. Consideration of a waiver of the moratorium and return of management of certain marine mammals to the State of Alaska : final environmental impact statement / Interagency Task Group [of] Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service [and] Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Marine mammals INH/\ April 19, 1976 Lynn A. Greenwalt Director United States Fish and Wildlife Service U. S. Department of the Interior Washington, 20240 Mr. Robert W. Schoning Director National Marine Fisheries Service
. Consideration of a waiver of the moratorium and return of management of certain marine mammals to the State of Alaska : final environmental impact statement / Interagency Task Group [of] Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service [and] Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Marine mammals INH/\ April 19, 1976 Lynn A. Greenwalt Director United States Fish and Wildlife Service U. S. Department of the Interior Washington, 20240 Mr. Robert W. Schoning Director National Marine Fisheries Service 330 Whitehaven Street, NW Washington, 20235 Dear Mr. Schoning and Mr. Greenwalt: The National Parks and Conservation Association, 1701 18th Street, NW, Washington, , has, for over 50 years, been concerned with the protection of all of the nation's natural resources, including wildlife. Therefore, we wish to submit the following comments for the record on the Draft Environmental Impact statement on the™ Waiver of the Moratorium and Return of Marine Mammals to the State of on itic Consideration of Management of Certain The Marine Mammal Protection Act was enacted in 1972 to restore and stabilize pppulations of marine mammals. The State of Alaska has stated that the Moratorium should be lifted because the populations of Northern sea lions, harbor seals, ringed seals, ribbon seals, bearded seals, and beluga whales have stabilized. The State of Alaska also feels that the continuation of the moratorium could hurt this resource due to lack of research, and could result in a sharp decline in population when the various species involved reach their optimum sustainable population. From a socio-economic standpoint, the State of Alaska feels that the Alaskan native will suffer economic hardship if the moratorium continues because they are no longer able to sell marine mammal products to anyone other than Alaskan Natives unless made into a native handicraft. The National
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