The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1925

**`Whaling in 1924-25 and summer 1925`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3,512`	`2,019`	`262`	`1`	`24`	`-`	`5,818`
`South Shetland`	`1,593`	`2,016`	`97`	`-`	`35`	`-`	`3,741`
`South Orkney`	`190`	`312`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`502`
`Ross Sea`	`408`	`19`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`427`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`240`	`254`	`167`	`112`	`511`	`-`	`1,284`
`- Cape Province`	`784`	`698`	`9`	`33`	`60`	`-`	`1,584`
`- Walvis Bay`	`223`	`37`	`60`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`321`
`- Angola`	`141`	`101`	`18`	`88`	`39`	`17¹`	`404`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`360`	`-`	`22`	`-`	`382`
`- Guinea, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`396`	`12`	`1`	`-`	`409`
`West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`100`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`100`
`Spain and Portugal`	`2`	`1,498`	`-`	`20`	`128`	`-`	`1,648`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`37`	`315`	`-`	`18`	`9`	`-`	`379`
`- Faroe Islands`	`1`	`227`	`5`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`233`
`- Norway`	`2`	`326`	`-`	`248`	`4`	`-`	`580`
`- Newfoundland`	`12`	`270`	`35`	`4`	`10`	`-`	`331`
`Pacific (north)`	`256`	`234`	`686`	`45`	`37`	`634²`	`1,892`
`Japan and Korea`	`35`	`562`	`230`	`499`	`497`	`52³`	`1,875`
`Chile and Peru`	`112`	`233`	`248`	`13`	`61`	`7¹`	`674`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`669`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`669`
`TOTAL`	`7,548`	`9,121`	`3,342`	`1,093`	`1,439`	`710`	`23,253`

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

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1924-25 and summer 1925`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`426`	`330`	`25`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`781`
`British Commonwealth`	`2,913`	`2,759`	`392`	`167`	`604`	`-`	`6,835`
`Chile`	`76`	`82`	`17`	`-`	`56`	`7¹`	`238`
`Denmark`	`1`	`137`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`142`
`Japan`	`30`	`410`	`158`	`493`	`479`	`19²`	`1,589`
`Norway`	`4,066`	`4,968`	`2,553`	`420`	`263`	`190`	`12,460`
`Spain`	`-`	`202`	`-`	`13`	`4`	`-`	`219`
`U.S.A.`	`36`	`233`	`193`	`-`	`33`	`494³`	`989`
`TOTAL`	`7,548`	`9,121`	`3,342`	`1,093`	`1,439`	`710`	`23,253`

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

**`Norwegian whaling: 1924-25 and summer 1925`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,575`	`999`	`103`	`1`	`12`	`-`	`2,690`
`South Shetland`	`1,264`	`1,484`	`50`	`-`	`33`	`-`	`2,831`
`South Orkney`	`190`	`312`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`502`
`Ross Sea`	`408`	`19`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`427`
`Africa`	`364`	`138`	`834`	`100`	`63`	`17¹`	`1,516`
`West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`100`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`100`
`Spain and Portugal`	`2`	`1,296`	`-`	`7`	`124`	`-`	`1,429`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`2`	`416`	`1`	`248`	`4`	`-`	`671`
`Mexico`	`220`	`1`	`493`	`45`	`4`	`140²`	`903`
`Peru`	`36`	`151`	`231`	`13`	`5`	`-`	`436`
`Kamtchatka`	`5`	`152`	`72`	`6`	`18`	`33²`	`286`
`West Australia`	`-`	`-`	`669`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`669`
`TOTAL`	`4,066`	`4,968`	`2,553`	`420`	`263`	`190`	`12,460`

1) Right whales.
2) Grey whales.

**`British whaling: 1924-25 and summer 1925`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,511`	`690`	`134`	`-`	`12`	`-`	`2,347`
`South Shetland`	`329`	`532`	`47`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`910`
`Africa`	`1,024`	`952`	`176`	`145`	`571`	`-`	`2,868`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`49`	`585`	`35`	`22`	`19`	`-`	`710`
`TOTAL`	`2,913`	`2,759`	`392`	`167`	`604`	`-`	`6,835`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1924-25 and summer 1925`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`426`	`330`	`25`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`781`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`202`	`-`	`13`	`4`	`-`	`219`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`1`	`137`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`142`
`Pacific (north)`	`36`	`233`	`193`	`-`	`33`	`494¹`	`989`
`Japan and Korea`	`30`	`410`	`158`	`493`	`479`	`19²`	`1,589`
`Chile, etc`	`76`	`82`	`17`	`-`	`56`	`7³`	`238`
`TOTAL`	`569`	`1,394`	`397`	`506`	`572`	`520`	`3,958`

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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