Federal and State Agencies

While we hope this list helps in your search, we acknowledge that it represents only a fraction of potential resources.

The following are listed in alphabetical order.

Federal Agencies

• Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management
• Marine Mammal Commission
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Note: The National Marine Fisheries Service under NOAA is the primary federal agency responsible for marine mammal policy in the U.S., with headquarters in Silver Spring, MD as well as a system of science centers and regional offices around the U.S. that carry out marine mammal research and management on a local scale.
• National Science Foundation
• Smithsonian Institution
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Navy (U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet, U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Command, Office of Naval Research, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Living Marine Resources Program)

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State Agencies

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources
• Maine Department of Marine Resources
• Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife