# Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet
> **Rule** · Interim final rule; request for comments. · Published 1999-05-24 · Effective 1999-05-24 · 64 FR 27925
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-13083
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 27925
- **Publication date:** 1999-05-24
- **Effective date:** 1999-05-24
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 990414095-9095-01
## Abstract

This interim final rule amends 50 CFR 216.23 to require the marking and reporting of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, harvested from Cook Inlet, Alaska, by Alaskan Natives. Comments are requested. The marking and reporting is necessary to provide essential biological data for the management and conservation of the stock. The effect of the information will be to provide a more sound scientific basis for management of the stock.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/05/24/99-13083/regulations-governing-the-taking-of-marine-mammals-by-alaskan-natives-marking-and-reporting-of)
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