182. 
183. 
1910 
164. 
185. 
166. 
187. 
188. 
Negotiations for a seal treaty between Japan and Russia are proceeding. Wo 
decisions have yet been made, but the "prospective t 
t 
from the Behring Sea Treaty of 1697") Pe ene? OY Sif for greatly 
Shimo, Keisuke. On the Encouragement of D . 
pp 13-15, Jul 190 i] e Sea Fishing: Jour Fish Soc Jap ts22), 
A resume of the grants and eubsidies awarded under the pelagic fishing en- 
couragement law in the 1] years of its existence. 
Anone Sealing Trouble (in English): Jour Fish Soc Jap (325), pp 2-4, Oct 1909. 
An account of the harrowing experiences of the crew of the Seikai Mara "un- 
lawfully* seized ty the USRC Bear while sealing on the Pribilofe. It seens 
the crew was given a three-day trial which was "only a formality", for they 
were all fined and imprisoned for eight months, where they "underwent every 
description of suffering and hardship, their treatment by the American authori- 
ties being the reverse of humane". They were finally released and returned to 
Japan, but their two schooners and their catch of 650 sea otters were confis- 
cated "without any stated reason". 
Anon. Grand Meeting of Fisheries Societies (in English): Jour Fish Soc Jap (329), 
pp 1-3, Fed 1910. 
Advance notice of meeting to be held 15-19 February 1910, at which the pro- 
tection of seals in the Kuril Islands will be advocated. 
prince eet and the Prics of Fur Seal Furs: Jour Fish Soc Jap (329), pp 41-42, 
6 910. 
Resume of the sales and prices at the London Market in 1909. 
Kaku, Risuke. On Japanese Fur Seal Hunting: Jour Fish Soc Jap (330), pp 8-11, Mar 
1910. 
Outline of the Japanese argument against prohibition of pelagic sealing to be 
discussed at the forthcoming four-power conference. Points out that Japan is 
not primarily responsible for the recent decrease in fur seals as Japanese 
Nationals have caught only 9,000 seale annually against 50,000 by the U. S. 
As the U. S. is in a better position to do land sealing while Japan and England 
are better situated for pelagic sealing, it is not fair for the U, S. to pro- 
hibit open sea hunting. Proposes that fur seal hunting be operated jointly by 
the four countries involved or elee the damages caused by the prohibition of 
pelagic sealing be indemnified. 
Anon. Problem of Fur Seal Hunting on the Bering Sea: Jour Fieh Soc Jap (330), pp 
53-65, Mar 1910. 
Review of an English comment on the forthcoming convention, showing bitterness 
over court action on the capture of an English sealer 190 miles at sea, and 
over the opportunity taken by Japan to hunt in waters restricted under the 
Unitad States-Canadian treaty which Japan did not join. 
Kaku Risuke. Problems of the Fur Seal Fisheries in the Northern Pacific (Kita 
Taihiyo Ottoseiryo Mondai), 8 3/4" x 6", 59 pp, 3 pl, published by the Fur Seal and 
Sea Otter Fisheries Asen, Tokyo, Apr 1910. 
A detailed review of the pelagic sealing industry in Japan. The biology and 
distribution of the seals are outlined, and marketing methode and prices are 
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