300 



ESTIMATED NATIVE SUBSISTENCE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS 1973-76 



Ringed Bearded Spotted Ribbon Bowhead Grey 



seals seals seals seals whales whales Total 



1973 6,000-9,000 1,760-2,640 240-360 37 8,037-12,037 



1974"'" . 4,500-6,000 1,320-1,760 180-240 20 1 6,021-8,021 



1975""' 6,080 1,760 160 15 8,015 



1976 4,553-5 225 1,750-2,125 700-850 <50 48 7,980-8,298 



Total.... 21, 130-26,305 6,590-8,285 1,280-1,610 <50 120 1 29,171-36,371 



Source: Data compiled from Alaska Department of Fish and Game statistics. 



Mr. Mannina. Could you also indicate if you are presently utiliz- 

 ing SK funds for implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection 

 Act, if so, what is the projected use of SK funds? 



Mr. Gehringer. Yes. 



[The following was received for the record :] 



SK Funds for Implementation of the Maeine Mammal Protection Act 



A one-time use of Saltonstall-Kennedy funds not to exceed $600K has been 

 approved for the interim tuna-porpoise aerial enforcement program. We hope 

 to avoid repeating this emergency funding situation. As a result of interim 

 authority granted by the court to extend the 1976 permit and certificates, the 

 aerial enforcement program has been terminated. Approximately $80,000 of the 

 SK funds were spent. 



Mr. Mannina. One final question. 



You indicated that the cost of an observer was $8,500 per trip. 

 Does that include salary, quartering, insurance, the full range of 

 expenses ? 



Mr. Gehringer. Yes. 



Mr. Mannina. It does. 



Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Leggett. So he does not get a flat amount of $8,500 per trip? 



Mr. Gehringer. No. 



Mr. Leggett. All right. 



I am glad he cleared that up. 



Now, the amount that you are asking for, or that we are asking 

 for, does the Marine Mammal Commission participate in your budget 

 at all, in helping to arrive at a figure ? 



Mr. Gehringer. You mean in arriving at a budget figure ? 



Mr. Leggett. Yes. 



Mr. Gehringer. They advise us periodically regarding things that 

 they feel we should be increasing our expenditures on, however, they 

 do not get involved in the actual formation of the plan. 



Mr. Leggett. This $10 million we have in here for 1978, for your 

 budget, and $8 million for 1977, all of which you do not think you 

 can use, for the record, is that fund the flights of the airplane from 

 the United States down to South America when you figure out how 

 manv seals there are in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean? 



Mr. Gehringer. Seals? 



Mr. Leggett. I mean porpoise. These funds are for surve} r s 



Mr. Gehringer. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Leggett. That brings up a question then. You indicate that 

 you do not think you could use the amount of money that we have 



