| Title | The abundance and distribution of harbor seals and steller sea lions in Oregon |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1968 |
| Authors | Pearson, John Philip |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Degree | M. S. |
| Pagination | 23 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1969 .P4, Guin Pearson 1968, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Cape Arago, Cape Blanco, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, depleted populations, geographic distribution, Gull Rock, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Netarts Bay, Orford Reef, Otter Crest, population biology, population count, Sea Lion Caves, Simpson Reef, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatis, Sunset Bay, theses, Three Arch Rock, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Head |
| Notes | By the 1960s, before the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the number of Stellar or northern sea lions and harbor seals were greatly reduced in Oregon. This study documents the numbers of these marine mammals and where they were found. Maps of haul-out areas are given. Includes statistics on bounty payments from 1925 to the mid-1960s. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/fx719q266 |
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