PUR-SEAL FISHEKIES OF ALASKA, 1909. 27 
NUMERICAL STATUS OF THE SEAL HERD. 
COUNTS OF HAREMS AND BULLS. 
The usual counts of harems were made on the two islands during 
the period of July 13—16. These counts were made by the agents 
and a special representative of the Bureau of Fisheries, Mr. G. A. 
Clark, and were made carefully. The count for St. Paul Island 
follows : 
Count of Harems on St. Paul Island, 1909. 
Date. 
Rookery. 
Harems. 
Idle 
bulls. 
Quitters. 
Water 
bulls. 
Bulls on 
hauling 
grounds. 
1909. 
July 12 
12 
Lagoon 
12 
3 
1 
Northeast Point 
229 
33 
a 42 
12 
Little Polavina 
19 
2 
1 
12 
Polavina Cliffs 
23 
1 
12 
Polavina 
42 
3 
15 
15 
Gorbatch Cliffs 
2 
1 
15 
Gorbatch 
118 
20 
_ 6 
20 
15 
Ardiguen 
11 
2 
15 
Reef 
184 
13 
22 
32 
15 
Tolstoi Cliffs 
25 
4 
1 
15 
Tolstoi 
87 
14 
5 
7 
15 
Ketovi 
51 
9 
3 
6 
15 
Amphitheater 
7 
3 
15 
Lukanin 
41 
3 
1 
4 
16 
16 
Zapadni Reef 
11 
1 
1 
Little Zapadni 
62 
9 
4 
9 
16 
Zapadni 
147 
20 
13 
3 
15 
16 
Sea Lion Rock 
61 
Total. 
1,132 
140 
116 
13 
83 
a Includes water bulls. 
Contrasting the total number of harems and bulls found on St. 
Paul Island in 1909 with the number found in 1908, exclusive of Sea 
Lion Rock, the following changes are to be noted: 
Comparison of Harems, St. Paul Island, 1908 and 1909. 
Year. 
Harems. 
Idle. 
Quitters. 
Water 
bulls. 
Hauling- 
ground 
bulls. 
1909 
1,071 
1,062 
140 
90 
116 
45 
13 
68 
83 
1908 
Difference 
+9 
+50 
+71 
—55 
On St. Paul Island, therefore, while there occurred an increase of 
only 9 harems between 1908 and 1909, the total number of adult bulls 
present on the rookeries (harem masters, idle, and quitters) was 
increased by 130 individuals. 
