PELAGIC SEALING. 

 1'ehujic fur-seal catch of Canadian rcsseln, 1897. 



221 



Total 



6, 100 i 15. 607 



8, 703 30, 409 



SUMMARY OF PELAGIC FUR-SEAL CATCH, 1897. 



American vessels 4, 648 



Canadian vessels 30, 409 



Total '35,057 



1 In addition to this a catch of 3,823 skins was taken by Japanese vessels on the Russian coast. 



