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EPA has issued a general permit under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) to authorize the transport and disposal of marine mammal carcasses in ocean waters under specified conditions. The term “marine mammal” means any mammal that is morphologically adapted to the marine environment, including sea otters and members of the orders Sirenia (e.g., manatee, dugong), Pinnipedia (e.g., seal, sea lion), and Cetacea (e.g., dolphin, whale) or primarily inhabits the marine environment (e.g., polar bears, sea otters). The MPRSA general permit does not require that marine mammal carcasses be disposed of in ocean waters; it merely authorizes ocean disposal when there is a need for such disposals. The general permit was published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2016 [81 FR 87928]. For more information, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-marine-mammal-carcasses.
All coordinates have been transformed to WGS 84.
Note: This layer is for informational purposes only and has not been prepared for, nor is it suitable for, legal or related matters.
Point of contact: Betsy Valente, EPA Office of Water/OWOW/OWCD/FMRB, Valente.Betsy@epa.gov