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Formal Rulemaking on Proposed MMPA Waiver and Hunt Regulations Governing Gray Whale Hunts by the Makah Tribe

On April 5, 2019, we published a proposed rule to issue a waiver of the MMPA take moratorium, a critical step in an agency decision about whether to authorize the Makah Indian Tribe to resume limited treaty-based hunting of eastern North Pacific (ENP)…
Notice
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West Coast
Published
09/13/2024

Gray Whale Numbers Continue Decline; NOAA Fisheries Will Continue Monitoring

Fluctuations have long affected the eastern North Pacific population.
October 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Photograph showing gray whale mother and calf swimming along the central California Coast near Piedras Blancas, CA. A gray whale mother calf pair migrating along the central California coast from the wintering grounds in Mexico to the summer feeding grounds in Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Copper River Delta Carcass Surveys - Final Reports

Biologists conducted survey flights of the shifting sand shoals of the Copper River Delta to search for marine mammal carcasses and to conduct necropsies of any observed carcasses in order to establish the cause of death and collect biological samples.
May 03, 2021 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Pacific Coast Feeding Group Gray Whale Movements Map

Interactive tracking map for gray whales 197861, CRC2243 and CRC169.
April 26, 2021 - Map ,
Alaska
West Coast

International Collaboration To Monitor And Respond To Tagged Gray Whale

NOAA Fisheries and Canadian partners working together, sharing information and expertise to respond to gray whale.
Alaska
West Coast
Photo of a gray whale at surface.

West Coast Gray Whales Declined During Unusual Mortality Event, Similar to Past Fluctuations in Numbers

Decline resembles drop 20 years ago, which was followed by an increase.
January 19, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Breaching gray whale A new estimate shows that the gray whale population that migrates along the West Coast of North America has declined in number about 24 percent since 2016. Photo by Dave Weller/NOAA Fisheries

Economic Analysis of Whale Watching Tourism in Alaska

This document provides an analysis of the economic impacts of the Alaska’s whale watching industry.
November 19, 2020 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska
Cover of Economic Analysis Whale Watching Tourism Alaska

New Study Shows Economic Importance of Alaska’s Whale-Watching Industry

Juneau is by far the dominant whale watching port in Alaska.
November 19, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Humpback whales bubble net feeding in Southeast Alaska. Humpback whales bubble net feeding in Southeast Alaska. NMFS Permit #14296

Collaboration and Partnerships Make Data Collection Possible in a Challenging Year for Arctic Research

Some key data are being collected to support fisheries management and marine mammal protection in Alaska.
September 25, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
North Pacific right whale aerial photograph

Biological Opinion Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project

Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion on Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project, NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2018-01319.
June 03, 2020 - Biological Opinion ,
Alaska