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FISHERIES VESSELS 



The fisheries patrol boats Murre and Auklet patrolled waters in 

 southeastern Alaska in the vicinity of Sitka for the protection of the 

 seal herd on its spring migration. The Murre assumed the work 

 about the middle of March; the Auklet, the latter part of April. 



SEALING PRIVILEGES ACCORDED ABORIGINES 



In 1925, 2,044 fur-seal skins were authenticated as having been 

 lawfully taken by Indians off the coasts of Washington and Southeast 

 Alaska. The details are as follows: 



Washington.- — One thousand seven hundred and sixty-five skins 

 were authenticated, of which 823 were from adult male seals, 883 

 from adult females, 2 adults (sex not specified), and 57 from unborn 

 pups. The skins were authenticated by Dr. Carl B. Boyd, super- 

 intendent of the Neah Bay Indian Agency, Neah Bay, Wash. 



Southeast Alaska. — Two hundred and seventy-nine skins were 

 authenticated, of which 189 were from adult male seals, 50 from 

 adult females, and 40 from unborn pups. 



An official report received by the bureau stated that 4,465 seal- 

 skins were taken by the natives of British Columbia in 1925. 



JAPANESE SEALSKINS DELIVERED TO THE UNITED STATES 



The North Pacific Sealing Convention of July 7, 1911, provides 

 that 10 per cent of the sealskins taken by the Japanese Government 

 within the areas defined by the convention shall be turned over to 

 the United States Government unless the number of seals frequenting 

 the Japanese islands falls below 6,500, enumerated by official count. 



At the beginning of the year there was on hand the United States 

 Government's share of sealskins taken by the Japanese Government 

 in 1923, amounting to 82 skins. These skins were sold with others 

 at public auction on September 24, 1925. Details of the sale are 

 given on page 155. 



The United States Government's share of sealskins taken by the 

 Japanese Government in 1924 amounted to 94 skins and in 1925 to 

 87 skins. 



FUR SEALS ON ROBBEN ISLAND AND THE COMMANDER ISLANDS 



Through the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce some 

 information has been secured in regard to the Japanese fur seals on 

 Robben Island and the Russian fur seals on the Commander Islands. 

 This information is as follows : 



Fur seals on Robben Island 



