The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1918

**`Whaling in 1917-18 and summer 1918`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,871`	`1,144`	`60`	`49`	`37`	`35¹`	`3,196`
`South Shetland`	`397`	`627`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`13¹`	`1,108`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`9`	`47`	`9`	`4`	`73`	`-`	`142`
`- Cape Province`	`127`	`200`	`19`	`95`	`111`	`1¹`	`553`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`3`	`605`	`1`	`154`	`-`	`-`	`763`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`101²`	`101`
`Pacific (north)`	`3`	`20`	`-`	`4`	`69`	`1,137²`	`1,233`
`Japan and Korea`	`24`	`700`	`20`	`739`	`588`	`106³`	`2,177`
`Chile`	`68`	`70`	`23`	`-`	`31`	`3¹`	`195`
`TOTAL`	`2,502`	`3,413`	`203`	`1,045`	`909`	`1,396`	`9,468`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 2 right whales and 104 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1917-18 and summer 1918`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`250`	`159`	`9`	`4`	`1`	`6¹`	`429`
`British Commonwealth`	`1,025`	`951`	`67`	`128`	`213`	`123`	`2,507`
`Chile`	`68`	`70`	`23`	`-`	`31`	`3¹`	`195`
`Japan`	`24`	`700`	`20`	`739`	`588`	`106²`	`2,177`
`Norway`	`1,135`	`1,533`	`84`	`174`	`76`	`21`	`3,023`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,137³`	`1,137`
`TOTAL`	`2,502`	`3,413`	`203`	`1,045`	`909`	`1,396`	`9,468`

1) Right whales.
2) 2 right whales and 104 grey whales.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1917-18 and summer 1918`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`732`	`281`	`12`	`16`	`7`	`8¹`	`1,056`
`South Shetland`	`397`	`627`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`13¹`	`1,108`
`Norway`	`3`	`605`	`1`	`154`	`-`	`-`	`763`
`Alaska`	`3`	`20`	`-`	`4`	`69`	`-`	`96`
`TOTAL`	`1,135`	`1,533`	`84`	`174`	`76`	`21`	`3,023`

1) Right whales.

**`British whaling: 1917-18 and summer 1918`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`889`	`704`	`39`	`29`	`29`	`21¹`	`1,711`
`Africa`	`136`	`247`	`28`	`99`	`184`	`1¹`	`695`
`Newfoundland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`101²`	`101`
`TOTAL`	`1,025`	`951`	`67`	`128`	`213`	`123`	`2,507`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1917-18 and summer 1918`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`250`	`159`	`9`	`4`	`1`	`6¹`	`429`
`Chile`	`68`	`70`	`23`	`-`	`31`	`3¹`	`195`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,137²`	`1,137`
`Japan and Korea`	`24`	`700`	`20`	`739`	`588`	`106³`	`2,177`
`TOTAL`	`342`	`929`	`52`	`743`	`620`	`1,252`	`3,938`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Figures incomplete.
3) 2 right whales and 104 grey whales.

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

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