Translation 2783

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PINNIFEI)IA OF THE NO?tTHliP,ld PART OP ''![L l'Aç;1F1:C 0^E'Ai`I
With respect to the number of pinnipede srecies dwelling in 47
them, the seas of- t!ze northern part of the racific Ocean occu^,y a
lee.dinp, place ai;-ion; the waters of the world. i-hocidne living there
include the ringed sea.]. (" a.kiba" ), the bearded seal ("lakhtak" ), the
harbour seal the ribbon :;eal ("krylatka!'), and trie island.
seal (''a.ntur"^. The -total numbers of these racific se«ls are con--
sidera.bly smaller t•rl,,an the nui:ibi;rs o-f seals it. the I,ortll Atlantic and
:rctic Oceans; nevert'rleless,. many of them are the object:.: of t•rid.èly--
developed ship-ba=ed and shore-based hunting. That refers above all
to the rinCed seal, and. to a les.-,er extent to the bearded seal, the
ribbon seal, and the harbour seal. The Arctic wa.ter_: of ttle a'acific
Ocean are also inhabited by :ralrll ses, whos.:, nu..l)ers are considerably
higher than those of the walruses in trie Atlantic and ::rctic Ocea.ns.
taken tog-ether.
The walrus is a.n important object of hunting by
the i;hukchi population.
The seas of the northern part of the .lacific Occan are also
inhabited by an abundant (and economically the most important) member
of the family of ea.rc.c seals -- toe northern fur seal -_-he numbers
of these seals on 'l'yülenii Island and the ^tomandorskie Islands in
:;oviet waters have begun to recover. The nt.l:abe.rs of anot[ler cared
seal sr,eci(.-'s, the northern sea-lion li;umeto}?9.as jilb^ltll: 5111'., 1776},
are likewise increa.,sinf;. I-Je may. also include a.ulol.,, the i.nha.bitants _
of the northeastern part of the I-J..cific Occ:::l. tue nort•ilcynn eleuhant
seal and the California sea-lion.:
Ringed Seal, or "akiba" (usa. hisl,^.da ..,n^^. , 1775)
Two subspecies of ringed seals live in tne ^:cas of th^ northern
part of the Pacific Ocean ---- the Sea of Okhotsk subcpecies P. h.
ochotr:n:1].s and trie tserinc; Sea subspclcâ.e.:. 11. h. 1]:Pl.^cllt?YI].ill!lkovl.
^Yhe zoo].ot°ieal bo,ly len„th of the Sea of tJl.hot.:l: rin.:;ecl c(:`a:L t,yearu.nd
o:Ldor s eci.lnerl:ij varies within tllo ]c,lil`;i of (t^,- ^,J(J c:
and its weirht varies from 14 to 55 kg. '.1'ile ;3or.ir1;, Se,a. (!.l iba is
larger than th.- [:)ea of Okhotsk form by an aver.t-•c of U-10 c,ii, and
its body weight is c,o,.1c•Wha.t mrc:c:ltes. The lcrri;•jtn o.l llctr-1,orli ? :ulls
of 1. 11• oc11U te11:1:L:=> ].t.: L11J to 6^Y clll, i:al(l
n,vurn u-'j c'in rii,kl `j` k,;.
1;rirlrl,i.nJ,; for i }h.