The International Association of Geophysical Contractors launched a web site on Nov. 16 making a case for reforms in the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act to remove bureaucratic barriers to federal oil and gas leasing along the Mid-Atlantic US Outer Continental Shelf. The web site identifies specific MMPA flaws, including overlapping and burdensome regulations, lack of regulatory accountability, vague language, and exploitation by oil and gas development opponents, IAGC said.

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