§216.113. Issuance and duration of permits. — Inbound Citations

(2) The humaneness of the authorized manner of hunting as specified in § 216.113(a)(1)(iii). To evaluate humaneness, NMFS will convene a team composed of a veterinarian, a marine mammal biologist, and all Tribal hunt observers and NMFS hunt observers who were witness to the strikes described in the incident reports required by this section. The team's evaluation will address the effectiveness of the hunting methods used by the Makah Indian Tribe, the availability and practicability of other such methods, and the time to death of hunted whales, and any other matters deemed appropriate by the Regional Administrator and the team. The team's evaluation will be made available to the public no more than 120 days after receiving the subject incident report.

In addition to the definitions provided in the MMPA, for purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:

(1) Take any gray whale except as authorized by a hunt permit issued under § 216.113(b) or by any other provision of this part.

(a) The 10-year waiver period begins the first day of the first season after issuance of the initial hunt permit. The waiver and this subpart will expire 10 years after the effective date of the initial hunt permit specified under § 216.113(b), unless extended.

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(b) Hunt permits may authorize training approaches in any month and training harpoon throws in any month, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section and provided all necessary authorizations have been obtained. The authorized training period shall be specified in the permit, as provided in § 216.113(b)(5)(iv).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(10) Hunt, make a hunting or training approach, or make a training harpoon throw after reaching the limits specified in the hunt permit per § 216.113(b)(5)(i) through (viii).

(1) The photo-identification and notification requirements described in §§ 216.113(b)(6)(iv) and 216.115. The evaluation will address the status of gray whale photo-identification catalogs used to manage gray whale hunts authorized under this subpart, the survey efforts employed to keep those catalogs updated, the level of certainty associated with identifying cataloged WNP gray whales and PCFG whales, the role of ancillary information such as genetic data during catalog review, and any other elements deemed appropriate by the Regional Administrator. The evaluation will be made available to the public no more than 120 days after receiving the subject incident report.

(1) Thirty days prior to the beginning of a hunting season specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the Makah Indian Tribe in writing of the maximum number of PCFG whales, including females, that may be struck during the upcoming hunting season. The limit will take into account the abundance of PCFG whales relative to the conditions specified under § 216.113(b)(6)(v) and (vi) and the number of strikes made on PCFG whales as described under paragraph (c)(3) of this section.

(1) Thirty days prior to the beginning of a hunting season specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the Makah Indian Tribe in writing of the maximum number of PCFG whales, including females, that may be struck during the upcoming hunting season. The limit will take into account the abundance of PCFG whales relative to the conditions specified under § 216.113(b)(6)(v) and (vi) and the number of strikes made on PCFG whales as described under paragraph (c)(3) of this section.