TABLE OF CONTENTS. V 



Decrease of the Alaskan seal herd— Continued. 

 Cause— Continued. 



Pelagic sealing the sole cause — Opinions : Page. 



American Commissionert 305 



Dr. Allen 305 



Experts 306 



Indian hunters 313 



White sealers 321 



Increase of sealing fleet 327 



Pelagic sealing: 

 History : 



Sealing by coast Indians 331 



Vessels used 334 



Introduction of firearms 336 



Method : 



Vessels, outfit, etc 337 



Indian hunters 346 



White hunters 354 



Weapons 382 



Results: 



Indiscriminate slaughter 366 



Attitude of seals when aimed at 377 



Percentage lost — general statements 379 



Percentage lost of seals killed 385 



Percentage lost of seals struck 389 



Wounding 402 



Sinking 404 



Destruction of female seals 419 



Testimony of British furriers 419 



Testimony of American furriers 413 



Examination of pelagic catch of 1802 419 



Testimony of pelagic sealers 422 



Examination of catch of vessels seized 427 



Destruction of pregnant females , 429 



Reason pregnant females are taken 448 



Destruction of nursing females 451 



Dead pups on the rookeries 46t> 



No dead pups prior to 1884 468 



Time of appearance of dead pups 469 



Number of dead pups in 1891 470 



Cause of death of pups 474 



Protection and preservation: 

 Other seal herds : 



Destruction of 483 



The Russian herd 487 



British protection of the seal 



Falkland Islands 488 



New Zealand 488 



Cape of Good Hope 488 



Neivfoundland regulations 488 



Fur-seal protection by other nations 



Lobos Islands 490 



Cape Horn 490 



