ADF&G Reports
Sea Lion Tagging
Program Underway
Over 900 sea lion puppies were
successfully tagged and weighed
by two ADF&G biologists between
June 14 and 23, according to the
ADF&G’s Guy Powell, who said
that agency is carrying out a sea
lion tagging program.
The sea lion pups were tagged on
Sugarloaf Island, one of the Barren
Island groups which contains one
of the largest pupping grounds in
Alaska. The 900 tagged pups rep
resent about one-tenth of the pup
pies in the Sugarloaf rookery.
Powell pointed out that by sur
veying the rookeries along the
coast that it would make possible
and will help in planning control
in future years the study of the
migratory habits of the sea lions
measures and future harvesting of
the animals should such an indust
ry develop.
Powell urged that anyone seeing
a sea lion with a metal tag report
the sighting to the Kodiak research
center.
The animals were tagged with
bright non-corrosive metal straps
attached to their right foreflipper
and the tags should be easily vis
ible.
To those curious about how the
two biologists were able to tag the
pups without interference from
their huge and ferocious mothers,
Powell explained that the biolo
gists did the tagging when the
mothers would take to sea to ob
tain food leaving their offspring
alone on the island.
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Letter to the Editor
I am writing this in hopes that
someone will listen to a man who
has never been a politician, but as
a serviceman has lived in many
“Navy communities.” I am really
ashamed of the behavior of the
civilians and service personnel of
this island. I have lived here with
my wife and three children for
nearly three years, and never have
1 witnessed so much friction be
tween a base and a town. This dis
harmosy has caused many bad feel
ings toward what could have been
a wonderful tour of duty.
In reference to the “bread war.”
I go along with Naughton in that
his transportation costs are high
increasing the cost of his bread.
As far as a few bad loaves are con
cerned, everyone has gotten bad
bread in the “lower forty eight”
every now and then. His bread
quality is above standard for an
isolated city such as Kodiak, and
his loaves are larger than a lot of
those in the “lower 48.” There are
merchants in town that use high
transportation costs as an excuse
for high prices above that of trans
portation costs. Proven, this would
be grounds for disagreement. But
the bread is no cause for disagree
ment, and I stand on the authority
as a consumer for three years.
As far as Naughton’s attack on
the serviceman’s cost of living and
housing allowance, he is wrong.
People should take a look around
town at some of the shacks “the
guardians of their country’’ have to
live in because they can’t afford
anything else, even with part-time
jobs, as many of us have. Not being
in the service at the present time,
civilians have a tendency to over
look the present pay situation, and
what has been happening to it in
Washington for the past year. In
October we get a raise in pay after
several years. Mine amounts to a
five dollar a month increase. A lot
of men are getting a raise of from
ten to twenty dollars decrease.
Sound fantastic? Ask one of your
serviceman neighbors or your Sen.
Bartlett (who is getting a nice big
raise that makes our raise look
sick). (I am shook at my senator
also) to explain how this can be
true. I have gotten a cut in the last
few months on my housing and cost
of living allowances. Prices going
down??? Hell no, but my pay is.
If we keep getting raises like this,
before long military personnel
won’t be able to afford to bring
their dependents with them to
Kodiak. Then what will happen
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to the city’s economy. On top of
that Mr. Deveau has brought up
a three percent tax on renting ten
ants so the streets will get paved.
This is an example of what happens
when people aren’t interested in
what’s happening to the service
man.
In closing I think if the civilians
were to take a closer look at the
interests of the serviceman and
vice versa, this would be a more
at-ease community.
F. G. Sampson, USN
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