Join us in defending the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972!

SCBNA—part of the global Society for Conservation Biology, which represents nearly 3,000 members across six global regions—is writing to express strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. If passed, this legislation would roll back the foundational safeguards that have protected marine mammal populations for over 50 years, undermine ocean health, reverse decades of conservation success, and harm the coastal economies that depend on productive, resilient marine ecosystems.

Read WHY and HOW we MUST protect the MMPA: https://scbnorthamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SCBNA-MMPA-Letter.pdf

Browse the full visual graphic: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGv5j7T7Ac/aI681Udlb0qV-9RotLHD4w/view?utm_content=DAGv5j7T7Ac&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hb34edb3ca6

Protect the MMPA TODAY!
Phone & email your representatives –
find yours: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
use our scripts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PLyBVxkrb8R-W8pFSw6Q4B9T51rHsgc8QAOH2M_VxkU/edit?usp=sharing

Follow our action toolkit to amplify on social media! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E9WHU5H6-Q6rok9TG5m5f8go0SAKP0NHBeHRkKro_t4/edit?usp=sharing