The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1911

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 1910-11 and summer 1911`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`85`	`168`	`6,197`	`-`	`-`	`79¹`	`6,529`
`South Shetland`	`306`	`487`	`2,027`	`-`	`-`	`502²`	`3,322`
`Falkland Islands`	`2`	`25`	`70`	`195`	`-`	`-`	`292`
`Kerguelen`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`87³`	`87`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`537⁴`	`537`
`- Natal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,051³`	`1,051`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 500³`	`ca. 500`
`- Angola`	`-`	`-`	`2,289`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,289`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`102`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`102`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland and Ireland`	`5`	`344`	`4`	`130`	`18`	`133⁵`	`634`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`336⁶`	`336`
`- Iceland`	`20`	`193`	`1`	`4`	`1`	`209⁶`	`428`
`- Svalbard`	`43`	`100`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1⁷`	`144`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`335³`	`335`
`- St. Lawrence Gulf`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`55⁸`	`55`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,451⁹`	`1,451`
`Japan and Korea`	`243`	`974`	`60`	`375`	`163`	`123¹⁰`	`1,938`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`378³`	`378`
`TOTAL`	`704`	`2,291`	`10,750`	`704`	`182`	`5,777`	`20,408`

1) Right whales.
2) 21 right whales and 481 not specified.
3) No specification.
4) Almost exclusively humpbacks.
5) 2 bottlenoses and 131 not specified.
6) No specification. Mostly fin whales.
7) Bowhead.
8) No specification. Blue whales and fin whales.
9) No specification. Figures incomplete.
10) 2 right whales and 121 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1910-11 and summer 1911`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`22`	`62`	`1,527`	`-`	`-`	`28¹`	`1,639`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`102`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`102`
`British Commonwealth`	`23`	`70`	`1,671`	`195`	`-`	`1,406`	`3,365`
`Chile`	`40`	`71`	`316`	`-`	`-`	`6¹`	`433`
`Japan`	`243`	`974`	`60`	`375`	`163`	`123²`	`1,938`
`Norway`	`308`	`477`	`6,852`	`-`	`-`	`3,626`	`11,263`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`217`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`217`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,451³`	`1,451`
`TOTAL`	`636`	`1,654`	`10,745`	`570`	`163`	`6,640`	`20,408`

1) Right whales.
2) 2 right whales and 121 grey whales.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1910-11 and summer 1911`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`42`	`61`	`3,069`	`-`	`-`	`35¹`	`3,207`
`South Shetland`	`266`	`416`	`1,711`	`-`	`-`	`496²`	`2,889`
`Kerguelen`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`87³`	`87`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`537⁴`	`537`
`- Natal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`504⁵`	`504`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 500³`	`ca. 500`
`- Angola`	`-`	`-`	`2,072`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,072`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,089⁶`	`1,089`
`Coast of Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`378⁷`	`378`
`TOTAL`	`308`	`477`	`6,852`	`-`	`-`	`3,626`	`11,263`

1) Right whales.
2) 15 right whales and 481 without specification.
3) No specification.
4) Almost exclusively humpbacks.
5) Mostly humpbacks.
6) Mostly fin whales.
7) To a great extent blue whales.

**`British whaling: 1910-11 and summer 1911`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`21`	`45`	`1,601`	`-`	`-`	`16¹`	`1,683`
`Falkland Islands`	`2`	`25`	`70`	`195`	`-`	`-`	`292`
`Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`547²`	`547`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`843³`	`843`
`TOTAL`	`23`	`70`	`1,671`	`195`	`-`	`1,406`	`3,365`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Mostly fin whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1910-11 and summer 1911`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`22`	`62`	`1,527`	`-`	`-`	`28¹`	`1,639`
`South Shetland`	`40`	`71`	`316`	`-`	`-`	`6¹`	`433`
`West Africa`	`-`	`-`	`217`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`217`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`102`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`102`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,451²`	`1,451`
`Japan and Korea`	`243`	`974`	`60`	`375`	`163`	`123³`	`1,938`
`TOTAL`	`305`	`1,107`	`2,222`	`375`	`163`	`1,608`	`5,780`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Figures incomplete.
3) 2 right whales and 121 grey whales.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXVII", Oslo, 1951

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