These fur seals on St. Paul Island in thePribilofs will continue to be harvested 

 under strict international quotas. 



maintain a firm basis for managing the Nation's wildlife refuge 

 system for waterfowl, migratory birds, and other wildlife, and for 

 recommending proper usage of coastal resources. Research covers 

 the entire range of domestic geographic habitats, from the north 

 coast of Alaska to the Kona coast of Hawaii, and from Maine to 

 southern Florida. 



Jn Alaska for example, these studies include the distribution, size, 

 and species composition of sea birds; a cooperative study with the 

 Soviet Union on the life history of the polar bear in and near the 

 Bering Sea; andthepopulationdynamicsof the walrus, sea otter, and 

 the rare and endangered peregrine falcon on Amchitka Island, 

 Alaska. In Hawaii, some of the studies coordinated by BSFW are 

 aquatic surveys of the Kona coast shoreline, the ecology of coastal 

 lava ponds, and the fauna of coral reefs. 



ENFORCEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE 



The enforcement role of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

 and NMFS has grown over the past decade and is expected to 

 continue growing for some time. The present enforcement and 

 surveillance program responsibilities of NMFS involve the 



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