Marine Mammal Protection Act

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Long title	An Act to protect marine mammals; to establish a Marine Mammal Commission; and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 92nd United States Congress
Effective	December 21, 1972
Citations
Public law	92-522
Statutes at Large	86 Stat. 1027
Codification
Titles amended	16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created	16 U.S.C. ch. 31 §§ 1361–1362, 1371-1389, 1401-1407, 1411-1418, 1421-1421h, 1423-1423h
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 10420 by Edward Garmatz (D–MD) on December 4, 1971 Committee consideration by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Passed the House on March 9, 1972 (362-10) Passed the Senate on July 26, 1972 (88-2, in lieu of S. 2871) Reported by the joint conference committee on August 1, 1972; agreed to by the House on October 10, 1972 (Agreed) and by the Senate on October 11, 1972 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 21, 1972
United States Supreme Court cases
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 555 U.S. 7 (2008)

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was the first act of the United States Congress to call specifically for an ecosystem approach to wildlife management.