Beneath the Surface: How the Marine Mammal Protection Act Protects Underwater Ecosystems

Beneath the Surface: How the Marine Mammal Protection Act Protects Underwater Ecosystems

We recently shared blogs describing the potentially devastating changes proposed to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which would severely hinder its ability to protect many fragile species from extinction. A similar set of amendments proposed to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which has historically worked harmoniously with the ESA, would strip critical protection from marine-dwelling mammals like whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, wa…