![]() ![]() In 2008, NOAA released an earlier draft study on the resumption of whaling. ![]() It took hours from the time shots were first fired until the whale died and sank, according to NOAA Fisheries. But in 2007, five Makah whalers carried out an illegal hunt. That ruling resulted in NOAA’s draft environmental impact statement.ĭuring the study period, the court ruling blocked the Makah from resuming whaling. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2004 that a study was needed for the Makah hunts to comply with the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Schubert, a wildlife biologist with the Animal Welfare Institute. ![]() “We recognize the cultural importance of whales to the tribes, and intend no disrespect,” said D.J. But the tribe’s whale hunt remains a disturbing prospect for many. ![]()
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