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employment for the Aleuts on the fur seal herd and the Bering 

 Sea ecosystem. 48 



These themes were repeated in 1985 during hearings on 

 ratification of the Protocol to extend the Interim Convention 

 on the Conservation of the North Pacific Fur Seal. Larry 

 Merculieff, then President of the Tanadgusix Corporation, 

 expressed strong concern over the disjointed and species- 

 specific approach to marine resources management in the Bering 

 Sea and elsewhere. Sounding a theme that is now widely 

 accepted by scientists and resource managers, Mr. Merculieff 

 called for a more comprehensive approach to protecting marine 

 mammals and managing marine resources. Noting the population 

 distress being experienced by fur seals, sea lions, and two 

 Bering Sea bird species, he called for an ecosystem-based 

 approach for managing the Bering Sea. Mr. Merculieff 

 explained that " [scientists from all disciplines, including 

 seal scientists, agree unanimously that this approach is 

 essential for rational resource management, but all are 

 frustrated by the inherent problems." 49 As it was further 

 stated: 



We . . . find it disconcerting that scientists 

 from the different disciplines . . . and from 



^Presidential Proclamation (Oct. 14, 1981), 32 UST S881, S882. 



4 North P acific Fur Seal Treaty: Hearings on Treaty Doc. 990-5 

 Before the Sen ate Comm. on Foreign Relations . 99th Cong., 1st Sess. 257 

 (1985)' (statement of L. Merculieff). 



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