What Countries Participate in the Marine Mammal Protection Act?

Answer 1

The MMPA is a piece of U.S. legislation. A treaty would allow participation by other nations but the U.S. MMPA is specific for the United States and its citizens. There are treaties and intergovernmental bodies which regulate trade and conservation among participatory nations, such as CITES, International Whaling Commission, and IUCN, but participation and adherence to regulation is not always enforceable. The International Whaling Commission cannot enforce its regulations on participating nations. However, if a government makes an illegal trade of a CITES appendix animal they will immediately get hit with trade sanctions from all other nations involved in the treaty, possibly resulting in a loss of billions through world trade.