Dear Marmamers, We are pleased to announce the recent publication of our historical and legal review of seal bounty and protection legislation in Maine. This article was recently published in Natural Resources Journal, an international, interdisciplinary forum devoted to the study of natural and environmental resources published by the University of New Mexico School Of Law (http://lawschool.unm.edu/NRJ/). Please send requests for a PDF copy to blelli@gwi.net. Lelli, Barbara and David E. Harris. 2006. Seal Bounty and Seal Protection Laws in Maine, 1872 to 1972: Historic Perspectives on a Current Controversy. Natural Resources Journal 46:881-924. ABSTRACT Modern predator management balances conservation and preservation with the desire to exploit natural resources. Seals (marine predators) engender controversy because seals and humans both consume fish. To understand the foundation of current stakeholder positions concerning seals, we examined the history of seal legislation in Maine from 1872 to 1972, which included two bounty periods as well as limited legal protection. We analyzed the stakeholder interests that influenced Maine legislation and compared them to similar influences at work in a modern context, the Canadian Atlantic Seal Hunt. This history and analysis can provide lessons for seal management elsewhere. Sincerely, Barbara Lelli Email: blelli@gwi,net David E. Harris, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College 51 Westminster Street Lewiston, ME 04252 Tel: (207) 753-6586 Email: deharris@usm.maine.edu