Interim Treaty on the Conservation of the North Pacific Ocean Stingray - Interim Treaty on the Conservation of the North Pacific Ocean Stingray

...The Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals was established on October 14, 1957.
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Because their fur is of high quality and expensive, North Pacific fur seals were actively hunted by Europeans and Americans, and by the end of the 19th century their stocks had declined significantly.

*The following is a partial explanation of terms that refer to the "Interim Treaty for the Conservation of North Pacific Ocean Steller Sea Lions."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…正式には〈北太平洋のおっとせいの保存に関する暫定条約Interim Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals〉といい，1957年10月14日に発効した。
［経緯］
　その毛皮が良質で高価なため，北太平洋のオットセイは欧米人により積極的な捕獲の対象とされ，19世紀末には資源が著しく減少した。…

※「北太平洋のおっとせいの保存に関する暫定条約」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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