Whale harvest statistics

Whaling statistics - 1910

Note: Since it was not possible to distribute the total catch for North Atlantic and Arctic on the different kinds of whales and nationalities, total number of each whale in the first table do not conform with other tables. Figures in the first table are correct.

**`Whaling in 1909-10 and summer 1910`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`26`	`58`	`3,391`	`-`	`4`	`37¹`	`3,516`
`South Shetland`	`138`	`358`	`1,481`	`-`	`-`	`20¹`	`1,997`
`Falkland Islands`	`8`	`15`	`94`	`346`	`-`	`-`	`463`
`Kerguelen`	`4`	`1`	`118`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`123`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`108`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`108`
`- Natal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`532²`	`532`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`170²`	`170`
`- Angola`	`2`	`1`	`718`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`721`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland and Ireland`	`21`	`381`	`11`	`190`	`6`	`125³`	`734`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`202`	`7`	`103`	`6`	`67⁴`	`385`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`649⁵`	`649`
`- Svalbard`	`20`	`70`	`3`	`6`	`-`	`67⁶`	`166`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`384²`	`384`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,131⁷`	`1,131`
`Japan and Korea`	`97`	`217`	`29`	`156`	`27`	`442⁸`	`968`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`254²`	`254`
`TOTAL`	`316`	`1,303`	`5,960`	`801`	`43`	`3,878`	`12,301`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 9 nordcapers, 1 bottlenose and 115 not specified, but mostly fin whales.
4) 3 nordcapers and 64 not specified.
5) No specification. Some blue whales and humpbacks,but mostly fin whales.
6) 4 bottlenoses and 63 not specified, but exclusively fin whales and blue whales.
7) No specification. Figures incomplete.
8) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1909-10 and summer 1910`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`9`	`-`	`975`	`-`	`-`	`11¹`	`995`
`British Commonwealth`	`14`	`43`	`359`	`346`	`2`	`1,140`	`1,904`
`Chile`	`28`	`72`	`300`	`-`	`-`	`126²`	`526`
`Denmark (or Iceland?)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`47³`	`47`
`Japan`	`97`	`217`	`29`	`156`	`27`	`442⁴`	`968`
`Norway`	`147`	`590`	`4,215`	`109`	`8`	`1,590`	`6,659`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,131³`	`1,131`
`TOTAL`	`295`	`922`	`5,949`	`611`	`37`	`4,487`	`12,301`

1) Right whales.
2) 20 right whales, 106 not specified.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.
4) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1909-10 and summer 1910`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`11`	`30`	`2,151`	`-`	`2`	`20¹`	`2,214`
`South Shetland`	`110`	`286`	`1,181`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,577`
`Kerguelen`	`4`	`1`	`118`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`123`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`108`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`108`
`- Natal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`299²`	`299`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`170²`	`170`
`- Angola`	`2`	`1`	`647`	`-`	`-`		`650`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`20`	`272`	`10`	`109`	`6`	`953³`	`1,370`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`148⁴`	`148`
`TOTAL`	`147`	`590`	`4,215`	`109`	`8`	`1,590`	`6,659`

1) Right whales
2) No specification. Mostly humpbacks.
3) No specification. Mostly fin whales.
4) No specification. To a great extent blue whales.

**`British whaling: 1909-10 and summer 1910`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`6`	`28`	`265`	`-`	`2`	`6¹`	`307`
`Falkland Islands`	`8`	`15`	`94`	`346`	`-`	`-`	`463²`
`Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`233³`	`233`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`901⁴`	`901`
`TOTAL`	`14`	`43`	`359`	`346`	`2`	`1,140`	`1,904`

1) Right whales.
2) Figures probably too low.
3) No specification.
4) Mostly fin whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1909-10 and summer 1910`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`9`	`-`	`975`	`-`	`-`	`11¹`	`995`
`South Shetland and Magellan's Strait`	`28`	`72`	`300`	`-`	`-`	`20¹`	`420`
`West Africa`	`-`	`-`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`North Atlantic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`47²`	`47`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,131²`	`1,131`
`Japan and Korea`	`97`	`217`	`29`	`156`	`27`	`442³`	`968`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`106⁴`	`106`
`TOTAL`	`134`	`289`	`1,375`	`156`	`27`	`1,757`	`3,738`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Figures incomplete.
3) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.
4) No specification.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXVII", Oslo

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