NOAA proposed budgets would eliminate science and management of marine mammals and sea turtles, firing 311 scientists and cutting the budget by more than $100m. Also a long list of program terminations... See pages 16-20 www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Also, linked below "the Budget proposes to merge the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Protected Resources and associated ESA and Marine Mammal Protection Act implementation responsibilities into FWS" Yet the DOI doc suggests a request for ~25% funding reduction for FWS for 2026