▁order ▁for ▁a ▁country ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁h unt ▁under ▁the ▁ab original ▁group ▁clause , ▁the ▁nation ▁must ▁provide ▁the ▁I W C ▁with ▁evidence ▁of ▁" the ▁cultural ▁and ▁subs istence ▁needs ▁of ▁their ▁people ." ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁h unt ▁is ▁not ▁intended ▁for ▁commercial ▁purposes ▁and ▁the ▁caught ▁meat ▁cannot ▁be ▁export ed . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁wh aling ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁wh aling ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Al aska ▁N atives ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Mak ah ▁of ▁Washington ▁State . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁occur ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast . ▁ ▁Al aska ▁The ▁Ar ctic ▁wh aling ▁program ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Al aska ▁E sk imo ▁Wh aling ▁Commission , ▁which ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration . ▁The ▁commission ▁includes ▁eleven ▁wh aling ▁communities ▁who ▁inhab it ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Al aska ▁coast : ▁the ▁G amb ell , ▁Sav o ong a , ▁Wales , ▁Little ▁Di om ede , ▁K ival ina , ▁Point ▁Hope , ▁Point ▁L ay , ▁W ain w right , ▁Bar row , ▁N ui q s ut , ▁and ▁K ak to vik . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Al aska ▁N atives ▁caught ▁ 3 2 6 ▁bel uga ▁wh ales ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁bow head ▁wh ales . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁they ▁caught ▁ 5 9 ▁bow head ▁wh ales , ▁two ▁min ke ▁and ▁one ▁hum p back ▁wh