Makah Tribe Reaches Milestone in Whale Hunt Request with NMFS' Publication of Final EIS
The Makah Tribe in Washington accessed gray whales for subsistence and ceremonial use more than 1,500 years ago, it's been roughly 20 years for a tribal request to resume hunting to come close to a resolution.
The National Marine Fisheries Service published a notice in the Federal Register today for the publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement relating to the Makah Tribe's request to resume traditional whale hunts. The Tribe first ...
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