2001 Makah whale hunt to resume.
Resident whales are now fair game.
Its been over 70 years since the last whale was killed this way in the Pacific Northwest. The hunt was done in the name of Native Rights and fully funded by the American Federal Government. The Coast Guard kept all anti whaling boats away from the hunt using the Marine Mammal Act. It is ironic that the Coast Guard would protect the whales from being harassed by the protesters trying to save them only to let the Makah kill an innocent whale. Read the Seattle Times story.