Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 36.—Wlialing station, Akutan, Alaska. (Photograph by Stejneger. ). Fig. t,7-—Carcass of fin back whale, whaling station, Akutan, Alaska.(Photograph liy L. Stejneger.) 34 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 74 The visit to the Pribilofs was favored with cool cloudy weatherwhich showed vip the rookeries to the best advantage. The increasein the number of seals on the beaches, a result of the elimination ofpelagic sealing by the treaty of 1911 between the United States, GreatBritain, Japan and Russia, was very remarkable, notwithstanding the
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 36.—Wlialing station, Akutan, Alaska. (Photograph by Stejneger. ). Fig. t,7-—Carcass of fin back whale, whaling station, Akutan, Alaska.(Photograph liy L. Stejneger.) 34 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 74 The visit to the Pribilofs was favored with cool cloudy weatherwhich showed vip the rookeries to the best advantage. The increasein the number of seals on the beaches, a result of the elimination ofpelagic sealing by the treaty of 1911 between the United States, GreatBritain, Japan and Russia, was very remarkable, notwithstanding thehandicap of the excessive increase of superfluous and therefore dis-turbing young males due to unfortunate legislation which stoppedland killing for five years following the signing of the treaty. Bydrastic measures the proper numerical ratio between the sexes hasalmost been accomplished by now, and a complete restitution of thefur seal herd to its former maximum is confidently predicted for thenot distant future, if pelagic sealing is not resumed. An improvedmethod in stripping the skin from the body of the
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