NOAA Fisheries authorizes Makah Tribe to resume gray whale hunt
WEBJun 13, 2024 · This waiver authorizes the Makah Tribe to resume hunting up to 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales over a 10-year period in U.S. waters. Prior to a hunt, NOAA Fisheries and the Tribe must enter into a cooperative agreement under the Whaling Convention Act, and the Tribe must apply for and receive a hunt permit. The final rule …
Makah Tribe Wins Federal Approval to Hunt Gray Whales
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The Makah will not be allowed to resume whaling immediately; instead, the tribe will have to first enter into an agreement with federal regulators and obtain a hunt permit.
After nearly 25 years, federal officials approve a limited Makah whale hunt
WEBA federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling, based on a request first made in 2005. Their last hunt took...
Washington’s Makah Tribe is one step closer to resuming its whale ...
WEBJun 13, 2024 · SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and...
Indigenous Makah tribe in Washington allowed to resume whaling ... - NPR
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The Makah tribe in Washington state will be able to resume their longstanding tradition of whaling, after NOAA Fisheries decided Thursday to give them a waiver for a hunt.
Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and sets the stage …
Makah tribe wins ruling that could allow it to hunt gray whales …
WEBSep 24, 2021 · An judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once again be allowed to hunt gray whales — a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice.
A U.S. tribe wants to resume whale hunts. Will conservationists …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · For 17 years, the Makah, a tribal nation in northwestern Washington State, have waited for the federal government to decide whether they can resume hunting whales, which is central to their...
Makah Tribe takes big step toward resuming gray whale hunt
WEBSep 24, 2021 · A federal judge has moved the Makah Tribe a big step forward in its 16-year-quest to resume hunting gray whales. U.S. Coast Guard administrative law judge George Jordan largely rejected animal...
Indigenous Makah tribe in Washington allowed to resume whaling …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The Makah tribe in Washington state will be able to resume their longstanding tradition of whaling, after NOAA Fisheries decided Thursday to give them a waiver for a hunt.
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