{"id":51,"date":"2015-10-16T14:54:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2017-01-26T15:56:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T20:56:08","slug":"letters-and-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters and Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/about-the-commission\/our-mission\/marine-mammal-protection-act\/\">Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)<\/a>\u00a0provided\u00a0the Marine Mammal Commission independent oversight of marine mammal conservation policies and programs being carried out by various federal regulatory agencies. We provide input on proposed regulations, incidental take authorizations, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, permits,\u00a0and other authorizations related to the taking and importation of marine mammals, and general policy development\u00a0for\u00a0protecting and conserving marine mammals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"graphic alignright\" data-modal=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2007 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.0_elephant_seal-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Northern elephant seal pup in shallow water.\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.0_elephant_seal-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.0_elephant_seal-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption><p>Northern elephant seal pup in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. (Robert Schwemmer, CINMS, NOAA)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of our\u00a0input is provided formally through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/letters\/\">letters<\/a>\u00a0to other federal agencies and action proponents. We also publish various\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/reports\/\">reports<\/a>\u00a0each year and have been called to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/congressional-testimony\/\">testify to Congress<\/a>\u00a0on specific actions regarding\u00a0marine mammals and their environment. Lastly, we support marine mammal research through our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/grants-and-research-survey\/\">grants and research program<\/a>\u00a0and through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/other-publications\/\">Commission-sponsored publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)\u00a0provided\u00a0the Marine Mammal Commission independent oversight of marine mammal conservation policies and programs being carried out by various federal regulatory agencies. We provide input on proposed regulations, incidental take authorizations, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, permits,\u00a0and other authorizations related to the taking and importation of marine mammals, and general […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Letters and Reports - Marine Mammal Commission<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Marine Mammal Commission provides input and recommendations on actions impacting marine mammals and their environment through letters, reports, testimony, and peer-reviewed publications.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/letters-and-reports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Letters and Reports - 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