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Originally published Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM

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Whale killed at Neah Bay was not part of migrating population

NEAH BAY — A gray whale killed illegally in 2007 by Neah Bay men was a Northwest resident and not part of the migrating population.

NEAH BAY — A gray whale killed illegally in 2007 by Neah Bay men was a Northwest resident and not part of the migrating population.

Cascadia Research matched photos of the whale with previous sightings of a whale identified as CRC-175. The co-founder of the Olympia organization, John Calambokidis, told The Peninsula Daily News it was a fairly well-known whale. It had been spotted 143 times from Northern California to Vancouver Island in 12 years, with seven sightings at Neah Bay.

Two men who killed the whale were given prison sentences and three others probation for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

They did not have approval from the Makah tribe, which is seeking a permit to exercise a treaty whaling right.

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