What You Can Do:
Tell the U.S. Government what you think of the Makah killing whales.
Fax, e-mail, or send a letter!
In October of 2005, the Makah Tribe of Washington state and their plans to return to whale killing were the subject of three public hearings held by the United States Federal Government.
The hearings are a part of the review process required in federal environmental law that are necessary for the preparation of an environmental impact statement being prepared by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NMFS is a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.
Since the Makah murdered a young gray whale in May, 1999, their whaling activities have been shut down by legal decisions of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In the latest ruling from 2004, the Court ruled that the Makah must comply with the law and obtain a waiver from the NMFS before any further whaling can take place
