The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1927

**`Whaling in 1926-27 and summer 1927`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3,689`	`1,144`	`-`	`365`	`17`	`-`	`5,215`
`South Shetland`	`1,327`	`3,396`	`94`	`-`	`19`	`-`	`4,836`
`South Orkney`	`284`	`301`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`589`
`Ross Sea`	`1,068`	`89`	`82`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,239`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`177`	`172`	`9`	`413`	`3`	`12¹`	`786`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`220`	`287`	`84`	`89`	`408`	`1²`	`1,089`
`- Cape Province`	`1,020`	`761`	`12`	`65`	`155`	`28²`	`2,041`
`- Walvis Bay`	`316`	`81`	`32`	`1`	`14`	`-`	`444`
`- Angola`	`187`	`72`	`3`	`305`	`3`	`-`	`570`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`369`	`-`	`1`	`53`	`-`	`423`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`3`	`261`	`-`	`33`	`15`	`-`	`312`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`170`	`1`	`16`	`6`	`-`	`195`
`- Norway`	`1`	`359`	`-`	`121`	`1`	`-`	`482`
`- Svalbard`	`7`	`44`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`51`
`- West Greenland`	`7`	`22`	`9`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`40`
`- Newfoundland and Labrador`	`15`	`243`	`88`	`9`	`8`	`-`	`363`
`Pacific (north)`	`188`	`124`	`1,026`	`48`	`6`	`672³`	`2,064`
`Japan and Korea`	`9`	`441`	`95`	`531`	`450`	`20⁴`	`1,546`
`Chile and Peru`	`199`	`294`	`22`	`-`	`156`	`260⁵`	`931`
`Australia`	`3`	`-`	`996`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`999`
`TOTAL`	`8,722`	`8,630`	`2,557`	`1,997`	`1,316`	`993`	`24,215`

1) Right whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) 29 grey and 643 without specification.
4) Grey whales.
5) No specification.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1926-27 and summer 1927`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`525`	`199`	`-`	`84`	`4`	`-`	`812`
`British Commonwealth`	`3,197`	`2,902`	`201`	`326`	`593`	`29`	`7,248`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`260¹`	`260`
`Denmark`	`9`	`192`	`10`	`16`	`8`	`-`	`235`
`Japan`	`9`	`441`	`95`	`531`	`450`	`20²`	`1,546`
`Norway`	`4,947`	`4,774`	`1,697`	`1,037`	`258`	`41`	`12,754`
`U.S.A.`	`35`	`122`	`554`	`3`	`3`	`643¹`	`1,360`
`TOTAL`	`8,722`	`8,630`	`2,557`	`1,997`	`1,316`	`993`	`24,215`

1) No specification.
2) Grey whales.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1926-27 and summer 1927`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,719`	`517`	`-`	`151`	`7`	`-`	`2,394`
`South Shetland`	`833`	`2,474`	`77`	`-`	`18`	`-`	`3,402`
`South Orkney`	`284`	`301`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`589`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`177`	`172`	`9`	`413`	`3`	`12¹`	`786`
`Ross Sea`	`1,068`	`89`	`82`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,239`
`Africa`	`503`	`153`	`35`	`306`	`17`	`-`	`1,014`
`Spain and Portugal`	`-`	`369`	`-`	`1`	`53`	`-`	`423`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`8`	`403`	`-`	`121`	`1`	`-`	`533`
`Mexico`	`153`	`2`	`472`	`45`	`3`	`29²`	`704`
`Peru`	`199`	`294`	`22`	`-`	`156`	`-`	`671`
`West Australia`	`3`	`-`	`996`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`999`
`TOTAL`	`4,947`	`4,774`	`1,697`	`1,037`	`258`	`41`	`12,754`

1) Right whales.
2) Grey whales

**`British whaling: 1926-27 and summer 1927`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,445`	`428`	`-`	`130`	`6`	`-`	`2,009`
`South Shetland`	`494`	`922`	`17`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`1,434`
`Africa`	`1,240`	`1,048`	`96`	`154`	`563`	`29¹`	`3,130`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`18`	`504`	`88`	`42`	`23`	`-`	`675`
`TOTAL`	`3,197`	`2,902`	`201`	`326`	`593`	`29`	`7,248`

1) Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1926-27 and summer 1927`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`525`	`199`	`-`	`84`	`4`	`-`	`812`
`Faroe Islands`	`2`	`170`	`1`	`16`	`6`	`-`	`195`
`West Greenland`	`7`	`22`	`9`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`40`
`Pacific (north)`	`35`	`122`	`554`	`3`	`3`	`643¹`	`1,360`
`Japan and Korea`	`9`	`441`	`95`	`531`	`450`	`20²`	`1,546`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`260¹`	`260`
`TOTAL`	`578`	`954`	`659`	`634`	`465`	`923`	`4,213`

1) No specification.
2) Grey whales.

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

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