Whaling worldwide

USA
The USA is still a whaling nation, as bowhead, beluga and gray whales are hunted by the Alaskan Eskimos. They take about 50 bowhead whales annually. The Alaskans also catch a few hundred beluga, 238 in 2000.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that a couple of minke are also occasionally caught. In 1997, the Makah People in Washington State got the green light from the IWC to resume the hunt for gray whales after a 70 years hiatus, with an annual quota of four animals. They managed to take only one whale in May 1999 and are now preparing for the 2002 hunt. The Makah have a Treaty with the U.S. Government guaranteeing their whaling rights.

Further Reading:
The Makah Nation (external)