ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1925 



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KILLINGS OF SEALS 



In 1925, 19,860 seals were killed on both islands (including 2 

 seals found dead, the skins from which were preserved for commercial 

 purposes), of which 15,082 were taken on St. Paul and 4,778 on St. 

 George Island. Of these, 18,337 were from 3-year-old males. De- 

 tails with regard to the age classes of the seals killed are shown on 

 page 148. 



Seal killings on Pribilof Islands in 1925 



ST. PAUL ISLAND 



Date 



May 8 

 June 1 

 June 13 

 June 16 



June 17 

 June 19 



Do.... 



June 21 



June 22 



June 24 



June 27 



July 1 



July 2 



July 4 



July 6 



July 7 



July 8 



July 9 

 July 10 



July 11 

 Do... . 



July 

 July 



July 14 



Do-.. 



July 15 



Serial 

 No. of 

 drive 



Hauling ground 



Sea Lion rock 



do 



Seals killed for food 



From seals that died as a 



result of shearing. 



From seal found dead 



From seals that died as a 



result of shearing. 



Seal killed for food 



Gorbatch. 



Lukanin 



From seals killed for food. 



Gorbatch 



Tolstoi and Lukanin 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Polovina 



Tolstoi and Lukanin 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Zapadni and Little Za- 



padni. 



Polovina 



From seal that died as a 



result of shearing. 



Tolstoi and Lukanin 



From seals that died as a 



result of shearing. 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Zapadni and Little 



Zapadni. 



Polovina 



Vostochni 



Vostochni and Morjovi... 



Skins 

 secured 



47 



136 



2 



5 



1 

 2 



1 



47 



2 



2 



73 



189 



516 



214 



401 



1,256 



400 



298 



1 



496 

 3 



1,144 



577 



110 

 350 

 737 



Date 



July 16 



July 17 



July 18 



July 19 



July 20 



July 21 



July 22 



July 23 



July 24 

 Do--. 



July 25 



July 26 



July 27 



July 28 



July 29 



July 31 



Aug. 3 



Sept. 18 



Oct. 20 



Oct. 22 



Oct. 23 



Oct. 24 



Serial 

 No. of 

 drive 



18 



Hauling ground 



Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 



Kitovi. 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Zapadni and Little 



Zapadni. 



Polovina 



Vostochni and Morjovi... 

 Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 



Kitovi. 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Zapadni and Little 



Zapadni. 



Polovina..- 



Vostochni — 



Vostochni and Moi jovi.. . 

 Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 



Kitovi. 



Reef and Gorbatch 



Zapadni and Little 



Zapadni. 



Polovina. 



Reef and Gorbatch 



From seals killed for food. 

 From seal found dead — 



34 | Reef and Gorbatch 



35 Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 

 Kitovi. 



Zapadni and Little 



Zapadni. 

 Vostochni and Morjovi—. 



Total 



Skins 

 secured 



721 



1,391 

 348 



235 

 531 



452 



1,279 

 137 



110 

 330 

 492 

 319 



493 

 202 



64 



419 



3 



1 



160 



120 



220 



15,082 



ST. GEORGE ISLAND 



Staraya Artil 



East Cliffs 



do 



do.. 



North and Staraya Artil.. 

 do. 



East Reef and East Cliffs. 

 North and Staraya Artil-. 

 East Reef and East Cliffs. 

 North and Staraya Artil.. 

 East Reef and East Cliffs. 

 North and Staraya Artil.. 



East Reef and East Cliffs 

 North and Staraya Artil. 



Zapadni 



North, East Reef and 

 East Cliffs. 



North 



do 



do 



Staraya Artil.. 



North 



Total 



129 



316 



41 



380 



10 

 51 

 110 

 33 

 20 



4,778 



AGE CLASSES OF SEALS 



The age class of a male seal belonging to the Pribilof Islands herd 

 is determined from the length of its body. The classification was 

 derived from measurements of a large number of pups branded in 

 1912 and killed in subsequent years. The limits of the various age 

 classes are shown in the table following : 



