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America’s Underwater Parks The Marine Life Protection Act Safeguards Our Special Undersea Places Fact Sheet: NRDC is supporting the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) to ensure that California has a system of marine protected areas along its coast to help the rich web of ocean life thrive. Get document in pdf.

End Commercial Whaling Renegade whale hunting threatens the survival of endangered species around the world News: Whales are still being killed across the world's oceans -- despite an international ban on commercial whaling -- by countries that exploit loopholes and label their hunts as "scientific research."
Protecting Whales from Dangerous Sonar NRDC takes the U.S. military to court to save marine mammals from underwater noise News: NRDC has been fighting for more than a decade for prudent safeguards that would protect whales and other marine mammals from military sonar exercises -- eventually taking the fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Whale Songs in the City
News: Whales have been recorded singing near New York harbor, but noise pollution puts them at risk.
Lethal Sounds The use of military sonar poses a deadly threat to whales and other marine mammals News: Whales and other marine mammals face a grave threat from military sonar and other noise in the oceans. Manmade sound waves can drown out the noises that marine mammals rely on for their very survival, causing serious injury and even death.