The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1922

**`Whaling in 1921-22 and summer 1922`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`2,570`	`710`	`9`	`103`	`3`	`-`	`3,395`
`South Shetland`	`1,846`	`1,782`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,628`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`96`	`164`	`285`	`48`	`117`	`1¹`	`711`
`- Cape Province`	`599`	`288`	`13`	`79`	`28`	`3¹`	`1,010`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`613`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`614`
`Spain`	`-`	`571`	`-`	`-`	`29`	`-`	`600`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland and Ireland`	`29`	`282`	`-`	`44`	`3`	`-`	`358`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`155`	`1`	`16`	`1`	`1¹`	`176`
`- Norway`	`-`	`117`	`-`	`99`	`-`	`-`	`216`
`- Davis Strait`	`14`	`14`	`140`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`168`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1356²`	`1356`
`Japan and Korea`	`34`	`390`	`82`	`391`	`562`	`47³`	`1,506`
`Chile`	`85`	`21`	`19`	`-`	`77`	`-`	`202`
`TOTAL`	`5,275`	`4,494`	`1,162`	`781`	`820`	`1,408`	`13,940`

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

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1921-22 and summer 1922`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`314`	`96`	`-`	`28`	`-`	`-`	`438`
`British Commonwealth`	`2,219`	`1,215`	`307`	`212`	`148`	`4`	`4,105`
`Chile`	`85`	`21`	`19`	`-`	`77`	`-`	`202`
`Denmark`	`2`	`155`	`1`	`16`	`1`	`1¹`	`176`
`Japan`	`34`	`390`	`82`	`391`	`562`	`47²`	`1,506`
`Norway`	`2,621`	`2,617`	`753`	`134`	`32`	`-`	`6,157`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,356³`	`1,356`
`TOTAL`	`5,275`	`4,494`	`1,162`	`781`	`820`	`1,408`	`13,940`

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

**`Norwegian whaling: 1921-22 and summer 1922`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`981`	`260`	`-`	`34`	`-`	`-`	`1,275`
`South Shetland`	`1,608`	`1,599`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,207`
`Africa`	`-`	`-`	`613`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`614`
`Spain`	`-`	`571`	`-`	`-`	`29`	`-`	`600`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`32`	`187`	`140`	`99`	`3`	`-`	`461`
`TOTAL`	`2,621`	`2,617`	`753`	`134`	`32`	`-`	`6,157`

**`British whaling: 1921-22 and summer 1922`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,275`	`354`	`9`	`41`	`3`	`-`	`1,682`
`South Shetland`	`238`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`421`
`Africa`	`695`	`452`	`298`	`127`	`145`	`4¹`	`1,721`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`11`	`226`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`-`	`281`
`TOTAL`	`2,219`	`1,215`	`307`	`212`	`148`	`4`	`4,105`

1) 1 right whale and 3 Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1921-22 and summer 1922`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`314`	`96`	`-`	`28`	`-`	`-`	`438`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`2`	`155`	`1`	`16`	`1`	`1¹`	`176`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,356²`	`1,356`
`Japan and Korea`	`34`	`390`	`82`	`391`	`562`	`47³`	`1,506`
`Chile`	`85`	`21`	`19`	`-`	`77`	`-`	`202`
`TOTAL`	`435`	`662`	`102`	`435`	`640`	`1,404`	`3,678`

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

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

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