---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch31"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 31"
heading: "Marine Mammal Protection"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch31"
sections_count: 65
---

# Chapter 31 — Marine Mammal Protection

Title 16 — Conservation

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Generally](/usc/16/ch31-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Conservation and Protection of Marine Mammals](/usc/16/ch31-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Marine Mammal Commission](/usc/16/ch31-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — International Dolphin Conservation Program](/usc/16/ch31-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response](/usc/16/ch31-schV.md)
- [Subchapter VI — Polar Bears](/usc/16/ch31-schVI.md)