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 APPENDIX TABLES 



A-1, Distribution and migration studies: seals observed along transects, 1965 16 



A-2. Number and relative abundance of seals seen, by 10-day periods, off California and 



Washington, 2 April to 23 June 1965 16 



A-3. Number and relative abundance of seals collected, by 10-day periods, off California 



and Washington, 2 April to 23 June 1965 17 



A-4. Number of seals per group among 1,627 seals sighted off California and Washington, 



2 April to 23 June 1965 17 



A-5. Monthly mean lengths of pregnant fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. in 



the eastern Pacific in 1965 18 



A-6. Monthly mean weights of pregnant fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. in 



the eastern Pacific in 1965 18 



A-7. Monthly mean lengths of nonpregnant female fur seals collected pelagically by the 



U.S.A. in the eastern Pacific in 1965 19 



A-8. Monthly mean weights of nonpregnant fennale fur seals collected pelagically by the 



U.S.A. in the eastern Pacific in 1965 20 



A-9. Monthly mean lengths of male fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. in the 



eastern Pacific in 1965 21 



A- 10. Monthly mean weights of male fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. in the 



eastern Pacific in 1965 21 



A- 11. Monthly mean lengths and weights of fur seal fetuses collected pelagically by the 



U.S.A. in the eastern Pacific in 1965 21 



A- 12. Reproductive condition, by month, of female fur seals collected pelagically by the 



U.S.A. off California in 1965 22 



A- 13. Reproductive condition of female fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. off 



Washington in April 1965 23 



A- 14. Pregnancy rates of female seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A., by area and 



month, in 1965 24 



B-1. Harpoon vessels chartered for fur seal research by Japan in 1965 33 



B-2. Number of seals seen and collected by the Nikko Maru , 10 April to 10 May 1965. . . 36 

 C-1. Observations by the U.S.A. of unusual fur seal behavior in the eastern Pacific in 



1965 40 



D-1. Injured, sick, and diseased fur seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. in the 



eastern Pacific in 1965 41 



E-1. Eight-year summary of pregnancy rates of seals collected pelagically by the U.S.A. 



from California to Alaska 42 



APPENDIX FIGURES 



A1-A8. Locations where fur seal stomachs collected in 1965 contained: 1. Trachurus 

 symmetricus , Myctophidae, Gonatopsis borealis , Lampetra tridentata ; 2. Clu- 

 peidae, Loligo opalescens : 3. Onychoteuthis banksii , Clupea harengus pallasi , 

 Thaleichthys pacificus ; 4. Engraulis mordax , Gonatus fabricii ; 5. Abraliopsis sp., 

 Gonatus magister , Moroteuthis robusta , Oncorhynchus spp.; 6. Cololabis saira , 

 Tremoctopus sp., Pleuronectidae, Gasterosteus aculeatus; 7. Merluccius pro- 



ductus ; 8 . Sebastodes spp., Anoplopoma fimbria 25-32 



B-1. Biologist, in front of field station laboratory at Akahama 33 



B-2. Fishing villages visited by the Nikko Maru , 10 April to 10 May 1965 34 



B-3. A harpoon vessel, the No. 5 Nikko Maru , of the type chartered for fur seal re- 

 search 35 



B-4, Crew members of the chartered fur seal research vessel. No. 5 Nikko Maru .... 35 



B-5. Hunters shooting fur seal from bow platform 35 



B-6. The tiller, located on the stern, improves the maneuverability of the vessel 36 



B-7. Deckhands ready to throw retrieving pole to recover dead seal 36 



B-8. Calibrated board for measuring seals on vessel 37 



B-9. Weighing fur seal with a graduated beam scale 37 



B-10. Cutting off snout to preserve upper canine teeth for age determination 37 



B-11. Sealskins being unloaded from vessel 38 



B-12. Salted skins being folded and placed in burlap bags 38 



B-13. Bundles of sealskins being prepared for shipment to processing plant 38 



