The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1924

**`Whaling in 1923-24 and summer 1924`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,927`	`1,378`	`130`	`191`	`49`	`-`	`3,675`
`South Shetland`	`1,384`	`1,565`	`100`	`2`	`17`	`12¹`	`3,080`
`South Orkney`	`210`	`82`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`295`
`Ross Sea`	`211`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`221`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`170`	`354`	`187`	`57`	`268`	`2²`	`1,038`
`- Cape Province`	`503`	`572`	`19`	`364`	`35`	`52²`	`1,545`
`- Walvis Bay`	`155`	`7`	`77`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`239`
`- Angola`	`75`	`17`	`47`	`242`	`17`	`32²`	`430`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`394`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`397`
`Spain`	`-`	`1,218`	`-`	`-`	`149`	`-`	`1,367`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`59`	`501`	`1`	`57`	`14`	`-`	`632`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`246`	`1`	`28`	`3`	`-`	`280`
`- Norway`	`8`	`272`	`-`	`131`	`-`	`-`	`411`
`- Davis Strait`	`48`	`75`	`37`	`2`	`2`	`-`	`164`
`- Newfoundland`	`12`	`144`	`16`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`180`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,102³`	`1,102`
`Japan and Korea`	`33`	`337`	`160`	`642`	`336`	`18⁴`	`1,526`
`Chile`	`48`	`116`	`34`	`-`	`52`	`7¹`	`257`
`TOTAL`	`4,845`	`6,894`	`1,206`	`1,719`	`950`	`1,225`	`16,839`

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

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1923-24 and summer 1924`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`256`	`247`	`17`	`6`	`10`	`-`	`536`
`British Commonwealth`	`1,921`	`2,545`	`324`	`565`	`350`	`54`	`5,759`
`Chile`	`48`	`116`	`34`	`-`	`52`	`7¹`	`257`
`Denmark`	`1`	`123`	`1`	`6`	`3`	`-`	`134`
`Japan`	`33`	`337`	`160`	`642`	`336`	`18²`	`1,526`
`Norway`	`2,586`	`3,188`	`670`	`500`	`192`	`44`	`7,180`
`Spain`	`-`	`338`	`-`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`345`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,102³`	`1,102`
`TOTAL`	`4,845`	`6,894`	`1,206`	`1,719`	`950`	`1,225`	`16,839`

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

**`Norwegian whaling: 1923-24 and summer 1924`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`936`	`632`	`50`	`98`	`22`	`-`	`1,738`
`South Shetland`	`942`	`1,090`	`62`	`2`	`9`	`12¹`	`2,117`
`South Orkney`	`210`	`82`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`295`
`Ross Sea`	`211`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`221`
`Africa`	`230`	`24`	`518`	`245`	`17`	`32²`	`1,066`
`Spain`	`-`	`880`	`-`	`-`	`142`	`-`	`1,022`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`57`	`470`	`37`	`155`	`2`	`-`	`721`
`TOTAL`	`2,586`	`3,188`	`670`	`500`	`192`	`44`	`7,180`

1) 11 right whales and 1 bottlenose.
2) Bryde whales.

**`British whaling: 1923-24 and summer 1924`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`735`	`499`	`63`	`87`	`17`	`-`	`1,401`
`South Shetland`	`442`	`475`	`38`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`963`
`Africa`	`673`	`926`	`206`	`421`	`303`	`54¹`	`2,583`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`71`	`645`	`17`	`57`	`22`	`-`	`812`
`TOTAL`	`1,921`	`2,545`	`324`	`565`	`350`	`54`	`5,759`

1) Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1923-24 and summer 1924`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`256`	`247`	`17`	`6`	`10`	`-`	`536`
`Spain`	`-`	`338`	`-`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`345`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`1`	`123`	`1`	`6`	`3`	`-`	`134`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,102¹`	`1,102`
`Japan and Korea`	`33`	`337`	`160`	`642`	`336`	`18²`	`1,526`
`Chile`	`48`	`116`	`34`	`-`	`52`	`7³`	`257`
`TOTAL`	`338`	`1,161`	`212`	`654`	`408`	`1,127`	`3,900`

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

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

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