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Marine Mammal Council (MMC) is nongovernmental,
nonprofit fund. It was established on September 20, 1995 and registered in the
Russian Ministry of Justice (reg.# 5292). At present the MMC numbers 84
members, most of them are active marine mammal researchers.
The MMC activity is aimed at facilitating study and
protection of marine mammals.
Major goals:
- Development of basic directions and programs for
marine mammal research, protection and sustainable use.
- Cooperation with domestic and internationals
organizations working on marine mammals.
- Support to specialists and organizations conducting
marine mammal research.
- Organization of conferences, meetings and symposia
on problems of marine mammal study and protection.
Board of the MMC:
- Professor Vyacheslav A.
Zemski – Chairman
- Dr. Iya V. Smelova –
Chief executive
- Dr. Vsevolod M. Belkovich
- Dr. Vladimir N. Burkanov
- Dr. Valeriy A. Vladimirov
- Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of
Sciences, Dr. Aleksey V. Yablokov
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