TY - GEN
TI - Glossary: Marine Mammal Protection Act
AU - NOAA Fisheries
AB - Under the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, harassment is statutorily defined as, any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which—Has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild (known as Level A harassment); orHas the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering but which does not have the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild (known as Level B harassment).
DA - 2022/01//
PY - 2022
PB - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
UR - https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/laws-and-policies/glossary-marine-mammal-protection-act
LA - English
KW - Marine Mammals
ER -