Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska Stock of Beluga Whales by Alaska Natives
other · Published 2004-04-06 · Effective 2004-05-06 · 69 FR 17973
Document
Document number
04-7660
Federal Register citation
69 FR 17973
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule, response to comments.
Category
other
Publication date
2004-04-06
Effective date
2004-05-06
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000922272-4087-02
Abstract
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS issues regulations to govern the taking of Cook Inlet (CI) beluga whales by Alaska Natives for subsistence purposes. These regulations were developed after considering comments received from the public, stipulations agreed to in the record of hearing before Administrative Law Judge Parlen L. McKenna (Judge McKenna) in December 2000, in Anchorage, AK, and subsequent negotiations with the parties to the hearing. The regulations are intended to conserve and manage CI beluga whales under applicable provisions of the MMPA.