Pribilof Islands

The islands are part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Swimming north through the Aleutian Islands, the seals returned in the autumn with newly born pups.

Ambrose Bierce suggested that the island should adopt for its motto 'locus sigilli' ("Place of the Seal (emblem)") in his The Devil's Dictionary.

[7] Naturalist and paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews visited the islands in 1913 aboard the schooner Adventuress on her maiden voyage with John Borden and crew.

The buildings on St. George and St. Paul Islands related to the hunting of the northern fur seal make up the national historic district.

St. Paul has a population of 479 (2010 census), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the snow crab and on subsistence and commercial halibut harvests.

Support services to commercial fleets plying the waters of the Bering Sea also contribute to the economy.

The Pribilof Islands are a birdwatching attraction, home to many species that do not fly in North America beyond Alaska.