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Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 18, 2024. It took effect on June 18, 2024.
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What the agency says
Following formal rulemaking proceedings including an on-the- record hearing before an administrative law judge, NMFS is waiving the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) moratorium on taking Eastern North Pacific (ENP) gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) to allow the Makah Indian Tribe to conduct a limited ceremonial and subsistence hunt of up to 25 ENP gray whales over a 10-year period in accordance with the Treaty of Neah Bay of 1855 and the quota first established by the International Whaling Commission in 1997. NMFS is also promulgating regulations to govern the issuance of hunt permits and the hunt itself.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-12669
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- June 18, 2024
- Takes effect
- June 18, 2024
- Dates
- Effective date: This rule is effective June 18, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. 240604-0152
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BI58
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 216
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Exports; Fish; Imports; Indians; Labeling; Marine mammals
- Pages
- 43
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