Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2004

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (the Act) to grant limited permission for a marine mammal product 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. Extends through FY 2008 authorizations of appropriations to: (1) the Departments of Commerce and the Interior, for specified marine mammal protection activities; and (2) the Secretaries of such Departments for cooperative agreements in Alaska. Requires take 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 conditions. Requires research on the nonlethal removal and control of nuisance pinnipeds, including the development of new technologies to deter such creatures. Authorizes appropriations for the Marine Mammal Commission through FY 2008. Renews the scrimshaw exemption for the eight-year period beginning October 31, 1999. Requires iss…