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Review of marking methods . 2. .«seseeececcecrerccecrs eee 1 
Clipping, northern fur seal, Alaska... ee ee eee ce Ll 
Branding, northern fur seal, Alaska. ...e-«ec-ecseece l 
Branding, northern fur seal, Okhotsk Sea ...-e-eeece § 
Branding, northern fur seal, Kamchatka .....e-ecece 7 
Branding, southern fur seal, South Africa. ...ee-ecee 7 
Branding, Weddell seal, Antarctica . 2. ee ce eevee 7 
Branding, Pacific harbor seal, British Columbia .....e 7 
Shearing, northern fur seal, Alaska ee eee ewe eee 7 
Tagging, northern fur seal, Alaska eeeee#e#f eee e @ 3} 
Tagging, northern fur seal, Oknotsk Sea ....-eeeee YW 
Tagging, northern fur seal, Kamchatka. ...«seeceee YY 
Tagging, southern fur seal, South Africa ....se.eeee 16 
Tagging, Steller sea-lion, Alaska . ..s«seeeceeecee 16 
Tagging, harp seal and hooded seal, White Sea. ...e-e+-e 18 
Girdling, northern fur seal, Alaska . «eee eceececee 20 
Painting, northern fur seal, Alaska . . «ee ececcse et 20 
Painting, harp seal, White Sean 2 we eee ver eevee al 
Punching, northern fur seal, Alaska «see ce eee eee 21 
Results of marking experiments on the Pribilof Islands .... 2% 
Percentages of recoveries of marked seals ....seeee 2 
Percentages of seals returning to the exact marking site. 25 
Effectiveness of hot-iron brands ...e-eeerscseee 25 
Effectiveness of metal tags oeoeeeveeveeveereeneoee @ 27 
Relative merits of selected metal tags ...e.secee 2 
Relative merits of selected tag locations on the body oe 28 
Accuracy of sex identification in marking operations .. 29 
Summary a ee ee SS Sr er rr + | 
Literature Cited . oeseseet ceeeee#eeeeef # ¢ @ ee 8 © @ @ 31 
