共和党人试图削弱海洋哺乳动物的保护,引起养护方面的关切。 Republicans seek to weaken marine mammal protections, sparking conservation concerns.

由阿拉斯加的尼克·贝吉奇(Rep. Nick Begich)领导的共和党立法者正在推动削弱1972年《海洋哺乳动物保护法》,其目的是降低养护标准,降低人口目标,将骚扰的定义缩小到只包括身体伤害,将保护濒危的北大西洋右鲸的工作推迟到2035年。 Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Nick Begich of Alaska, are pushing to weaken the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, aiming to reduce conservation standards by lowering population goals, narrowing the definition of harassment to only include physical injury, and delaying protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales until 2035. 拟议的修改得到缅因州、夏威夷和阿拉斯加渔业集团的支持,目的是减轻渔业、航运、石油和天然气勘探等行业的监管负担。 The proposed changes, supported by fishing groups from Maine, Hawaii, and Alaska, are intended to ease regulatory burdens on industries like fishing, shipping, and oil and gas exploration. 保护者警告这些倒退可能会危及赖斯鲸鱼和北大西洋右鲸等物种的恢复努力,这些物种数量不到400头,并会破坏几十年来在海洋养护方面取得的进展。 Conservationists warn the rollbacks could jeopardize recovery efforts for species like the Rice’s whale and North Atlantic right whale, which number fewer than 400, and undermine decades of progress in marine conservation. 该法案目前在国会的地位仍然不明确。 The bill’s current status in Congress remains unclear.