The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1926

**`Whaling in 1925-26 and summer 1926`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,855`	`5,709`	`236`	`13`	`12`	`-`	`7,825`
`South Shetland`	`2,151`	`2,396`	`110`	`3`	`24`	`-`	`4,684`
`South Orkney`	`44`	`573`	`4`	`-`	`1`	`1¹`	`623`
`Ross Sea`	`523`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`531`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`124`	`230`	`14`	`179`	`-`	`9¹`	`556`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`214`	`336`	`124`	`97`	`466`	`1²`	`1,238`
`- Cape Province`	`1,000`	`798`	`19`	`258`	`95`	`65³`	`2,235`
`- Walvis Bay`	`226`	`44`	`96`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`375`
`- Angola`	`303`	`40`	`6`	`33`	`14`	`-`	`396`
`- French Congo`	`1`	`-`	`321`	`45`	`35`	`-`	`402`
`West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 70`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 70`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`1,374`	`-`	`45`	`61`	`-`	`1,480`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`36`	`400`	`-`	`21`	`4`	`-`	`461`
`- Faroe Islands`	`1`	`156`	`3`	`9`	`2`	`-`	`171`
`- Norway`	`-`	`376`	`3`	`188`	`2`	`1¹`	`570`
`- Svalbard`	`-`	`24`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`26`
`- West Greenland`	`2`	`24`	`12`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`47`
`- Newfoundland`	`10`	`329`	`18`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`360`
`Pacific (north)`	`254`	`179`	`881`	`-`	`5`	`485⁴`	`1,804`
`Japan and Korea`	`36`	`636`	`119`	`568`	`772`	`17⁵`	`2,148`
`Chile, Peru and Equador`	`444`	`656`	`277`	`32`	`80`	`9¹`	`1,498`
`Australia`	`5`	`-`	`735`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`740`
`TOTAL`	`7,229`	`14,288`	`3,050`	`1,494`	`1,591`	`588`	`28,240`

1) Right whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) 2 right whales and 63 Bryde whales.
4) No specification.
5) Grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1925-26 and summer 1926`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`234`	`813`	`32`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,079`
`British Commonwealth`	`2,588`	`4,848`	`280`	`387`	`566`	`66`	`8,735`
`Chile`	`102`	`224`	`19`	`-`	`75`	`9¹`	`429`
`Denmark`	`3`	`142`	`15`	`5`	`11`	`-`	`176`
`Japan`	`32`	`400`	`115`	`564`	`737`	`17²`	`1,865`
`Norway`	`4,255`	`7,441`	`2,206`	`538`	`200`	`87`	`14,727`
`Spain`	`-`	`241`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`241`
`U.S.A.`	`15`	`179`	`383`	`-`	`2`	`409³`	`988`
`TOTAL`	`7,229`	`14,288`	`3,050`	`1,494`	`1,591`	`588`	`28,240`

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

**`Norwegian whaling: 1925-26 and summer 1926`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`915`	`2,626`	`114`	`5`	`11`	`-`	`3,671`
`South Shetland`	`1,529`	`1,681`	`81`	`3`	`24`	`-`	`3,318`
`South Orkney`	`44`	`573`	`4`	`-`	`1`	`1¹`	`623`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`124`	`230`	`14`	`179`	`-`	`9¹`	`556`
`Ross Sea`	`523`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`531`
`Africa`	`530`	`84`	`423`	`78`	`58`	`-`	`1,173`
`West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 70`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 70`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`1,133`	`-`	`45`	`61`	`-`	`1,239`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`-`	`438`	`5`	`192`	`2`	`1²`	`638`
`Mexico`	`239`	`-`	`498`	`-`	`3`	`76³`	`816`
`Ecuador and Peru`	`342`	`432`	`258`	`32`	`5`	`-`	`1,069`
`Kamtchatka`	`4`	`236`	`4`	`4`	`35`	`-`	`283`
`West Australia`	`5`	`-`	`735`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`740`
`TOTAL`	`4,255`	`7,441`	`2,206`	`538`	`200`	`87`	`14,727`

1) Right whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) 34 Bryde whales and 42 grey whales.

**`British whaling: 1925-26 and summer 1926`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`706`	`2,270`	`90`	`8`	`1`	`-`	`3,075`
`South Shetland`	`622`	`715`	`29`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,366`
`Africa`	`1,214`	`1,134`	`143`	`355`	`561`	`66¹`	`3,473`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`46`	`729`	`18`	`24`	`4`	`-`	`821`
`TOTAL`	`2,588`	`4,848`	`280`	`387`	`566`	`66`	`8,735`

1) 2 right whales and 64 Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1925-26 and summer 1926`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`234`	`813`	`32`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,079`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`241`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`241`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`3`	`142`	`15`	`5`	`11`	`-`	`176`
`Pacific (north)`	`15`	`179`	`383`	`-`	`2`	`409¹`	`988`
`Japan and Korea`	`32`	`400`	`115`	`564`	`737`	`17²`	`1,865`
`Chile, etc`	`102`	`224`	`19`	`-`	`75`	`9³`	`429`
`TOTAL`	`386`	`1,999`	`564`	`569`	`825`	`435`	`4,778`

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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