necessary to effectively protect and conserve ten species of 

 marine mammals that commonly occur in Alaskan coastal waters. 

 The contractor is editing the individual species reports to 

 make them consistent in style and format prior to publi- 

 cation. At the end of 1986, all but one of the ten species 

 accounts had been completed and submitted for final technical 

 editing. The individual reports will be integrated into an 

 overall program plan expected to be published early in 1987. 



Identification of Research/Management Requirements for Walrus 



in Alaska 



(J. L. Sease, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska) 



As a contribution to the species accounts mentioned 

 above, the contractor, in collaboration with D. G. Chapman, 

 Ph.D., University of Washington, compiled, synthesized, and 

 evaluated available information on the biology, ecology, 

 exploitation, and management of the Pacific walrus popula- 

 tion. The draft contract report notes that walrus move 

 between and are hunted in both Soviet and U.S. waters and 

 that effective conservation of the population will require 

 cooperative U.S./U.S.S.R. research and monitoring programs. 

 The report was reviewed during the Commission's meeting in 

 Anchorage, Alaska, on 28-30 October 1986. Based on comments 

 received, the report is now is being revised and will be 

 included in the overall research and management plan for 

 Alaskan marine mammals described in Chapter V. 



Identification of Research/Management Requirements for 

 Bearded and Spotted Seal Populations in Alaska 

 (B. P. Kelly and L. T. Quakenbush, Institute of Marine 

 Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska) 



As a contribution to the species accounts mentioned 

 above, the contractors have compiled, synthesized, and evalu- 

 ated available information on the biology, ecology, exploi- 

 tation, and management of bearded and spotted seal popula- 

 tions in Alaskan coastal waters. Draft contract reports 

 point out the need for better information on population size 

 and discreteness and for monitoring and collecting data from 

 the Alaskan subsistence and Soviet commercial harvests. The 

 reports were reviewed during the Commission's meeting in 

 Anchorage, Alaska, on 28-30 October 1986. Based on the 

 comments received, they are being revised and will be 

 included in the overall research and management plan for 

 Alaskan marine mammals described in Chapter V. 



