The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1928

**`Whaling in 1927-28 and summer 1928`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`2,125`	`1,357`	`-`	`95`	`60`	`-`	`3,637`
`South Shetland` `and pelagic whaling in West Antarctic`	`2,937`	`2,588`	`4`	`1`	`12`	`-`	`5,542`
`South Orkney`	`299`	`280`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`580`
`Pelagic whaling in West Antarctic` `and on the coast of Patagonia`	`891`	`124`	`2`	`787`	`-`	`4¹`	`1,808`
`Ross Sea`	`2,082`	`110`	`16`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,208`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`131`	`431`	`62`	`51`	`695`	`-`	`1,370`
`- Cape Province`	`554`	`436`	`21`	`355`	`225`	`50²`	`1,641`
`- Walvis Bay`	`262`	`38`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`310`
`- Angola`	`57`	`33`	`37`	`247`	`140`	`-`	`514`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`8`	`139`	`-`	`28`	`11`	`-`	`186`
`- Faroe Islands`	`3`	`276`	`3`	`9`	`4`	`-`	`295`
`- Norway`	`2`	`427`	`2`	`140`	`1`	`-`	`572`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`24`	`9`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`35`
`- Newfoundland and Labrador`	`58`	`358`	`21`	`23`	`48`	`-`	`508`
`Pacific (north)`	`207`	`1`	`179`	`3`	`2`	`1,020³`	`1,412`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`455`	`90`	`551`	`482`	`19⁴`	`1,607`
`Chile`	`48`	`126`	`36`	`-`	`123`	`1¹`	`334`
`Australia`	`1`	`-`	`1,033`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,034`
`TOTAL`	`9,676`	`7,203`	`1,526`	`2,290`	`1,804`	`1,094`	`23,593`

1) Right whales.
2) 3 right whales and 47 Bryde whales.
3) 9 grey whales and 1,011 without specification.
4) 10 grey whales and 9 right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1927-28 and summer 1928`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`425`	`194`	`2`	`800`	`17`	`3¹`	`1,441`
`British Commonwealth`	`2,930`	`2,498`	`107`	`498`	`996`	`50`	`7,079`
`Chile`	`48`	`126`	`36`	`-`	`123`	`1¹`	`334`
`Denmark`	`4`	`300`	`12`	`9`	`5`	`-`	`330`
`Japan`	`10`	`455`	`90`	`551`	`482`	`19²`	`1,607`
`Norway`	`6,259`	`3,630`	`1,279`	`432`	`181`	`10`	`11,791`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,011³`	`1,011`
`TOTAL`	`9,676`	`7,203`	`1,526`	`2,290`	`1,804`	`1,094`	`23,593`

1) Right whale.
2) 10 grey whales and 9 right whales.
3) No specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1927-28 and summer 1928`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,037`	`527`	`-`	`41`	`26`	`-`	`1,631`
`South Shetland`	`1,830`	`2,155`	`1`	`1`	`12`	`-`	`3,999`
`South Orkney`	`299`	`280`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`580`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`482`	`59`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1¹`	`542`
`Ross Sea`	`2,082`	`110`	`16`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,208`
`Africa`	`319`	`71`	`47`	`247`	`140`	`-`	`824`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`2`	`427`	`2`	`140`	`1`	`-`	`572`
`Mexico`	`207`	`1`	`179`	`3`	`2`	`9²`	`401`
`West Australia`	`1`	`-`	`1,033`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,034`
`TOTAL`	`6,259`	`3,630`	`1,279`	`432`	`181`	`10`	`11,791`

1) Right whales.
2) Grey whales.

**`British whaling: 1927-28 and summer 1928`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`666`	`637`	`-`	`41`	`17`	`-`	`1,361`
`South Shetland`	`1,107`	`433`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,543`
`South Sandwich`	`406`	`64`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`470`
`Africa`	`685`	`867`	`83`	`406`	`920`	`50¹`	`3,011`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`66`	`497`	`21`	`51`	`59`	`-`	`694`
`TOTAL`	`2,930`	`2,498`	`107`	`498`	`996`	`50`	`7,079`

1) 3 right whales and 47 Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1927-28 and summer 1928`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`422`	`193`	`-`	`13`	`17`	`-`	`645`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`3`	`1`	`2`	`787`	`-`	`3¹`	`796`
`Faroe Islands`	`3`	`276`	`3`	`9`	`4`	`-`	`295`
`West Greenland`	`1`	`24`	`9`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`35`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,011²`	`1,011`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`455`	`90`	`551`	`482`	`19³`	`1,607`
`Chile`	`48`	`126`	`36`	`-`	`123`	`1¹`	`334`
`TOTAL`	`487`	`1,075`	`140`	`1,360`	`627`	`1,034`	`4,723`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 10 grey whales and 9 right whales.

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

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