Table A- 18. --Record of tags applied J.' to male seals selected as 

 yearlings and as 2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds on the basis of 

 body length or size, St. Paul Island, 1961-63 and 1965-67 



Age category 

 and year 



Tag numbers 



Seals tagged 



2/ 



Yearlings ±! 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1965 



1966 



1967 

 Ages 2-4 



1966 



1967 



M 1-2,000 



N 50,001-51,000 

 50,001-51,000 



1R 



1-1, 000 



IS 20,001-21,500 



IT 1-1,500 



2S 30,001-31,500 



2T 1-1,500 



Number 



754 

 929 

 799 

 991 

 1,495 

 835 



1,483 

 1,220 



\J Each seal was double tagged; one tag was attached to 

 each front flipper at the hairline. Some seals with tags that had 

 been attached 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, 

 1962, 1963, and 1965. Only males were intentionally tagged in 1966 

 and 1967. 



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