TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Instructions 



KEPOKTS. 



Joint report 



Report of British Commissioners 



Introductory 



PART I. — SUMMARY OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS 



-The Former, Present, and Prospective Condition of the Fuu-Seal Fish- 

 ery IN THE NOBTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 



(A.) General Conditions of Seal Life 



(B.) Killing on the Breeding Islands 



(C.) Sealing at Sea 



(D.) Additional points connected with Sealing at Sea or on Shore. 

 (E.) Former and present condition of the Industry 



II.— Considerations relating to the Basis upon which Precautions may be 



DEVISED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE FUR-SEAL 



(A.) Interests involved 



(B.) I'rinciples involved .' 



(C.) Summary of general conditions bearing upon Kegulations 



III. 



-Measures for the Protection and Preservation of the Fur-Sea l of 

 THE North Pacific. 



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(A.) General nature of Measures required 



„ (i.) Improvements in the Metliods of taking Seals , 



(ii.) Kestriction in the Number of Seals taken 



(B.) Specific scheme of Kegiilationsrccdniniended 



(C.) Methods of giving fllrct to Regulations 



(D.) Alternative Methods of Regulation 



(i.) Entire I'roUibition of Killing on one of the Breeding Islands, with 



suitable concurrent Regulations at Sea 



(ii.) Recurrent periods of Re.st 



(iii.) Total Prohibition of Killing on the Breeding Islands, with concurrent 



strict Regulation of Pelagic Sealing 



(E.) International action 



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PART II. — DETAILED OBSERVATIONS ON THE 

 OF SEAL LIFE. 



FACTS AND CONDITIONS 



I. — Natural History and Environment of the Fuk-Seal 

 Pacific. 



)F the North 



(A.) 



(B.) 

 (C.) 



Migrations and Range of the Fur-Seal of the North Pacilic — 



(i.) Eastern side of the North Pacific 



(ii.) "Western side of the North Paciflc 



(iii.) Distribution at Sea 



Food of the Fur-Seal 



Physical characteristics of the Pribyloff and Commander Islands, and nature 



of the Breeding Grounds 



Annual progress of events in Seal Life on the Breeding Islands 



Ages at which Males reach Virility and the Females produce Toung. 



Requisite jyoportious of Sexes 



CD.) 



(E.) 



(F.) 



(G.) Coition 



(H.) 



(I.) 



Ago at which the young Swim. — Number of young at a Birth 



Distances to which Seals go from the Breeding Islands in search of Food, and 



times of Feeding 



(J.) Habits when Suckling 



(K.) Natural causes of Destruction 



(L. ) Jilortality of Toung Seals in 1891 



(M.) Methods of enumerating Seals on the Pribyloif Islands and estimates of 

 Numbers 



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