Mammals: Marine Species

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended establishes a responsibility to conserve marine mammals with management authority vested in the Department of the Interior for the sea otter, walrus, polar bear, dugong, and manatee. Listed below are USGS research projects about marine mammals.

• Manatee Research, Sirenia Project (FISC) (also related to Imperiled Species, Mammals: Large Species)

• Polar Bear: New Finding - relationships of polar bears to present and future sea ice environments (ASC) (also realted to Mammals: Large Species, Imperiled Species)

• Polar Bear Research (ASC) (also related to Mammals: Large Species, Imperiled Species)

• Sea Otter Research at the Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) (also related to Mammals: Small Species)

• Sea Otter Research in Alaska (ASC) (also related to Mammals: Small Species)

• Walrus Research (ASC) (also related to Mammals: Large Species)