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The Makah Tribe has formally requested permission to resume its traditional whale hunt this July. A permit application is out for public comment.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, said at least 880 federal employees at the weather and research agency face job cuts.
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The senator said the cuts put forecasting and ocean safety at risk.
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DOGE has its sights on NOAA and the National Weather Service. Gutting them could imperil millions and cost billions.
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Oceana, a Washington-based conservation group, sued the federal government to release images of dead orca whales and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats.
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Market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said.
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After an extended — and unprecedented process — NOAA Fisheries has granted the Makah tribe’s request for a waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The tribe hopes to exercise their treaty right to whaling next spring.
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In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades.
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The "Sounders" returned to the Puget Sound region during their annual migration. However, the whales' early arrival could signal widespread hunger and starvation.
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Another key deadline has nearly passed in the Makah Tribe’s request to resume its hunt for gray whales, by getting a waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Here are the latest developments.