Regulation & law · 12/09/1996

Incidental Take of Marine Mammals; Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted Dolphins

The U.S. government has issued permits to Amerada Hess Corporation and The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company to catch bottlenose and spotted dolphins in the course of removing oil and gas structures, in compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act and relevant regulations, dated August 23 and 30, 1996.