International trade · 11/05/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Space Vehicle and Missile Launch Operations at Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska

The U.S. government has issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) to capture two species of seals and sea lions as a byproduct of launching space vehicles and missiles at the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) in Alaska, in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).