The Commission’s 2019 Annual Meeting was held on May 21-23 in Kailua-Kona, HI. The meeting focused on marine mammal issues in waters around Hawaii and the greater Pacific islands. Click here for the meeting materials and presentations.
The Administration requests the elimination of the Marine Mammal Commission. The MMC has met its Congressional mandate for over 40 years, at a cost of about 1 penny per American per year. Click here to view message from MMC Chair
The 2018 Annual Report highlights a few of our top accomplishments for 2018. Read the report
A tribute to the life of our former chair of the Committee of Scientific Advisors, Lloyd Lowry – one of Alaska’s best-known marine mammal biologists. Read more
We are pleased to announce the five recipients of our FY18 research grants, which focus on community-driven conservation approaches to eliminate, manage, or mitigate threats to marine mammals. Check back in November, 2018 for our request for proposals for FY19.
To provide independent, science-based oversight of domestic and international policies and actions of federal agencies addressing human impacts on marine mammals and their ecosystems.
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