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Anon, Protection of Sea Otters: Jour Fish Soc Jap (140), pp 149-150, Feb 1894, 
Quotes an American dispatch to the effect that Korea, Japan, and Ruseia will 
conclude a treaty with England and the U, S, for the protection of "sea otters" 
(undoubtedly fur seala) by which the former nations will protect all waters 
west of the 180th meridian, the latter all watere east of it. Canada will 
furnish eix patrol vessele and the U, 3, 15, which are already being readied 
in San Francieco, 
= Fur Seal Hunting in Funka Bay: Jour Fish Soc Jap (140), pp 140-141, Feb 
Description of the local native method of catching seals, by netting and by 
harpooning, Claims that about 3,000 seals are taken annually ia FPunka Bay 
between December and April, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, Fisheries Investigation Bureau, Inyesti- 
getion of the Fur Seal and Sea Otter (Rakko Ottosei Chosahokoku), 10" x 7", p 101, 
2 maps, 3 figs, publ by Japanese Fisheries Assn, Tokyo, Mer 1894, 
Thies is the first major modern work on the fur eeal in Japanese, It gives a 
resume Of all legislation on fur seal bunting up to and including the Paris 
treaty; a description of pelagic eesling in Japanese and foreign vessels; and 
a detailed summary of all available information on the life histories, breed- 
ing habits, and migrations of both fur seals and sea otters, Most of thie 
was copied from American and British sources, but the discussion of movenents 
of seals in Japanese waters is based on local observations, Of particular 
interest is the suggestion made here for the firat time that Pribilof seals 
migrate to Japan: "The Captain of a foreign sealer in Hakodate this spring 
stated that some of the seals which migrate along the east conet of Hokkaido 
proceed on to the Pribilof Islands, We are unable to believe this yet, as 
there is not enough evidence to prove it, However, the mumber of fur seals 
migrating along the coast is much larger than those which land and breed on 
the Russian Ielands,* 
Yoshikawa, M, The Fur Seal and Sea Otter: Zoological Magazine (65), pp 105-108, 
Mar 1894; (66) pp 146-154, Apr 1894; (67) pp 186-198, May 1994, 
The author acimowledges in a footnote that thie paper is based on the preced- 
ing title and on some American reporta but does not specify authors or titles 
of his sources, The paper consists essentially of the life history and other 
data primarily of zoological interest abridged from the preceding work, 
Anon, Results of the Conference Between England, Russia 
Hunting; Jour Fieh Soc Jap (141), pp 229-256, Mar 1894; 
1894, 
and America on Sea Mamnal 
142), pp “4-377, Apr 


A summary of the agreements reached by the Conference, published at the request 
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, 
Anon, Draft of Sea Otter Protection Bill to be Introduced in American Lower House: 
Jour Fieh Soc Jap (141), p 268, Mar 1894, 
Draft of treaty between Japan, U, S., etc on the joint protection of Pacific 
“sea otters" was introduced into the House of Representatives 22 February, The 
U. S- Navy will shortly send four warships to the Bering Sea. 
Anon, ‘Smallest Sea Animal Fishing Boat: Jour Fish Soc Jap (141), p 268, War 1894, 
The American fishing schooner "Sharkfin" (T?-written in kane as "Shaiphin") 
arrived in Yokohama 17 March from Tacoma via the Bonins, She is of only 16 
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