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Distribution 



Regional Director. NOAA. NMFS, NW Region, Seattle, Wash 1 



Regional Director. NOAA. NMFS, Alaska Region. Juneau, Alaska 1 



Assistant Director for Management and Services, NOAA, NMFS, Wash- 

 ington, D.C 2 



Resource Management Division. NOAA, NMFS, Washington. D.C 8 



Marine Mammal Resource Program, NOAA, NMFS, NW Region, Seattle, 



Wash. 8 



Marine Mammal Biological Laboratory, NOAA, NMFS, NW Region, 



Seattle, Wash 5 



St. Paul Island. Alaska 2 



St. George Island. Alaska 2 



Experimental Fur Farm. Petersburg. Alaska 1 



Seattle Marketing Office. NOAA, NMFS, NW Region, Seattle, Wash 1 



Seattle Market News Office. NOAA, NMFS, NW Region, Seattle. Wash___ 1 



Technological Laboratory, NOAA, NMFS, NW Region, Seattle, Wash 1 



Master, MV Pribilof 1 



Secretary of State for Alaska. Juneau. Alaska 1 



Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Subport Building, Juneau, Alaska- 1 



Mr. Pollock. Why do you say that? 



Mr. DiNGELL. First of all, you are pulling the lucrative end, the 

 processino; end, out of the islands; and, second, you are employing 

 stateside people and employees from the Alaskan mainland. 



I await with some interest your explanation as to not only the dis- 

 parity of the figures but also as to the question of policy as to how this 

 kind of program is actually benefiting the Pribilovians. 



I am going to proceed, if I may, to another point. Are you taking 

 females or not? 



Mr. Pollock. Normally we do not. 



Mr. DiNGELL. There was one year when you did. 



Mr. Pollock. There were several years when we did to reduce the 

 population. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Wliy did you take females to reduce the population ? 



Mr. Pollock. Because the females are the ones that will determine 

 the total population dynamics. 



It only takes one bull to service from one to 100 females. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Well, now, I note here that you killed females in 1956, 

 27,599, and I will insert this into the record. 



In 1957, you killed 47,000. 



Mr. Pollock. That is correct. 



Mr. DiNGELL. In 1958. it was 31,000. 



In 1959, you killed 28,000. 



In 1960, you killed 4,000. 



In 1961, you killed 43,000. 



In 1963, you killed 43,000. 



In 1964, again 43,000. 



In 1965, 16,000. 



In 1966, 10,391. 



In 1967, 10,096. 



In 1968-69 it was 13,000 and then you dropped to 200. 



I missed a figure somewhere, but anyway, in 1969 it was down to 230 

 and in 1970, it was 121. 



This also indicates that in 1970 there were 61 immature and 58 mature 

 females killed during the season. 



In fact, barrels containing male skin identification tags were un- 

 attached. If you are doing this thing officially, how come you are kill- 

 ing females by mistake and what is the justification for the number of 

 females killed in 1956 through 1970 ? 



