Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-11-25 | Page 3 | Prevent Extinction of Sea Mammals

PREVENT EXTINCTION EXTINCTIONS S Of SEA MAMMALS W WASHINGTON Nov 25 Tho Tho Tho recommendation recommendation for an International conference with a view to regulating tho the killing of or not PP only seals but bul whales and all aU oth other r ran an animals animals l lt of or the tho sea Ilea along with other recommendations adopted at a conference of or tho the fisheries s commission Tuesday was laid before Secretary of oC Commerce and andI I Labor abor Nasel Nagel yesterday b by President David David Da Da- Da- Da vid Id Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford university tint uni and Commissioner of ot Fisheries Bowers The whole question so 0 far as the pe pelagic pelagic pe- pe lagic sealing in tho the islands ands of or orthe the tho Bering sea is Js concerned hinges binges on whether the killing of oC seals shall continue con con- The Tho data before tho the conference shows th the tho gravo o element clement of oC danger Is tho the necessity of ot the Ute female of oC the seals cals going so far out to sea in search for fol food that the they cross the tho international boundary line Tho The elimination of or the Ute male seals peals ex except ex- ex c pt as to a a. very small percentage of or them thIn docs does not figure There Thero have been man many cases of poaching with consequent fines and seizures but It is 18 purposed now to take up tho the whole question of ot regulation regulation regu regU- I lation of or the seal lieal industry there toi to avoid a tL po possible early extinction of or tho seals Tho The committee recommended an agreement agree agree- meat ment b by which tho the United States Great Britain Russia and Japan will cease poIn po- po In logic lc sealing scaling in Alaskan waters upon some satisfactory terms to be determined by these nations A world wide Ide agreement b by which all nations will adopt regulations for the preservation atlon of or mammals of or the tho sea wherever found is al also o recommended Canada It is claimed is M as much Interested inter Inter- ested In tho whale fisheries of or the tho At Atlantic Atlantic At- At lantic coast as aK Is tho the United States In Inthe tho the fur seal industry once yielding an annual catch of ot from two to to four tour millions mil mu- lions ot of t seals but bul no now reduced to ono ono- thirtieth of or that amount Ever Lvery nation It is stated is 19 deeply concerned in somo some of or the mammals of or tho the sea so that tho the advisory advisor committee hopes an International agreement ment can be reached fOI for tho the benefit of ot all of or them