Yeah probably 5 whales a year out of the ocean taken by the Makah's would not have much of an impact, but it wont be just them. If you remember the last time, as soon as the permit was approved other tribes where asking about thier rights to hunt whales. If you allow them to start doing it, then everyother tribe that states their ancestors used to hunt whales will be asking for thier 5. Now that intitial 5 could turn into 25 or 30, and I'm not a very smart guy, but I'm sure 30 whales a year would start to make an impact very soon. So before you start to say "I see no problem" remember this is setting a precedent for other tribes and future generations.