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Marine
Mammals and
Mitigation of
the Effect
3.) Tourism
- marine mammals are slaughtered in the
name of novelty trinkets (i.e. Walrus tusks, fur
of seals)
4) Habitat loss
- result of pollution, changes in
ecosystems, ship traffic, and a number of
human related problems (i.e. oil spill)
9.) Fisheries
- decline in forage fish because of commercial
fishing (i.e. Alaskan pinniped populations)