Biological Observations of Steller Sea Lions Taken During an Experimental Harvest
Thorsteinson FV and Lensink CJ. 1962. Biological Observations of Steller Sea Lions Taken During an Experimental Harvest. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 26(4):353-359
Stellar sea lions have been the subject of recent studies in Alaska because of their alleged depredations on salmon and halibut fisheries. Mathisen estimated that a minimum of 150,000 sea lions inhabited Alaskan waters. Kenyon and Rice, on the basis of more complete observations in the Aleutian islands, have estimated a minimum of 181,892 animals. With the two-fold purpose of possibly reducing the sea lion herds and providing an economical high protein meat for fur farms, fish hatcheries, and similar purposes, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries awarded a contract to a commercial fishing company in the spring of 1959 to develop techniques for harvesting sea lions in Alaskan waters.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Thorsteinson, Fredrik; Lensink, Calvin
- Units
- GLBA
- Keywords
- Animal Communities (Wildlife), Coastal/Marine Systems, Commercial Fishing, Forage Fish, human use conflict, Marine Mammal, Predation, sea lion, Steller Sea Lion