VII. Marine Mammal/Fisheries Interactions 12 6 



Background 127 



Interactions in California Coastal Waters 128 



Interactions in Areas off Alaska 130 



Proposed Fishery-Related Amendments to the 



Marine Mammal Protection Act 135 



VIII. Incidental Take of Marine Mammals in the Course 



of Commercial Fishing Operations 13 6 



The Tuna-Porpoise Issue 136 



The Dall's Porpoise Issue 143 



IX. Research and Studies Program 150 



Survey of Federally-Funded Marine Mammal 



Research 150 



Research Program Reviews, Workshops, and 



Planning Meetings 151 



Commission-Sponsored Research and Study 



Pro j ects 152 



Special Research Concerns for FY 1988 161 



X. Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development. ... 163 

 Proposed OCS Lease Sale #97 (Beaufort Sea).... 163 

 Proposed OCS Lease Sale #109 (Chukchi Sea).... 164 

 Potential OCS Lease Sale #95 (Offshore 



Southern California) 165 



Proposed Opening of the Coastal Plain of 



the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to 



Oil and Gas Development 166 



The Minerals Management Service's 



Environmental Studies Program 168 



XI . Marine Mammals in Captivity 172 



Animal Welfare Act Amendments 174 



XII . Permit Process 176 



Application Review 176 



Working Group on the Permit System 177 



Conflicts between Public Display and 



Research Takings 178 



Issues Concerning Lethal Take for Public 



Display 179 



Permit-Related Litigation 179 



Appendix A: Commission Recommendations: 



Calendar Year 1987 181 



Appendix B: Reports on Commission-Sponsored Activities 



Available from the National Technical 

 Information Service 197 



Appendix C: Selected Literature Published Elsewhere 



Resulting from Commission-sponsored 

 Activities 2 04 



