Co-Management of Subsistence use of Marine Mammals by Alaska Natives

Section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, allows the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations to conserve marine mammals and provide co-management of subsistence use by Alaska Natives. Agreements entered into under this section may include grants to Alaska Native organizations for, among other purposes 1. collecting and analyzing data on marine mammal populations; 2. monitoring the harvest of marine mammals for subsistence use; 3. participating in marine mammal research conducted by the Federal Government, States, academic institutions, and private organizations; and 4. Developing marine mammal co-management structures with Federal and State agencies.