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The environmentalists argue that even if hunting caused the whales' decline, other human activities could inhibit their recovery. Threats include entanglement in fishing gear, oil spills, seismic testing, industrial and municipal pollutants, noise from ships, planes and other watercraft, along with strandings, predation and disease, they have said.
The head of a pro-industry group hailed NMFS' decision.
”We're glad to see that the ESA listing is not going to be out there,”said Ken Freeman, executive director of the Resource Development Council of Alaska. Everyone wants to see beluga whales rebound, he said, ”but limiting community and resource development activities ... is not the answer.”
Native hunters voluntarily halted their Cook Inlet beluga harvests last year.