Nevelsk town Fur seals.
Fur seals have chosen волнолом Nevelsk's sea fish port
in distant 60-h s, and here is already during 30 years at a february they swim up to in
Nevelsk. УInhereФ In our city sea ластоногие недолго. At The End of
may Ч begin a june they leave on their own year rookery, where females give birth one
large baby (seldom two).
In the medium of february the most inquisitive townsfolk already saw a small group an fur seals on pier. But this visit was episodic Usually on pier comes a herd a number more than one hundred persons.
Then from the coast
possible to observe a 
dinamic life sea
bestial, accompanying loud trumpet snarl. They nor minute stay still, rise and are
lowerred in water, то. return on pier with the passing wave...
While nobody does not know, why fur seals have chosen a revenge of its temporary dwelling Nevelsk's pier, and whence swim up to fur seals? As they on go a road on this pier, which in contrast with areas of of water Japanese, Okhotskoye, Bering moore looks very small a spot?
On fuer seals in Nevelsk speak much and lovingly. worldly-wise fishermen is rememberred tragicomic episodes, which have resulted from collisions of person with this bestial. In 60-h s fur seals have begun actively Уto co-operateФ with fishermans, causing it occasionly considerable damage. Rememberred, during winter expeditions of greater freezing fishing trawlers near pacific seasides of North America of beast agglomerated near by commercial courts in the night. Only on the green light an eye on water possible was guess that around the trawler much fur seals Low sound working trawl's windlass, choosing trawl, empty-handed do not tangle fur seals, having heard its noise, dove in the trawl and energetically ate fish. Herewith In some cases Together with fish on the deck raised before 15 fur seals. Somehow lifted on the deck BMRT УDiomidФ fur seal instead of that to jump in water, go not flippers in table commands. There it climb on the table and has delayed a dinner of crew for two hours Exactly it took time to banish fur seal from table.
Some other time sailor
from trawl command on one of BMRT, dispelling fur seal from decks, show on it shovel.
Wooden haft was instant haved a biteЕ
Year site an fur seals are observed from coasts of North Korea on the
north along Kuril's islands, approximately before 33 degrees of north width America. Of
course, here enter east 6ерег Sakhalin and coast an Kamchatka. In the opinion of
scientists, published in 1880 s УAtlas sea animal USSRФ, beside west seasides of
Sakhalin an fur seals does not set. But exactly known that iny all ages earned one's
living fur seals on island Moneron (Todomushir).
Besides, in last decennial events year rookery these fur seals in Nevelsk region have appeared near t. Yasnomorskiy, Near Gornozavodsk. From there, if go on the seeshore, possible hear distinctive УbleatingФ newborn fur seals.
But whence to us, in Nevelsk, at a february swim up to fur seals? Packed opinion that they move from Bering moore, overcoming thousand miles to will be settled on pier port. But check this suggestion by possible only serious study, rather then guesswork.
Somehow several years back in the city pass a rumour that between villages Lovetck and Yasnomorskiy on the coastal shoal was thrown dead fur seal. To Manage to pull out fur seal on the coast and produce an opening. This was a large female, but perished it from the internal bleeding in consequence of the strong bruise. Two marks was On flippers with the inscription УSietlФ. To the word, all over the world only in two ports call at fur seal, this Ч Nevelsk and Sietl.
In 1980 s, when was observed profusion of herring herring in the Tatar strait, fur seals constantly scarecrow fish in trawl, often followed fish jambs. Fishermen did not spare fur seals, sea often threw on the coast of beasts with bullet holes.
For Nevelsk fur seals create particular glamour, pressing down particular popularity to the city. Here take into account instinctive ,fear these bestial and take measures that beasts spare once did not alarm.
The Number an fur seals was
counted in 60-h s. Then in water of Former Soviet union was near 50 rookeries (45 thousand
goals). General sites these bestial in the world forms approximately 250 thousand goals.
Life expectancy an fur seals nobody while, regrettably, not determined.
