The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service has issue a final rule designating the Sakhalin Bay-Nikolaya Bay-Amur River Stock of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) as a depleted stock of marine mammals pursuant to the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act. This action is being taken as a result of a status review conducted by NMFS in response … Continue reading NMFS Designates Sakhalin Beluga Whale Stock as Depleted Under MMPA