The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1932

**`Whaling in 1931-32 and summer 1932`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`438`	`1,735`	`6`	`16`	`10`	`-`	`2,205`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`6,050`	`1,136`	`178`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`7,367`
`Natal`	`109`	`345`	`309`	`23`	`256`	`1¹`	`1,043`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`23`	`190`	`1`	`59`	`6`	`-`	`279`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`25`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30`
`- North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`38`	`443`	`9`	`24`	`-`	`4¹`	`518`
`Pacific (north)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`319²`	`319`
`Japan and Korea`	`17`	`270`	`90`	`370`	`268`	`21³`	`1,036`
`Chile`	`29`	`14`	`21`	`-`	`91`	`22¹`	`177`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`18`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`18`
`TOTAL`	`6,705`	`4,158`	`636`	`492`	`634`	`367`	`12,992`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 14 right whales and 7 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1931-32 and summer 1932`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`208`	`635`	`-`	`5`	`2`	`-`	`850`
`British Commonwealth`	`6,389`	`2,581`	`511`	`34`	`267`	`1`	`9,783`
`Chile`	`29`	`14`	`21`	`-`	`91`	`22¹`	`177`
`Denmark`	`1`	`25`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30`
`Japan`	`17`	`270`	`90`	`370`	`268`	`21²`	`1,036`
`Norway`	`61`	`633`	`10`	`83`	`6`	`4¹`	`797`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`319³`	`319`
`TOTAL`	`6,705`	`4,158`	`636`	`492`	`634`	`367`	`12,992`

1) Right whales.
2) 14 right whales and 7 grey whales.
3) No specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1931-32 and summer 1932`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Norway`	`23`	`190`	`1`	`59`	`6`	`-`	`279`
`North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`38`	`443`	`9`	`24`	`-`	`4¹`	`518`
`TOTAL`	`61`	`633`	`10`	`83`	`6`	`4`	`797`

1) Right whales.

**`British whaling: 1931-32 and summer 1932`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`230`	`1,100`	`6`	`11`	`8`	`-`	`1,355`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`6,050`	`1,136`	`178`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`7,367`
`Natal`	`109`	`345`	`309`	`23`	`256`	`1¹`	`1,043`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`18`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`18`
`TOTAL`	`6,389`	`2,581`	`511`	`34`	`267`	`1`	`9,783`

1) Right whale.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1931-32 and summer 1932`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`208`	`635`	`-`	`5`	`2`	`-`	`850`
`West Greenland`	`1`	`25`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`50¹`	`50`
`- Alaska`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`269¹`	`269`
`Japan and Korea`	`17`	`270`	`90`	`370`	`268`	`21²`	`1,036`
`Chile`	`29`	`14`	`21`	`-`	`91`	`22³`	`177`
`TOTAL`	`255`	`944`	`114`	`375`	`359`	`361`	`2,408`

1) No specification.
2) 14 right whales and 7 grey whales.
3) Right whales.

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

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