ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 153 
Ages of seals killed on Pribilof Islands, calendar year 1938 
[On basis of classification shown in preceding table] 
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St. Paul | St. George 
Age Island Island Total 
BARS SIT ALOS ee ne a 8 ees dK 3a) [Ea es 13 
Povonr-Old minles. sass ssa a eee ee 1, 431 225 1, 656 
POT Ol Os HAS OSes eee a Sane we oe LS 42, 864 11, 276 54, 140 
LES UL IG ae eran Stee nara ela lial ENS Ia Rigel a I 1, 642 712 2, 354 
peagear-OlGl nanlOS sseee 1p ete rete ei. ies le sss Bee. 2) Be 2 eee 2 
CON gS SSS ee ee eee See eens 130 69 199 
PROLA oan sae ee ae ee 2 ee ee Sk oo soe ee eee 46, 082 12, 282 58, 364 

1 Cows unavoidably and accidentally killed, or found dead. 
Some of the seals recorded in the above tabulation as 2-year-olds 
and 4-year-olds probably were 3-year-olds, as not all male seals of a 
given age fall within the length limits assigned for the males of that 
age. As far as possible, the killings in 1938 were confined to 3-year- 
old males. 
COMPUTATION OF FUR-SEAL HERD 
The computation of the fur-seal herd in 1938 was made by Supt. 
H. J. Christoffers. As of August 10 the total of all classes was 1,872,- 
438—a numerical increase of 33,319 over the figures for the preceding 
year. The detailed report will be found on pages 161 to 168 of this 
document. The following is a comparative statement of the numeri- 
cal strength of the various elements of the fur-seal herd in the years 
1927 to 1938, inclusive. 
General comparison of computations of the seal herd on the Pribilof Islands, 1927 









to 1988 
Classes 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 
Harem bullish 242 47_ 25). .aF 4, 643 6, 050 7, 187 8, 312 9, 233 10, 088 
Breeding, cowss2+2~2-!+_l.2.=. 263, 566 284, 725 307, 491 332, 084 358, 642 387, 320 
BUnplUS DUNS ance-- = 2 4, 827 5, 285 5, 207 3, 963 3, 291 2, 893 
dleipulis=aeees = s. 2 972 1, 449 1, 633 1, 899 1, 888 2, 349 
6-year-old males__--__________- 13, 450 12, 857 10, 399 5, 612 6, 553 8, 154 
S-year old ‘males! <=. 6) =- = - =. 16, 073 13, 001 7, 016 8, 191 10, 193 11, 669 
4-year-olasmales:-=- 322) 2 14, 448 7, 798 9, 102 11, 327 12, 966 11, 351 
3-year-old males___-__________- 9, 730 11, 133 13, 639 14, 871 13, 198 17, 849 
2-year-old males___-___________ 41, 252 49, 087 64, 354 69, 674 74, 828 81, 101 
Yearling males________________ 61, 026 65, 861 85, 381 92, 232 99, 612 107, 592 
Z-VERIOOldCO WSs oes ee 48, 186 57, 061 67, 210 72, 605 78, 410 84, 682 
syearline cows: | 4.28 5 e28. 67, 131 72, 481 85, 417 92, 247 99, 626 107, 593 
IPDS eee oe see ae ce 263, 566 284, 725 307, 491 332, 084 358, 642 387, 320 
GNC 2 eee eee es 808, 870 871, 513 971,527 | 1,045,101 | 1,127,082 1, 219, 961 
ee 
Classes 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 
Pinner isp 52 age 10, 213 10, 77 11, 547 12,321]. 13,100 13, 160 
Breeding cows________________ 418, 299 451, 751 487, 883 526, 848 568, 982 614, 499 
Surplus bullss 177) 9 24 4,700 6, 494 6, 139 7, 994 9, 140 7, 277 
Faleulsee ee 2, 341 2, 282 2, 535 2, 733 3, 031 2, 125 
6-year-old males______________ 9, 335 8,173 11, 117 11, 421 15, 188 17, 269 
5-year-old males_______________ 10, 216 13, 897 14, 276 18, 985 21, 586 18, 201 
4-year-old males_____.________- 15, 441 15, 862 21, 096 23, 991 33, 815 24, 27 
3-year-old males_______________ 18, 216 24, 770 28, 165 40, 170 45, 891 32, 278 
2-year-old males_____-_________ 87, 662 94, 920 102, 555 110, 505 118, 889 107, 003 
Yearling males... 116, 195 125, 490 135, 525 146, 365 158, 051 142, 232 
2-year-old cows_______________ 91, 454 98, 768 106, 666 115, 197 124, 410 123, 150 
pVoarling cows: © cee seus © 116, 197 125, 490 135, 526 146, 365 158, 054 156, 470 
leh ene. a 418, 299 451, 751 487, 883 526, 848 568, 992 614, 499 
Total. eee ee 1,318,568 | 1,430,418 | 1,550,913 | 1,689,743 | 1,839,119 1, 872, 438 


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