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management, the state agencies have not been able to secure their own funds at 

 levels required to carry out needed research and develop management 

 programs. As a result, the goals and objectives of the MMPA are not being met 

 in many cases. To that end, the Committee proposed amendment to the MMPA to 

 provide funding for state agencies to participate in cooperative state/federal 

 programs to monitor marine matrmal populations and to manage their interactions 

 with other marine resources and human activities. 



The amendments to the MMPA that have been proposed in this report are 

 aimed at dealing primarily with marine mammal-marine fish-fishery resource 

 problems and at providing for rational management and conservation of marine 

 mammals and all related marine resources. The changes proposed in the report 

 are not intended to and will not result in large scale reductions in numbers 

 of seals, sea lions, or other marine mammal species. 



On October 27, 1987 this report was reviewed at a public meeting in San 

 Pedro, California by a panel representing the scientific and environmental 

 conmunities , the fishing industry and marine resource managers. The Committee 

 wishes to thank the panel members and public in attendance for the 

 constructive conments, many of which have been incorporated into this final 

 report. 



