Transcript: IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE ITEMS; MARINE MAMMAL RESCUES:PENELOPE DALTON

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Congressional Testimony
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June 10, 1999
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TESTIMONY OF PENELOPE DALTON ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FISHERIES NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ON H.R. 1934: THE MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1999 BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 10, 1999

Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to be here today on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NMFS, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, administers the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which authorizes the rescue of and response to stranded ...

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