The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1915

**`Whaling in 1914-15 and summer 1915`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`2,313`	`1,940`	`823`	`-`	`1`	`20¹`	`5,097`
`South Shetland`	`1,796`	`1,679`	`656`	`-`	`-`	`2¹`	`4,133`
`South Orkney`	`94`	`275`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`379`
`Falkland Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`255²`	`255`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`205²`	`205`
`- Natal`	`79`	`285`	`122`	`7`	`486`	`1¹`	`980`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`775²`	`775`
`- Angola`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`805²`	`805`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`150`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`152²`	`302`
`- Iceland`	`9`	`45`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`54`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`115`	`5`	`-`	`19`	`-`	`139`
`- St. Lawrence Gulf`	`28`	`56`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`84`
`Pacific (north)`	`51`	`53`	`36`	`-`	`23`	`1,164²`	`1,327`
`Japan and Korea`	`57`	`817`	`105`	`723`	`252`	`146³`	`2,100`
`Chile`	`49`	`11`	`10`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`80`
`Pelagic whaling, coast of Chile`	`51`	`62`	`20`	`-`	`37`	`5¹`	`175`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,430`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,430`
`TOTAL`	`4,527`	`5,488`	`3,217`	`730`	`828`	`3,530`	`18,320`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 7 right whales and 139 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1914-15 and summer 1915`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`348`	`454`	`295`	`-`	`1`	`8¹`	`1,106`
`British Commonwealth`	`1,030`	`951`	`382`	`7`	`505`	`260`	`3,135`
`Chile`	`49`	`11`	`10`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`80`
`Japan`	`57`	`817`	`105`	`723`	`252`	`146²`	`2,100`
`Norway`	`3,043`	`3,255`	`2,425`	`-`	`60`	`1,843`	`10,626`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109³`	`109`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,164⁴`	`1,164`
`TOTAL`	`4,527`	`5,488`	`3,217`	`730`	`828`	`3,530`	`18,320`

1) Right whales.
2) 7 right whales and 139 grey whales.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1914-15 and summer 1915`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,209`	`1,103`	`345`	`-`	`-`	`10¹`	`2,667`
`South Shetland`	`1,601`	`1,511`	`584`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,696`
`South Orkney`	`94`	`275`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`379`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`205²`	`205`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`775²`	`775`
`- Angola`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`696²`	`696`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`37`	`251`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`152²`	`440`
`Alaska`	`51`	`53`	`36`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`163`
`Pelagic whaling, coast of Chile`	`51`	`62`	`20`	`-`	`37`	`5¹`	`175`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 1430`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 1430`
`TOTAL`	`3,043`	`3,255`	`2,425`	`-`	`60`	`1,843`	`10,626`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.

**`British whaling: 1914-15 and summer 1915`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`756`	`383`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`2¹`	`1,324`
`South Shetland`	`195`	`168`	`72`	`-`	`-`	`2¹`	`437`
`Falkland Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`255²`	`255`
`Africa`	`79`	`285`	`122`	`7`	`486`	`1¹`	`980`
`Newfoundland`	`-`	`115`	`5`	`-`	`19`	`-`	`139`
`TOTAL`	`1,030`	`951`	`382`	`7`	`505`	`260`	`3,135`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Mostly fin whales and sei whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1914-15 and summer 1915`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`348`	`454`	`295`	`-`	`1`	`8¹`	`1,106`
`West Africa`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109²`	`109`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,164³`	`1,164`
`Japan and Korea`	`57`	`817`	`105`	`723`	`252`	`146⁴`	`2,100`
`Chile`	`49`	`11`	`10`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`80`
`TOTAL`	`454`	`1,282`	`410`	`723`	`263`	`1,427`	`4,559`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.
4) 7 right whales and 139 grey whales.

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

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