What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 1891 – 5 Oct 1891
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 58.00° N, 178.00° W
- Description
- british–American operation against seal poaching
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations
British–American operation against seal poaching
Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations were conducted in 1891 by the navies and marine corps' of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Due to the near extinction of the seal population in the Bering Sea, the American and British governments dispatched a squadron of warships to suppress poaching activities, under the command of United States Navy Commander Charles S. Cotton.
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