Marine Mammal Protection Act Policies, Guidance, and Regulations

Serious/Non-Serious Injury
Stock Assessment Reports
Health and Stranding Response
Regulations

Distinguishing Serious from Non-Serious Injury of Marine Mammals
Policy/Guidance/Regulation	Date
National Policy for Distinguishing Serious From Non-Serious Injuries of Marine Mammals Policy for Distinguishing Serious from Non-Serious Injury of Marine Mammals [pdf] Procedure for Distinguishing Serious from Non-Serious Injury of Marine Mammals [pdf] NMFS response to public comments on the Draft Policy and Procedural Directives [pdf] Federal Register Notice (77 FR 3233)	2012
NOAA Technical Memo on the 2007 Serious Injury Workshop[pdf] (NMFS-OPR-39)	2008
Guidelines for Differentiating Serious and Non-serious Injury of Marine Mammals Incident to Commercial Fishing [pdf]	1997

Stock Assessment Reports

Policy/Guidance/Regulation

Date

Guidelines for Assessing Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports

2005 revisions to guidelines (GAMMS II) [pdf]
1995 guidelines (GAMMS) [pdf]

various

Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program
Policy/Guidance/Regulation	Date
Stranding Response and Marine Mammal Health Policies and Guidances	various

Regulations on Marine Mammals
Regulations	Date
MMPA Regulations (50 CFR 216) [pdf]	2005

Updated: September 21, 2012