This is the first in planned series of bulletins on what the National Marine Fisheries Service is doing to implement th Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The first bulletin summarizes some of the major provisions of recent amendments to the law, yet is not intended to be a comprehensive summary. Rather, it highlights some significant changes included in the amendments. For more details, please refer to directly to the amendments themselves.

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