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.
A humpback mother and calf swimming off the West Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ed Lyman. NOAA Fisheries Permit #14682.
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.
North Pacific right whale #87 also known as “Smudgy” interacts with a log floating on the water. There are only around 30 individuals in the eastern population, so to spot a North Pacific right whale is rare and to see one interacting with a log in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. NOAA Fisheries permit 782-1719.
Southern Resident killer whales encountered during NOAA's PODs (Pacific Orcinus Distribution Survey) in October 2021 near the west end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Credit: NOAA Fisheries