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Subchapter II

Conservation and Protection of Marine Mammals

1371Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products 1372Prohibitions 1373Regulations on taking of marine mammals 1374Permits 1375Penalties 1375aUse of fines for protection and recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses 1376Seizure and forfeiture of cargo 1377Enforcement 1378International program 1379Transfer of management authority 1380Marine mammal research grants 1381Commercial fisheries gear development 1382Regulations and administration 1383Application to other treaties and conventions 1383aInterim exemption for commercial fisheries 1383bStatus review; conservation plans 1384Authorization of appropriations 1385Dolphin protection 1386Stock assessments 1387Taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations 1388Marine mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska 1389Pacific Coast Task Force; Gulf of Maine 1390Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals 1391Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans 1392Monitoring ocean soundscapes 1393Conservation and mitigation assistance