Table A- 18. --Record of tags applied— to male seals selected 

 as yearlings and as Z-, 3-, and 4-year-olds on 

 the basis of body length or size, St. Paul Island, 

 1961-63 and 1965-69 



Age category 

 and year 



Tag 

 series 



Tag 

 numbers 



Effective 

 tagsL/ 



Yearlings — 



1969 



IV 



1/ Each seal was double tagged; one tag was attached to each 

 front flipper at the hairline (Fig. 9 )■ Some seals with tags that had 

 been attached to the animals when they were pups were given another 

 tag. 



2/ Total number of seals tagged within the series. 



3/ Male and female seals were intentionally tagged in 1961, 

 196Z, 1963, and 1965. Males only were intentionally tagged in 1966-69. 



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