AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP)
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS gathers this information is through the Marine Mammal Observer Program. The program In Alaska, collects information on marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries. This information is incorporated in assessments
of the general status of marine mammal populations in Alaska.
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| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS gathers this information is through the Marine Mammal Observer Program. The program In Alaska, collects information on marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries. This information is incorporated in assessments of the general status of marine mammal populations in Alaska. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/akro/iso/xml/11796.xml |
| keyword |
[ "Protected species and marine mammals (NMFS Information Category 3.6); bycatch; commericial", "Alaska", "DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AKRO > Alaska Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "AKRO Protected Resources (PR) Division Metadata Portfolio" ] |
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/11796 |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Alaska Regional Office", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights | otherRestrictions, restricted |
| spatial | -130.0,50.0,-180.0,72.0 |
| temporal | 1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP) |
