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atmosphere to prevent the sun's rays from iniur- Roasous t ii a t 



^ . PriI?ilof Islands 



ino- it dm*in2: the lon^ summer season when it 'Y*^ }^^ I'omo of 



^ o o the fur-seals. 



remains upon the rookeries. It requires also 

 rocky beaches on which to bring forth its young. 

 No islands to the northward or southward of the 

 Pribilof Islands, with the possible exception of 

 limited areas on the Aleutian chain, are known to 

 possess the requisite combination of climate and 

 physical conditions. 



All statements to the effect that fur-seals of Alaskan fur- 



seals do not breed 



this species formerly bred on the coasts and ^^^,^^^5^"^* ^^ ^*^^" 

 islands of California and Mexico are erroneous, 

 the seals remaining there belonging to widely 

 different species. 



In the general discussion of the question sub- Subdivisions oi 



'^ ^ report. 



mitted to the Commission it will be convenient 

 to consider the subject under three heads, 

 namely: 



Conditions of seal life in the region under 



consideration at the present time. 

 Causes, the operation of which lead to 



existing conditions. 

 Remedies, which if applied would result in 

 the restoration of seal life to its normal 

 state, and to its continued preservation in 

 that state. 



