MMPA Reauthorization Bill: Eviscerating protection for some of America’s most loved species

In 1972, Congress responded to overwhelming public support for marine mammals by adopting the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Since that time, this landmark law has protected the country’s dolphins, whales, manatees, seals, sea otters, polar bears, and other much-loved species from harm.

The draft reauthorization bill would take a sledgehammer to the MMPA. It would set impossibly high hurdles for conservation action and gut protections across the board for our most iconic species. Read the factsheet to learn how this radical, anti-science, pro-industry bill would destroy marine mammal conservation in the United States.