PELAGIC SEALING. 



1'elat/ic fur-seal catch of Canadian resxelfi, 1897. 



SUMMARY OF PELAGIC FUR-SEAL CATCH, 1897. 



American vessels 4, 648 



Canadian vessels 30,409 



Total '35,057 



1 In addition to this a catch of 3.823 skins was taken by Japanese vessels on the Russian coast. 



