The Trump administration set strict import bans on fisheries in more than 40 nations that do not meet standards for conserving marine mammals like whales and dolphins.

By Kiley Price

It’s widely agreed that the United States has the most aggressive and successful regulations in place to conserve marine mammals. The majority of those are the result of the 53-year-old Marine Mammal Protection Act, which has helped safeguard animals such as whales, seals and otters from the detrimental impacts of fishing, pollution and overhunting.

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