The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1921

**`Whaling in 1920-21 and summer 1921`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`856`	`2,643`	`103`	`36`	`31`	`13¹`	`3,682`
`South Shetland`	`1,761`	`2,848`	`157`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`4,766`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`123`	`246`	`190`	`49`	`294`	`3¹`	`905`
`- Cape Province`	`125`	`139`	`30`	`34`	`28`	`2¹`	`358`
`Spain`	`-`	`323`	`-`	`-`	`33`	`-`	`356`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`6`	`174`	`1`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`187`
`- Norway`	`1`	`37`	`-`	`85`	`-`	`-`	`123`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`129²`	`129`
`Japan and Korea`	`37`	`475`	`101`	`477`	`302`	`95³`	`1,487`
`Chile`	`78`	`19`	`21`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`181`
`TOTAL`	`2,987`	`6,904`	`603`	`687`	`751`	`242`	`12,174`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1920-21 and summer 1921`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`137`	`487`	`14`	`3`	`9`	`-`	`650`
`British Commonwealth`	`826`	`1,711`	`315`	`107`	`329`	`12`	`3,300`
`Chile`	`78`	`19`	`21`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`181`
`Denmark`	`6`	`174`	`1`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`187`
`Japan`	`37`	`475`	`101`	`477`	`302`	`95¹`	`1,487`
`Norway`	`1,903`	`4,038`	`151`	`94`	`48`	`6`	`6,240`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`129²`	`129`
`TOTAL`	`2,987`	`6,904`	`603`	`687`	`751`	`242`	`12,174`

1) Grey whales.
2) No specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1920-21 and summer 1921`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`319`	`1,177`	`40`	`9`	`15`	`6¹`	`1,566`
`South Shetland`	`1,583`	`2,501`	`111`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`4,195`
`Spain`	`-`	`323`	`-`	`-`	`33`	`-`	`356`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`1`	`37`	`-`	`85`	`-`	`-`	`123`
`TOTAL`	`1,903`	`4,038`	`151`	`94`	`48`	`6`	`6,240`

1) Right whales.

**`British whaling: 1920-21 and summer 1921`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`400`	`979`	`49`	`24`	`7`	`7¹`	`1,466`
`South Shetland`	`178`	`347`	`46`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`571`
`Africa`	`248`	`385`	`220`	`83`	`322`	`5¹`	`1,263`
`TOTAL`	`826`	`1,711`	`315`	`107`	`329`	`12`	`3,300`

1) Right whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1920-21 and summer 1921`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`137`	`487`	`14`	`3`	`9`	`-`	`650`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`6`	`174`	`1`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`187`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`129¹`	`129`
`Japan and Korea`	`37`	`475`	`101`	`477`	`302`	`95²`	`1,487`
`Chile`	`78`	`19`	`21`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`181`
`TOTAL`	`258`	`1,155`	`137`	`486`	`374`	`224`	`2,634`

1) No specification.
2) Grey whales.

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

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