---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch31/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Conservation and Protection of Marine Mammals"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch31-schII"
sections_count: 26
---

# Subchapter II — Conservation and Protection of Marine Mammals

Title 16 — Conservation › Chapter 31 — Marine Mammal Protection

## Sections

- [§1371. Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products](/usc/16/1371.md)
- [§1372. Prohibitions](/usc/16/1372.md)
- [§1373. Regulations on taking of marine mammals](/usc/16/1373.md)
- [§1374. Permits](/usc/16/1374.md)
- [§1375. Penalties](/usc/16/1375.md)
- [§1375a. Use of fines for protection and recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses](/usc/16/1375a.md)
- [§1376. Seizure and forfeiture of cargo](/usc/16/1376.md)
- [§1377. Enforcement](/usc/16/1377.md)
- [§1378. International program](/usc/16/1378.md)
- [§1379. Transfer of management authority](/usc/16/1379.md)
- [§1380. Marine mammal research grants](/usc/16/1380.md)
- [§1381. Commercial fisheries gear development](/usc/16/1381.md)
- [§1382. Regulations and administration](/usc/16/1382.md)
- [§1383. Application to other treaties and conventions](/usc/16/1383.md)
- [§1383a. Interim exemption for commercial fisheries](/usc/16/1383a.md)
- [§1383b. Status review; conservation plans](/usc/16/1383b.md)
- [§1384. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/1384.md)
- [§1385. Dolphin protection](/usc/16/1385.md)
- [§1386. Stock assessments](/usc/16/1386.md)
- [§1387. Taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations](/usc/16/1387.md)
- [§1388. Marine mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska](/usc/16/1388.md)
- [§1389. Pacific Coast Task Force; Gulf of Maine](/usc/16/1389.md)
- [§1390. Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals](/usc/16/1390.md)
- [§1391. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans](/usc/16/1391.md)
- [§1392. Monitoring ocean soundscapes](/usc/16/1392.md)
- [§1393. Conservation and mitigation assistance](/usc/16/1393.md)