Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2002

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2002 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to grant limited permission for a marine mammal to be exported from the United States, including in cases where an Indian, Aleut or Eskimo residing in Alaska exports the animal as part of a cultural exchange. Requires reduction plans to track the number of animals from strategic stocks being incidentally lethally taken or seriously injured each year through recreational fishing (in addition to commercial fishing), and to publish proposals for reducing such incidents within a stock under certain specified conditions. Requires research on the removal and control of nuisance pinnipeds, including on the development of new technologies to deter such creatures. Authorizes appropriations for the Marine Mammal Commission through FY 2007. Renews the Scrimshaw Exemption for the eight-year period beginning October 31, 1999. Permits emergency assistance to tow a whale captured in a legal traditional subsistence whale hunt off the coast of Alaska if a request for such assistance is made by a federally-recognized subsistence whale hunting organization or by a member of such an organization. Directs …