The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1919

**`Whaling in 1918-19 and summer 1919`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,160`	`1,530`	`68`	`7`	`18`	`9¹`	`2,792`
`South Shetland`	`641`	`1,261`	`81`	`1`	`-`	`11¹`	`1,995`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`12`	`145`	`91`	`3`	`388`	`2¹`	`641`
`- Cape Province`	`108`	`219`	`14`	`190`	`108`	`2¹`	`641`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`-`	`477`	`3`	`305`	`-`	`-`	`785`
`Pacific (north)`	`4`	`41`	`7`	`2`	`66`	`1,436²`	`1,556`
`Japan and Korea`	`53`	`522`	`52`	`532`	`461`	`51³`	`1,671`
`Chile`	`15`	`74`	`24`	`-`	`46`	`2¹`	`161`
`TOTAL`	`1,993`	`4,269`	`340`	`1,040`	`1,087`	`1,513`	`10,242`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 5 right whales and 46 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1918-19 and summer 1919`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`231`	`167`	`10`	`-`	`5`	`2¹`	`415`
`British Commonwealth`	`435`	`1,249`	`157`	`193`	`503`	`10`	`2,547`
`Chile`	`15`	`74`	`24`	`-`	`46`	`2¹`	`161`
`Japan`	`53`	`522`	`52`	`532`	`461`	`51²`	`1,671`
`Norway`	`1,259`	`2,257`	`97`	`315`	`72`	`12`	`4,012`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,436³`	`1,436`
`TOTAL`	`1,993`	`4,269`	`340`	`1,040`	`1,087`	`1,513`	`10,242`

1) Right whales.
2) 5 right whales and 46 grey whales.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1918-19 and summer 1919`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`695`	`675`	`38`	`7`	`6`	`7¹`	`1,428`
`South Shetland`	`560`	`1,064`	`49`	`1`	`-`	`5²`	`1,679`
`Norway`	`-`	`477`	`3`	`305`	`-`	`-`	`785`
`Alaska`	`4`	`41`	`7`	`2`	`66`	`-`	`120`
`TOTAL`	`1,259`	`2,257`	`97`	`315`	`72`	`12`	`4,012`

1) Right whales.
2) 1 right whale and 4 bottlenoses.

**`British whaling: 1918-19 and summer 1919`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`234`	`688`	`20`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`949`
`South Shetland`	`81`	`197`	`32`	`-`	`-`	`6¹`	`316`
`Africa`	`120`	`364`	`105`	`193`	`496`	`4¹`	`1,282`
`TOTAL`	`435`	`1,249`	`157`	`193`	`503`	`10`	`2,547`

1) Right whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1918-19 and summer 1919`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`231`	`167`	`10`	`-`	`5`	`2¹`	`415`
`Chile`	`15`	`74`	`24`	`-`	`46`	`2¹`	`161`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,436²`	`1,436`
`Japan and Korea`	`53`	`522`	`52`	`532`	`461`	`51³`	`1,671`
`TOTAL`	`299`	`763`	`86`	`532`	`512`	`1,491`	`3,683`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Figures incomplete.
3) 5 right whales and 46 grey whales.

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

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