The American Natural History; a Foundation of Useful Knowledge of the Higher Animals of North America
The American Natural History; a Foundation of Useful Knowledge of the Higher Animals of North America
Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937
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Professor Dyche's dis- covery — that the California Sea-Lion feeds almost exclusively upon squid — was fully confirmed, for the twenty -four animals Digitized by Google SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE 119 killed contained only three rockfish, two hake, twenty-four "small fish'' and one chimera, — ^but over eleven hundred squid! The stomachs of the Steller Sea-Lions contained fourteen rockfish, two perch, thirty clupeoid fish, seventeen "large fishes of 12 to 18 inches," and a few skates, sharks, and sq...uids. "The testimony of the fishermen was so contradictory it is of no value. ... One man claims that the Sea-Lions are becoming more numerous and destructive every year, while another claims that they are rapidly becoming exterminated." There was "practically no complaint" of fish destruction "at the time of the investigation. Sea-Lions were scarcely ever seen in the vicinity of the salmon nets during 1901." At the mouth of the Columbia River, "the fishermen were unanimous in their denunciation of the Sea-Lions." "The shallow water and the large number of salmon make that point a favorite feeding ground, and there is no doubt that the Sea-Lions are doing much damage there." "It appears that the Sea-Lions are doing very little damage anywhere excepting at the mouth of the Columbia River." (Report, page 117.) A summary of the results of the investigation establishes three facts: 1.
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