Table 2. — Dates at which various kill levels of male seals were reached and the corresponding percentage age 



classification, St. Paul Island, 1954-65 



Date 



Cumulative 



total kill 



Age in years 



2, 5, and 5 



1954: 



4 July 

 11 do.. 

 18 do.. 



27 do.. 



1955: 



9 do.., 

 16 do.., 

 22 do.., 

 31 do.., 



1956: 



6 do.., 



11 do.., 

 16 do.., 



26 do.., 

 15 Aug., 



1957: 



13 July. 

 2A do.., 



5 Aug.. 

 10 do... 



1958: 

 10 July. 

 18 do... 



28 do... 

 31 do... 



1959: 



14 do... 



27 do... 

 31 do.., 



1960: 

 21 do... 



1 Aug. . 



7 do... 



1961: 



9 July. 



18 do... 



24 do... 



2 Aug.. 



15 do... 



1962: 



12 July. 

 20 do... 

 26 do... 



5 Aug.. 



1963: 



16 July. 



25 do... 

 5 Aug.. 



1964: 

 15 July. 

 24 do... 



2 Aug. . 



5 do... 



1965: 



19 July. 



29 do... 



8 Aug.. 



9 do... 



Number 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30, 000 

 49,699 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30, 000 

 49,977 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30,000 

 50,000 

 75,736 



10,000 

 20, 000 

 30, 000 

 34,055 



10,000 

 20,000 

 30, 000 

 33,325 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 22, 286 



10,000 

 20, 000 

 28, 819 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30,000 

 50,000 

 67, 169 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30,000 

 39,983 



10,000 

 20,000 

 30, 000 



10, 000 

 20, 000 

 30, 000 

 32,712 



10,000 

 20, 000 

 30, 000 

 31,055 



Percent 



44 

 49 

 56 

 65 



50 

 53 

 56 

 62 



24 

 30 

 33 

 41 

 51 



53 

 63 

 67 

 69 



74 

 78 



80 

 82 



38 

 45 

 46 



80 

 83 

 84 



61 

 62 

 66 

 70 

 72 



49 

 54 

 59 

 62 



33 

 43 

 47 



48 

 55 

 59 

 60 



44 

 51 

 56 

 56 



Percent 



54 

 49 

 41 

 31 



48 

 46 

 42 

 36 



64 

 62 

 60 

 52 

 42 



41 

 33 

 28 

 26 



26 

 22 



19 

 17 



57 

 50 

 47 



17 

 12 

 10 



37 

 37 

 32 

 27 

 23 



47 

 42 

 37 

 34 



59 

 50 

 46 



43 

 36 

 31 

 29 



50 

 43 

 37 

 36 



Percent 



2 

 2 

 3 

 4 



2 

 1 

 2 

 2 



12 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 7 



1 

 1 



5 

 5 

 7 



3 

 5 

 6 



2 



1 

 2 

 3 

 5 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



8 

 7 

 7 



9 

 9 



10 

 11 



6 

 6 

 7 

 8 



