The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1931

**`Whaling in 1930-31 and summer 1931`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,085`	`1,416`	`66`	`144`	`24`	`1¹`	`2,736`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`24,591`	`7,291`	`339`	`1`	`19`	`1¹`	`32,242`
`Ross Sea`	`3,734`	`1,310`	`171`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`5,223`
`Natal`	`122`	`466`	`71`	`29`	`135`	`-`	`823`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`2`	`69`	`-`	`52`	`5`	`-`	`128`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`16`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21`
`- North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`52`	`456`	`39`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`555`
`Japan and Korea`	`20`	`337`	`70`	`418`	`283`	`19²`	`1,147`
`Chile`	`43`	`6`	`53`	`-`	`43`	`-`	`145`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`110`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`110`
`TOTAL`	`29,650`	`11,367`	`923`	`652`	`517`	`21`	`43,130`

1) Right whale.
2) 11 grey whales and 8 right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1930-31 and summer 1931`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`599`	`519`	`30`	`22`	`3`	`1¹`	`1,174`
`British Commonwealth`	`8,452`	`4,054`	`350`	`117`	`156`	`-`	`13,129`
`Chile`	`43`	`6`	`53`	`-`	`43`	`-`	`145`
`Denmark`	`907`	`129`	`11`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,047`
`Japan`	`20`	`337`	`70`	`418`	`283`	`19²`	`1,147`
`Norway`	`19,262`	`6,157`	`405`	`95`	`32`	`1`	`25,952`
`U.S.A.`	`367`	`165`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`536`
`TOTAL`	`29,650`	`11,367`	`923`	`652`	`517`	`21`	`43,130`

1) Right whale.
2) 11 grey whales and 8 right whales.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1930-31 and summer 1931`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`460`	`524`	`26`	`34`	`5`	`-`	`1,049`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`15,014`	`3,798`	`169`	`1`	`14`	`1¹`	`18,997`
`Ross Sea`	`3,734`	`1,310`	`171`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`5,223`
`Norway`	`2`	`69`	`-`	`52`	`5`	`-`	`128`
`North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`52`	`456`	`39`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`555`
`TOTAL`	`19,262`	`6,157`	`405`	`95`	`32`	`1`	`25,952`

1) Right whale.

**`British whaling: 1930-31 and summer 1931`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`369`	`645`	`25`	`88`	`16`	`-`	`1,143`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`7,961`	`2,943`	`144`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`11,053`
`Natal`	`122`	`466`	`71`	`29`	`135`	`-`	`823`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`110`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`110`
`TOTAL`	`8,452`	`4,054`	`350`	`117`	`156`	`-`	`13,129`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1930-31 and summer 1931`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`256`	`247`	`15`	`22`	`3`	`1¹`	`544`
`West Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,616`	`550`	`26`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,192`
`West Greenland`	`1^*`	`16`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21^*`
`Japan and Korea`	`20`	`337`	`70`	`418`	`283`	`19²`	`1,147`
`Chile`	`43`	`6`	`53`	`-`	`43`	`-`	`145`
`TOTAL`	`1,935`	`1,156`	`168`	`440`	`329`	`20`	`4,048`

1) Right whale.
2) 11 grey whales and 8 right whales.
*) Figures of this table on the 1951 edition were modified to keep consistency with the first two tables.

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

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