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Uses. — The fishermen from the ports adjacent to the Fame 

 Islands claim that the presence of the seals at the Crumstone is 

 of great value to them in fog. The roaring of the seals indicates 

 to the fishermen their position, a matter of some moment in a 

 region where rocks and shoals are so numerous. So apart from 

 their aesthetic value, it may be said that they have a use. 



Breeding. — Breeding takes place also at the Crumstone, the 

 young appearing in the autumn. During easterly gales in 

 November some of the young are washed ashore. The numbers 

 are kept down by accidents such as these, and by a good deal of 

 shooting indulged in by visitors. The impression of Mr. Douglas 

 is that for a great many years the numbers have remained pretty 

 much the same. 



