SPECIFIC SCHEME SUGGESTED. 125 



(h) Restriction in the number of seals to be talicn. 

 (Sees. 151-154.) 



The Report presents suggestions whereby it is Unfairness of 



limitations pro- 



proposed to limit the number of seals taken. It posed, 

 is observable that the limitations proposed for the 

 Islands are for a fixed number and class of seals; 

 while the restrictions for pelagic sealing are pro- 

 hibitions as to time and place, no provision being 

 made as to number or kind of seals taken. The 

 unfairness of such proposals is manifest. 



(c) Specific scheme of regulations recommended. 



The Commissioners, after this generalization Regulations rec- 



. ommended. 



as to the methods of restriction necessary, present 

 specific limitations "at shore and at sea," which 

 they believe would afford the requisite degree of 

 protection, in view of the actual condition of seal 

 life as it presents itself to them at the present 

 time. (Sec. 155.) 



The first restriction proposed is to limit the Limitation of 

 number of seals to be taken on the Pribilof islands. 

 Islands to a fixed maximum of 50,000 (Sec. 

 155a). This proposed regulation, being appli- 

 cable to the territory of the United States is, as 

 already noticed, without the jurisdiction of this 

 Tribunal. 



The second proposition is to create a zone about Protective zone 

 the Pribilof Islands with a radius of 20 nautical pr ° P ° £ 



