Whales and seals are fish — at least in an 1855 treaty

So holds the 9th Circuit, in today’s decision in Makah Indian Tribe v. Quileute Indian Tribe: At the time of signing, “fish” had multiple connotations of varying breadth. For example, Webster’s Dictionary [1828] simultaneously defined “fish” broadly as “[a]n animal that lives in water” (which would include whales and probably seals) and narrowly as a […]