Long-term Limits on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest
Summary
NOAA Fisheries issues final regulations establishing long-term limits on the maximum number of Cook Inlet beluga whales that may be taken by Alaska Natives for subsistence and handicraft purposes. These regulations were developed after proceedings and public comment connected to an on-the-record rule-making and hearings before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Parlen L. McKenna (Judge McKenna); consultations with the parties to the hearings, including Alaska Native Organizations; and comments received from the public on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
Federal Register
- Final Rule: Maximum Limits (73 FR 60976, 10/15/2008)
- Notice of Availability: Comments Requested (72 FR 8268, February 16, 2006)
- Final Rule: Interim Regulations: (69 FR 1973, April 6, 2004)
- Notice: Interim Harvest for 2001-2004 (67 FR 30646, May 7, 2002)
- Proposed Rule: Harvest Limits (65 FR 59164, October 4, 2000)