Marine Mammals

Introduction of marine mammals Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) travel from summer feeding sites in southeast Alaska to southern Baja California, Mexico, northern Japan (Baker and Darling). The number of humpback whales in the Hawaiian waters usually peaks from mid-February to mid-March (Baker & Herman, 1984). Delivery and breeding are important features of humpback whales at low latitudes in winter (Herman and Herman et al., 1980).

Americans like marine mammals and want to protect them. For 45 years, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) has played a central role in the protection and recovery of our beloved iconic marine mammal species. Humpback whales and blue whales, sea otters and manatees, seals and ashikarat dolphins and dolphins. Public support for marine mammal protection is more powerful than ever before in the world where we can spread nature documentary as needed. Successful protection of MMPA brings great economic benefits. People spend more than $ 1 billion per year on whale watching in the United States and related trips and inject money into coastal communities that rely on ecotourism. Massachusetts state alone, according to a recent survey, showed that in 2014, whale watching increased revenues than commercial fisheries with fish. More importantly, marine management and conservation activities contributed $ 179 million to the national economy.

MMPA continues to lay the foundation for marine mammal protection in the world. Since promulgation, in the waters of the United States marine mammal species have not been extinct. Unfortunately, other countries can not say this. The marine mammal species in our sea water is equal to or greater than those outside our seawater. In my long-standing marine mammal propaganda, I was deeply impressed by the positive impression of the 92nd conference through MMPA. For example, this bill is our first national law that obliges an ecosystem approach to protecting wildlife. Regarding current research on the role of marine mammals in securing the productivity of marine ecosystems, we can only thank the 92nd conference for that vision, in other words to say "conservatively" marine mammals Protect from scientific uncertainty.