PROHIBITION OF PELAGIC SEALING IN BERING SEA. 523 



From my knowledge of the business I am certain that the fur-seal 

 will soon be exterminated if it is not protected in 

 the Bering Sea. We might kill some in the Paci- Wm. Bendt,p. 405. 

 fie Ocean, if there did not too many vessels go out 

 to hunt them. 



If pelagic sealing is stopped in Bering Sea for a number of years seal 

 would become plentiful again; if not stopped they „ . , 

 will soon be exterminated. Martm Lenson > ?■ 406 ' 



Q. In your opinion is it absolutely necessary to protect the cows in 

 Bering Sea to prevent the herd from being exter- 

 minated ? — A. It is absolutely necessary in my Dani. Claussen, p. 412. 

 opinion. 



Q. Do you think it would be better that the Bering Sea should be 

 entirely closed? — A. I think it would be better. 



Q. In your opinion, is it absolutely necessary to 

 protect the cows in the Bering Sea to prevent 49( f ! ,ther T - Franlcl ™> P- 

 the herd from beingexterminated? — A. Certainly. 



I am of the opinion that in order to save the seal from extermina- 

 tion all pelagic hunting in Bering Sea should be 

 prohibited. Tho8.Frazer, P .36o. 



Q. Do you think it is necessary to protect the seal in the Bering 

 Sea?— A. Certainly I do. 



Q. In the North Pacific?— A. In the North Pa- i3 [ has - n - Ha 9™<™, !>• 

 cific I will not say; but in the Bering Seal think 

 it is absolutely necessary. 



Q. Do you think it is absolutely necessary to protect the cows in the 

 Bering Sea? — A. You ought to protect them, cer- 

 tainly; in order to keep the thing going they S. Harmsen, p. 443. 

 ought to be protected. 



Q. Is it necessary to protect the cows in the Pacific? — A. They kill 

 the biggest half in the Pacific, so that they ought to be protected there. 



I think that the only way the seal can ever be- 

 come plenty again is to stop all pelagic sealing in e. Hofaiad, p. 260. 

 Bering Sea. 



Q. Do you think it absolutely necessary to protect the cows in the 

 Bering Sea? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What do you think about protecting them Frank Johnson, p. 441. 

 in the North Pacific, providing you wanted to in- 

 crease the seals and save them from extermination? — I don't know 

 what to say about that. The North Pacific is pretty big. 



I think if sealing in Bering Sea was stopped 

 and the indiscriminate killing of cows was Philip Kashevawff, p, 

 stopped, seal would become plentiful aloug the 262. 

 coast. 



