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are amended to contain essential featnres which we betiere to be 

 necessarv. . 



H.R. 65^ lacks any provision for increasing informatKm abont 

 the mammals of the sea. the state of their habitat, and dangers to 

 them from pollution, starvation, and accidental wounding and death 

 from motorboats and similar hazards. If H.R. 6554 is used as the basic 

 structure, it should be strengthened by proAriding for such studies and 

 for the promulgation of regulations to protect sea mammals from 

 these dangers. 



I will go into more detail in suggesting amendments to HJR. 10420, 

 since it appears that this is the bill which will serve as the basic struc- 

 ture for subcommittee action. The following amendments are respec- 

 fully suggested : 



Section 2(2). page 2. line 2. omit •'managed on an optimum sus- 

 tained yield basis" and substitute "can be shown to withstand mor- 

 talitv caused bv pollution, accidents, and natural causes." 



Section 3(4)'. page 3. lines S-10. omit "but such term does not in- 

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

 commercial fishing operations." 



Section 101. page 4. line IS. add: ^(5) for any persc«i to import 

 into the United States any marine mammal or part thereof, transport. 

 ?ell. or offer for sale any such mammal or part thereof in interstate 

 ommerce." 



Section 102(a) (2). page 5 lines 5-6. omit "and can be managed on 

 a sustained-yield basis. 



Section l63(a). page 6, line IT. omit period and add: "except that 

 in order to permit appropriate study for a period of 10 years following 

 enactment of this act. no permits shall be issued for commercial taking 

 of any whale, sea lion, polar bear, walrus, diigong. manatee, sea otter, 

 porpoise, dolphin, or seal except in accordance with section 103(3) 

 and 110 of this act." 



Section 103. page S, line 11. add : "mich information must include 

 conclusive proof that no harm will be caused the population stock 

 if a permit is issued." 



"(e) (1) One year after enactment of this act no method of com- 

 mercial fishing shall be used whereby any porpoise or dolphin is in- 

 jured or killed incident to the capture of the fish. 



"(2) The Secretary shall issue regulations to reduce to the minimum 

 the niunbers of porpoises or dolphins injured or killed incident to 

 purse seining for timafish. during the year following enactment of 

 this act." 



Section 107 (b) (1). page 12. line 16. omit period and add: "if such 

 public display, educational purpose or research is proved to the satis- 

 faction of the Secretary to be necessary." 



Section 107 (b) (2), "page 12, line 18, add, following **methods of 

 capture, supervision" the following: '^careJiousing. treatments". 



Section 201 (^b). page 16. line 3. omit "and resource management" 

 substitute "or marine mammals affairs," and add "who have not been 

 nor are in a position to profit from the taking, processing or sale of 

 marine mammals." 



Section 202(a) (2). page 17, line 10. following "conduct a contintiing 

 review" add : "and study" : line 12 following "management." add : "in- 

 cluding the development of methods of fertility control." 



