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Ecology is taking public comment on the cleanup through June 28.
Voting closes on July 12, and anyone can submit a name.
The deal is said to close by the end of the year.
The tribe is limited to 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales over 10 years.
Advisories in parts of Bellingham Bay are still in effect.
The new warnings apply specifically to recreational shellfish harvesting, not commercial.
Prior to this new study, the Whatcom County Health and Community Services department released a swimming advisory in Bellingham Bay.
Recreational fires will still be allowed, though they must meet certain requirements.
Whatcom County’s harvesting areas were shut down by state health officials on May 24.
One person received EMS treatment, but no one was hospitalized.