1998 Year of the Ocean Ocean Living Resources 



Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, promulgates necessary 

 regulations. The Act provides for enforcement of the Act and its implementing regulations. 



Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) , 16U.S.C.§§ 1531-1543 



The ESA protects species of plants and animals listed as threatened or endangered. The Secretary of 

 the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce determine, through regulations, whether any species are 

 endangered or threatened. The Secretaries also are required to designate critical habitat and develop 

 and implement recovery plans for threatened and endangered species. Federal agencies must insure 

 that any action authorized, fiinded, or carried out by such agency is not likely to jeopardize the 

 continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or 

 adverse modification of critical habitat. 



The ESA prohibits the taking of any member of an endangered species. "Take" is defined broadly 

 and includes harassment, harm, pursuit, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing, 

 or collecting, or attempting to engage in any of this type of conduct. The requirements of the ESA 

 are enforceable. 



Fur Seal Act Amendments of 1983 , 16U.S.C. §§ 1151-1175 



The Fur Seal Act Amendments prohibit the taking of fur seals in the North Pacific Ocean, except as 

 provided by the Act. Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos who dwell on the North Pacific Ocean may take 

 fiir seals for subsistence purposes. The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for regulating the 

 taking of fiir seals. The Amendments authorize a North Pacific Fur Seal Commission. 



The Fur Seal Act Amendments also authorize the Secretary to administer the fur seal rookeries and 

 other federal real and personal property on the Pribilof Islands. 



Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and associated provisions, 16 U.S.C. §§ 742a-742d, 742e-742j, 

 742k, 744-748, 750-753, 753a-753b, 754, 758-758d, 760a-760g. 



The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 authorizes the National Marine Fisheries Service to conduct 

 investigations and prepare and disseminate information and reports regarding fish and their habitats 

 in order to provide for the proposed development of fish resources. 



Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act . 16 U.S.C. §§ 661-666c 



The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act requires that wildlife conservation receive equal 

 consideration with other features of water-resource development. The Act requires that Federal 

 permitting and licensing agencies consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service, Fish and 



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