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(5) marine mammals have proven themselves to be resources of great 

 international significance, esthetic and recreational as well as economic, and 

 it is the sense of the Congress that they should be protected to the great- 

 est possible extent commensurate with sound policies of resource man- 

 agement. 



DEFINITIONS 



Sec. 3. FV)r the purposes of this Act — 



(1)1 The term "^marine mammal" means any seal, whale, walrus, dugong, 

 manatee, sea otter, sea lion, polar bear, porpoise, or dolphin. 



(2) The term "population stock" means a group of interbreeding marine 

 mammals of the same species or smaller taxa in a common spatial arrange- 

 ment. 



(3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. 



(4) The term "take" means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt to 

 harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal ; but such term does not in- 

 clude the taking of marine mammals which occurs as an incident to commercial 

 filing operations. 



(5) The term "waters under the jurisdiction of the United States" means — 



(A) the territorial sea of the United States, and 



(B) the fisheries zone established pursuant to the Act of October 14, 

 1966 (80 Stat. 908, 16 U.S.C. 1091-1094). 



Title I — CoNSiaivATioN and Proteotion of Marine Mammals 



PROHIBITIONS 



Sec. 101. Except as provided in sections 102, 107, and 109 of this title, it 

 is unlawful — 



(1) for any -person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or any 

 vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take any marine 

 mammal on the high seas ; 



(2) for any i)erson or vessel to take any marine mammal in waters 

 under the jurisdiction of the United States or on land appurtenant thereto; 



(3) for any person to use any port, harbor, or other place under the 

 jurisdiction of the United States for any purpose in any way connected 

 with acts prohibited under paragraphs (1) and (2) bf this section; and 



(4) for any person to engage in any of the following acts with respect 

 to marine mammals or parts of marine mammals (including raw, dressed, 

 or dyed fur or skins) taken in vit>lation of this section after the effective 

 date Of this title : 



(A) possess any such mammal or part thereof. 



(B) transport, sell, or offer for sale any such mammals or part 

 thereof in interstate commerce, and 



(C) import any such mammal or part thereof into the United 

 States. 



LIMITATIONe ON TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS 



Sec. 102. (a) The Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public hiring, 

 shall prescribe such limitations with respect to the taking of each species of 

 marine mammal (including limitations on the taking of individuals within popu- 

 lation stocks) as he deems necessary and appropriation to insure that such species 

 or population stock vrithin waters under the jurisdiction of the United States — 



(1) is not threatened with extinction, disappearance, or undue attrition 

 whether by natural or manmade causes, and 



(2 ) can be managed on a substained-yield basis. 



(b) The limitation prescribed under subsection (a) of this section for any 

 si)ecies or population stock of marine mammal may include, but are not limited 

 to, restrictions with respect to — 



(1) the numiber of animals which may be taken in any calendar year 

 pursuant to permits issued under section 103 ; 



(2) the age, size, or sex (or any combination of the foregoing) of animals 

 which may be taken, whether or not a quota prescribed under paragraph 



(1) of this subsection applies with respect to such animals; 



(3) the season or other period of time within which animals may be 

 taken ; and 



(4) the manner and location in which animals may be taken. 



(c) Before prescribing any annual quota under paragraph (1) of subsection 



