NOAA today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, May 5 on a request by the Makah Indian Tribe for a 28-month permit for a ceremonial and subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales. The Tribe proposes to conduct training and hunting activities from July 1-October 31 in 2025 and 2027, and in each of those years requests a maximum of 142 whales to be approached, 12 to be subjected to unsuccessful strike attempts or training harpoon throws, 2 to be struck, and 1 to be landed.
