Orientation: False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team
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Orientation Documents (part of Meeting 1)
February 17, 2010
Honolulu, HI
Presentations
Complete Orientation Binder [pdf]
1. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Section 118 (Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations)
- MMPA Fact Sheet
- Overview of the MMPA
- Overview of Take Reduction Planning
- Marine Mammal Take Reduction Program
- Text of MMPA Section 118
- MMPA List of Fisheries (LOF)
- Overview of Marine Mammal Authorization Program (MMAP)
- Pacific Islands Regional Office MMAP Permit Holder Letter for 2010
- Marine Mammal Mortality/ Injury Reporting Form
- Overview of Zero Mortality Rate Goal (ZMRG): MMPA Section 118(b)
- Final Rule Defining the Insignificance Threshold (69 FR 43338, July 20, 2004)
2. Section 117 of the MMPA (Stock Assessment)
3. Other Relevant Statutes and Mandates
