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school children and the public at large." 118 Cong. Rec. H.1910 

 (Daily Ed., March 9, 1972). And Congressman Pryor said "The 

 intent of this basic legislation was not to deprive those 

 particular institutions of bringing a proper number of animals 

 for public use." Legislation for the Preservation and Protection 

 of Marine Mammals: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries 

 and Wildlife Conservation of the House Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries, 92nd Cong., 1st Sess., page 83 (1971). 



Consistent with these expressions of support, Congress has 

 provided in the MMPA that the taking or importation for public 

 display and scientific research are a special exception to the 

 MMPA's moratorium. 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(1). In 1988, Congress 

 added enhancement of the survival or recovery of species or stock 

 to the activities covered under Section 1371(a)(1), thus 

 reaffirming that the items in this section are categories 

 considered by Congress to be beneficial to marine mammals. 

 Public Law 100-711, Section 5(c). 



During consideration of the 1988 Amendments to the MMPA, 

 Congress also specifically reaffirmed the importance of public 

 display and scientific research. For example, the House 

 Committee Report on the 1988 Amendments stresses that: 



Education is an important tool that can be 

 used to teach the public that marine mammals 

 are resources of great esthetic, recreational 

 and economic significance, as well as an 

 important part of the marine ecosystem. 



H. Rept. No. 972, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess., pages 33-34, (1988). 

 Similarly, the Senate Report stated: 



The effective public display of marine 

 mammals provides an opportunity to inform the 

 public about the great esthetic, 

 recreational, and economic significance of 

 marine mammals and their role in the marine 

 ecosystem. 



S. Rept. No. 592, 100th Cong., 2d Sess., page 29 (1988). 



The Senate Report went on to state: 



