NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to designate an official mark that can be used to label tuna products as "dolphin-safe." This final rule is the result of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (DPCIA), as amended by the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, which required the Secretary of Commerce to develop the official mark. As referenced in the DPCIA at 16 U.S.C. 1385(d)(3)(B) and in regulation at 50 CFR 216.91(c), a tuna product that bears the official mark shall not bear any other label or mark that refers to dolphins, porpoises, or marine mammals.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce official mark.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce official mark.
Humpback whales swimming underwater. Credit: Kogia.org
A Rice’s whale just under the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. This endangered whale was recognized as a separate species from the Bryde’s whale in 2021. Credit: NOAA Fisheries under NOAA Permit No. 21938.
Pair of bottlenose dolphins. Credit: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Morse.
A humpback mother and calf swimming off the West Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ed Lyman. NOAA Fisheries Permit #14682.