The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1929

**`Whaling in 1928-29 and summer 1929`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,560`	`3,130`	`15`	`396`	`31`	`-`	`5,132`
`South Orkney`	`452`	`101`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`553`
`West Antarctic:-`
`- Companies with licenses and coast of Patagonia`	`4,881`	`2,653`	`2`	`411`	`19`	`-`	`7,966`
`- Companies without licenses`	`3,846`	`748`	`14`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`4,618`
`Ross Sea`	`1,995`	`57`	`17`	`1`	`2`	`-`	`2,072`
`Kerguelen`	`113`	`1`	`11`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`125`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`177`	`637`	`99`	`42`	`842`	`-`	`1,797`
`- Cape Province`	`316`	`411`	`40`	`193`	`221`	`29¹`	`1,210`
`- Walvis Bay`	`234`	`101`	`10`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`355`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland`	`4`	`73`	`2`	`4`	`2`	`-`	`85`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`160`	`1`	`14`	`3`	`-`	`178`
`- Norway`	`2`	`148`	`-`	`121`	`3`	`15²`	`289`
`- West Greenland`	`3`	`24`	`9`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`38`
`- Newfoundland and Labrador`	`23`	`334`	`11`	`3`	`11`	`-`	`382`
`- Arctic, pelagic`	`29`	`192`	`3`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`225`
`Pacific (north)`	`115`	`1`	`16`	`-`	`-`	`1,109³`	`1,241`
`Japan and Korea`	`16`	`386`	`74`	`364`	`606`	`17⁴`	`1,463`
`Chile`	`139`	`113`	`26`	`-`	`99`	`9⁵`	`386`
`TOTAL`	`13,905`	`9,270`	`350`	`1,549`	`1,862`	`1,179`	`28,115`

1) Bryde whales.
2) 6 beaked whales, 6 bottlenoses and 3 caing whales.
3) 2 grey whales and 1,107 without specification.
4) Grey whales.
5) Right whales

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1928-29 and summer 1929`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`499`	`612`	`5`	`466`	`10`	`-`	`1,592`
`British Commonwealth`	`3,067`	`3,609`	`165`	`387`	`1,098`	`29`	`8,355`
`Chile`	`139`	`113`	`26`	`-`	`99`	`9¹`	`386`
`Denmark`	`3`	`184`	`10`	`14`	`5`	`-`	`216`
`Japan`	`16`	`386`	`74`	`364`	`606`	`17²`	`1,463`
`Norway`	`10,181`	`4,366`	`70`	`318`	`44`	`17`	`14,996`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,107³`	`1,107`
`TOTAL`	`13,905`	`9,270`	`350`	`1,549`	`1,862`	`1,179`	`28,115`

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

**`Norwegian whaling: 1928-29 and summer 1929`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`880`	`1,193`	`10`	`186`	`7`	`-`	`2,276`
`South Orkney`	`452`	`101`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`553`
`West Antarctic, others:-`
`- Companies with licenses`	`3,198`	`1,885`	`-`	`10`	`11`	`-`	`5,104`
`- Companies without licenses`	`3,276`	`688`	`14`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`3,988`
`Ross Sea`	`1,995`	`57`	`17`	`1`	`2`	`-`	`2,072`
`Africa`	`234`	`101`	`10`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`355`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`31`	`340`	`3`	`121`	`4`	`15¹`	`514`
`Mexico`	`115`	`1`	`16`	`-`	`-`	`2²`	`134`
`TOTAL`	`10,181`	`4,366`	`70`	`318`	`44`	`17`	`14,996`

1) 6 beaked whales, 6 bottlenoses and 3 caing-whales.
2) Grey whales.

**`British whaling: 1928-29 and summer 1929`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`413`	`1,473`	`2`	`145`	`16`	`-`	`2,049`
`South Shetland`	`1,451`	`620`	`-`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`2,077`
`South Sandwich`	`570`	`60`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`630`
`Kerguelen`	`113`	`1`	`11`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`125`
`Africa`	`493`	`1,048`	`139`	`235`	`1,063`	`29¹`	`3,007`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`27`	`407`	`13`	`7`	`13`	`-`	`467`
`TOTAL`	`3,067`	`3,609`	`165`	`387`	`1,098`	`29`	`8,355`

1) 2 right whales and 27 Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1928-29 and summer 1929`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`267`	`464`	`3`	`65`	`8`	`-`	`807`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`232`	`148`	`2`	`401`	`2`	`-`	`785`
`Faroe Islands`	`-`	`160`	`1`	`14`	`3`	`-`	`178`
`West Greenland`	`3`	`24`	`9`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`38`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,107¹`	`1,107`
`Japan and Korea`	`16`	`386`	`74`	`364`	`606`	`17²`	`1,463`
`Chile`	`139`	`113`	`26`	`-`	`99`	`9³`	`386`
`TOTAL`	`657`	`1,295`	`115`	`844`	`720`	`1,133`	`4,764`

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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