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Marine Mammal Protections and Observer Program Regulations Most of the following websites are not part of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) website. NMFS cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of the information on any websites that are not part of the NMFS website. NMFS does not imply endorsement of any particular product, service, organization, company, information provider, or content on any of the following websites. Several of the following are PDF files which require free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view, navigate and print. Adobe also offers free tools for the visually disabled. MARINE MAMMALS ... Protected Species Information  Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) 1994 Amendments to the MMPA Memorandum of Agreement for Negotiation of Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 119 Agreements between the Department of Commerce, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Geological Survey and the Indigenous People's Council for Marine Mammals, August 1997 Endangered Species Act (ESA) and ESA Recovery Plans Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act As amended through January 12, 2007 As amended through October 11, 1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act: October 11, 1996. The SFA amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act). National Environmental Policy Act Fur Seal Act 1966 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Code of Federal Regulations Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries:     - Part 216 - The Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals     - Part 226 - Threatened and Endangered Marine Species, Designated Critical Habitat     - Part 229 - Authorization for Commercial Fisheries Under the MMPA MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVER PROGRAM ... AMMOP Information  Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Maritime Law NMFS Alaska Enforcement NOAA Freedom of Information Act NOAA Order 216-100: Protection of Confidential Fisheries Statistics Observer Health and Safety Regulations: 50 CFR 600.725, 600.746 U.S. Coast Guard Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety ADDITIONAL RESOURCES List of Fisheries Regulatory Compliance Requirements for NMFS Management Commercial Fisheries and Marine Mammal Interactions Groundfish Fisheries Regulations     - 50 CFR Part 300, 356, 600 and 679: Final Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices Federal Register (Online Index of Federal Regulations)