NOAA allows Washington state tribe to resume whale hunts
The Makah Tribe has been waiting since 2005 for a decision on its bid to revive a centuries-old hunting practice.
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The Makah Tribe has been waiting since 2005 for a decision on its bid to revive a centuries-old hunting practice.
By Jonathan Allen
The Makah will be allowed to hunt up to 25 grey whales in the next decade, with a limit of three per year
The Makah, a Washington state Indigenous tribe, has been given a waiver from federal rules so that it can hunt up to 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales over 10 years in U.S. waters.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the CNMI released the final management plan and environmental assessment for the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument. The monument was established