Experimental Harvest of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters (Classic Reprint)

Experimental Harvest of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: Fredrik V. Thorsteinson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9780267220434

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Excerpt from Experimental Harvest of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters Sea lion harvesting should take place during the pupping and breeding season when the animals are most available and least wary. On large rookeries specific areas should be hunted alternately for a greater yield. On a hunt-rest basis animals would not vacate an area quickly and would therefore be available for along period of time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-05-04

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0309086329

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For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses proposed to explain the sea lion decline including insufficient food due to fishing or the late 1970s climate/regime shift, a disease epidemic, pollution, illegal shooting, subsistence harvest, and predation by killer whales or sharks. The report's analysis indicates that the population decline cannot be explained only by a decreased availability of food; hence other factors, such as predation and illegal shooting, deserve further study. The report recommends a management strategy that could help determine the impact of fisheries on sea lion survival-establishing open and closed fishing areas around sea lion rookeries. This strategy would allow researchers to study sea lions in relatively controlled, contrasting environments. Experimental area closures will help fill some short-term data gaps, but long-term monitoring will be required to understand why sea lions are at a fraction of their former abundance.

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-04-04

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0309168724

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For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses proposed to explain the sea lion decline including insufficient food due to fishing or the late 1970s climate/regime shift, a disease epidemic, pollution, illegal shooting, subsistence harvest, and predation by killer whales or sharks. The report's analysis indicates that the population decline cannot be explained only by a decreased availability of food; hence other factors, such as predation and illegal shooting, deserve further study. The report recommends a management strategy that could help determine the impact of fisheries on sea lion survival-establishing open and closed fishing areas around sea lion rookeries. This strategy would allow researchers to study sea lions in relatively controlled, contrasting environments. Experimental area closures will help fill some short-term data gaps, but long-term monitoring will be required to understand why sea lions are at a fraction of their former abundance.

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