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National Marine Fisheries Service : improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing : report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.

Title
National Marine Fisheries Service : improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing : report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.
Author
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Available Online

https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111353

Details

Additional Authors
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources.
Description
ii, 55 pages : digital, PDF file
Summary
GAO was asked to determine the extent to which NMFS (1) can accurately identify the marine mammal stocks--generally a population of animals of the same species located in a common area--that meet the MMPA's requirements for establishing such teams, (2) has established teams for those stocks that meet the requirements, (3) has met the MMPA's deadlines for the teams subject to them, and (4) evaluates the effectiveness of take reduction regulations.
Alternative Title
  • Improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing
  • Marine mammal protection
Subject
  • United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Marine mammals > Government policy > United States
  • Whales > Government policy > United States
  • Fisheries
  • Marine resources conservation
Note
  • "December 2008."
  • "GAO-09-78."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
System Details (note)
  • Mode of access: Internet from the GAO web site. Address as of 1/8/2009: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0971.pdf; current access available via PURL.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 8, 2009).
Call Number
GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-78
OCLC
marcive297444589
Author
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Title
National Marine Fisheries Service : improvements are needed in the federal process used to protect marine mammals from commercial fishing : report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
System Details
Mode of access: Internet from the GAO web site. Address as of 1/8/2009: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0971.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 8, 2009).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Connect to:
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111353
Added Author
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources.
Running Title
Marine mammal protection
Gpo Item No.
0546-D (online)
Sudoc No.
GA 1.13:GAO-09-78
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