Manatjemont Service; the National Institutes of Health; the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service; the National Park Service; 

 the Naval Ocean Systems Center; the North Pacific Fishery 

 Manaqement Council; the Office of Naval Research; the Smithsonian 

 Institution; the U.S. Air Force; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service; and the U.S. Geological Survey. The Minerals 

 Management Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, 

 and the Fish and Wildlife Service have the largest and most 

 diverse marine mammal research programs. 



As a result of past Commission efforts, duplication of 

 research is no longer considered a problem, but certain 

 programs could benefit from better integration or coordination 

 to meet information needs more effectively and economically. 

 As an example, the offices of the Minerals Management Service 

 are supporting regional marine mammal research projects that 

 would benefit from better coordination with related marine 

 mammal projects being conducted or supported by the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries Service. 



When all of the information from the 1982 survey is 

 compiled and verified, the Commission, in consultation with 

 its Committee of Scientific Advisors, will evaluate the 

 information and, as appropriate, recommend steps that should 

 be taken to better develop, focus, and coordinate agency 

 programs . 



Research Program Reviews, Workshops , 

 and Planning Meetings 



In 1!}C!2, the Commission, in consultation with its 

 Committee of Scientific Advisors, reviewed, commented on, 

 and/or made recommendations concerning: the overall scope 

 of Federally-funded marine mammal research; the National 

 Marine Fisheries Service's tuna-porpoise, bottlenose dolphin, 

 Hawaiian monk seal, California coastal marine mammal, and 

 North Pacific fur seal research programs; the bowhead whale 

 research programs being conducted and/or supported by the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service and the Minerals Management 

 Service; the latter ' s Regional Environmental Studies Program; 

 and the Fish and Wildlife Service's manatee and sea otter 

 research programs. The Commission also convened or participated 

 in meetings and workshops to: better define the nature and 

 scope of research programs needed to determine what more 

 can be done to conserve and protect the West Indian manatee, 

 the southern sea otter, and the bowhead whale; identify research 

 programs needed to conserve and protect marine mammals in 



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