The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1933

**`Whaling in 1932-33 and summer 1933`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`267`	`727`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`996`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`18,624`	`4,441`	`159`	`-`	`107`	`-`	`23,331`
`Natal`	`85`	`602`	`162`	`11`	`306`	`2¹`	`1,168`
`Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`77`	`176²`	`253`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`6`	`91`	`-`	`7`	`3`	`-`	`107`
`- Norway`	`7`	`197`	`1`	`22`	`9`	`-`	`236`
`- West Greenland`	`3`	`17`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21`
`- North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`43`	`549`	`7`	`-`	`41`	`-`	`640`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`200³`	`200`
`- British Columbia`	`1`	`17`	`1`	`-`	`190`	`-`	`209`
`- Alaska`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182³`	`182`
`Kamtchatka`	`5`	`105`	`26`	`3`	`57`	`7⁴`	`203`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`299`	`89`	`388`	`331`	`5⁵`	`1,122`
`Chile`	`16`	`44`	`11`	`-`	`121`	`11¹`	`203`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`44`
`TOTAL`	`19,067`	`7,089`	`501`	`433`	`1,242`	`583`	`28,915`

1) Right whales.
2) Different kinds of small whales.
3) No specification.
4) 2 grey whales, 1 bottlenose and 4 without specification.
5) 3 right whales and 2 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1932-33 and summer 1933`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`267`	`727`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`996`
`British Commonwealth`	`8,582`	`3,546`	`307`	`11`	`536`	`2`	`12,984`
`Chile`	`16`	`44`	`11`	`-`	`121`	`11¹`	`203`
`Denmark`	`9`	`108`	`1`	`7`	`3`	`-`	`128`
`Japan`	`10`	`299`	`89`	`388`	`331`	`5²`	`1,122`
`Norway`	`10,178`	`2,260`	`67`	`22`	`117`	`-`	`12,644`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`77`	`176³`	`253`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`382⁴`	`382`
`U.S.S.R.`	`5`	`105`	`26`	`3`	`57`	`7⁵`	`203`
`TOTAL`	`19,067`	`7,089`	`501`	`433`	`1,234`	`583`	`28,907`

1) Right whales.
2) 3 right whales and 2 grey whales.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) No specification.
5) 2 grey whales, 1 bottlenose and 4 without specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1932-33 and summer 1933`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`10,128`	`1,514`	`59`	`-`	`67`	`-`	`11,768`
`Norway`	`7`	`197`	`1`	`22`	`9`	`-`	`236`
`North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`43`	`549`	`7`	`-`	`41`	`-`	`640`
`TOTAL`	`10,178`	`2,260`	`67`	`22`	`117`	`-`	`12,644`

**`British whaling: 1932-33 and summer 1933`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`8,496`	`2,927`	`100`	`-`	`40`	`-`	`11,563`
`Natal`	`85`	`602`	`162`	`11`	`306`	`2¹`	`1,168`
`British Columbia`	`1`	`17`	`1`	`-`	`190`	`-`	`209`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`44`
`TOTAL`	`8,582`	`3,546`	`307`	`11`	`536`	`2`	`12,984`

1) Right whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1932-33 and summer 1933`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`267`	`727`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`996`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`77`	`176¹`	`253`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`6`	`91`	`-`	`7`	`3`	`-`	`107`
`- West Greenland`	`3`	`17`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`200²`	`200`
`- Alaska`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182²`	`182`
`Kamtchatka`	`5`	`105`	`26`	`3`	`57`	`7³`	`203`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`299`	`89`	`388`	`331`	`5⁴`	`1,122`
`Chile`	`16`	`44`	`11`	`-`	`121`	`11⁵`	`203`
`TOTAL`	`307`	`1,283`	`127`	`400`	`589`	`581`	`3,287`

1) Different kinds of small whales.
2) No specification.
3) 2 grey whales, 1 bottlenose and 4 without specification.
4) 3 right whales and 2 grey whales.
5) Right whales.

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

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