/

End All Captures of Dolphins for Public Display in U.S. Territorial Waters | Dolphin Project

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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Mar 17, 2024

it is far removed from their natural #environment. Dolphins kept in captivity are known to suffer from stress-related health issues and illnesses. Confining these animals to lives in tanks is inhumane and selfish.

Join us in asking Members of Congress to amend the #MarineMammalProtectionAct to stop any imports or exports of dolphins across U.S. Borders.

- Dolphin Project 🐬

#SaveOurSeas #ProtectOurWildlife

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https://www.dolphinproject.com/take-action/end-all-imports-exports-of-dolphins-across-u-s-borders/

END ALL IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF DOLPHINS ACROSS U.S. BORDERS | Dolphin Project

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Elizabeth Winter Apr 29, 2023

How Regulation Came to Be: Santa Barbara Oil Spill (30th in series)

Dawn dish soap wasn’t introduced until 1973. It’s been employed in every oil spill since Santa Barbara

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/1/24/827938/-How-regulation-came-to-be-Santa-Barbara

#HowRegulationCameToBe #Regulation #History #SantaBarbara #California #OilSpill #OffshoreDrilling #Unocal #USGS #ChannelIslands #OCS #CaliforniaCoastalCommission #NEPA #CleanWaterAct #CleanAirAct #CaliforniaCoastalAct #EndangeredSpeciesAct #MarineMammalProtectionAct #GaylordNelson #EarthDay

How regulation came to be: Santa Barbara

Some seventy-five miles northwest of Los Angeles, about six miles offshore southeast from Santa Barbara, seven oil platforms stretch like sentinels in a sweeping arc along what's known as the ...

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