VI . Impacts of Marine Debris 131 



Background 131 



Domestic Activities 133 



International Activities 144 



VII. Incidental Take of Marine Mammals in the Course 



of Commercial Fishing Operations 148 



The Tuna-Porpoise Issue 148 



The Dall's Porpoise Issue 158 



VIII. Other Marine Mammal/Fisheries Interactions 164 



Summary of Commission Actions 165 



The 1988 Marine Mammal Protection Act 



Amendments 168 



IX. Marine Mammal Management in Alaska 171 



Marine Mammal Species Reports 171 



Background Information on Transfer of 



Management 173 



Federal Marking and Tagging Regulations 175 



Litigation 176 



X. Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development 179 



Proposed OCS Lease Sale #91 (Northern 



California) 179 



Proposed OCS Lease Sale #96 (North Atlantic) .... 181 

 Proposed OCS Lease Sales #118 and #122 



(Gulf of Mexico) 182 



The Minerals Management Service's 



Environmental Studies Program 18 3 



Small Take Exemption 186 



XI . Research and Studies Program 188 



Survey of Federally-Funded Marine Mammal 



Research 188 



Research Program Reviews, Workshops, and 



Planning Meetings 189 



Commission-Sponsored Research and Study 



Projects 189 



XII. Marine Mammals in Captivity 202 



Animal Welfare Act Amendments 204 



XIII. Permit Process 206 



Application Review 206 



Working Group on the Permit System 2 07 



Issues Concerning Lethal Take for Public 



Display 208 



Appendix A: Commission Recommendations: 



Calendar Year 1988 210 



