Handel i gospodarka · 6.10.1994

Public Display of Marine Mammals

NMFS is announcing that the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (Alliance) have submitted, for reference purposes, the professionally accepted standards on which their members base their education and conservation programs. The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) was amended substantially on April 30, 1994 (P.L. 103-238) (1994 Amendments). These 1994 Amendments require that persons holding marine mammals for purposes of public display, or requesting issuance of a permit to capture or import a marine mammal for purposes of public display, must offer a program for education or conservation purposes that is based on professionally recognized standards of the public display community. The AZA and Alliance together represent approximately 60 percent of U.S. facilities that currently hold marine mammals. Where applicable, the AZA or Alliance standards may be referenced by public display permit applicants and holders of marine mammals when exercising the rights established and submitting the documentation required under the MMPA. If alternative standards are provided as a part of a permit applic