translate English to French: However, as with other federal legislation regarding marine mammals, establishment of marine protected areas and exclusion of activities which might jeopardize humpback whales or other marine mammals is at the discretion of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, rather than mandated.
• La population totale est-elle très fragmentée (la plupart des individus se trouvent dans de petites populations relativement isolées [géographiquement ou autrement] entre lesquelles il y a peu d’échanges, c.-à-d, migration réussie de ≤ 1 individu/année)?