The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1934

**`Whaling in 1933-34 and summer 1934`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`536`	`1,728`	`92`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`2,363`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`16,813`	`5,472`	`780`	`-`	`659`	`-`	`23,724`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`70`	`536`	`514`	`30`	`422`	`2¹`	`1,574`
`- French Congo`	`1`	`21`	`724`	`27`	`45`	`-`	`818`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`82`	`158²`	`240`
`Off Gibraltar`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`71`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`74`	`-`	`13`	`7`	`-`	`96`
`- Norway`	`-`	`132`	`-`	`172`	`4`	`-`	`308`
`- West Greenland`	`2`	`23`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`27`
`- North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`21`	`128`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`152`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`205³`	`205`
`- British Columbia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`350³`	`350`
`- Alaska`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`464³`	`464`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`150`	`51`	`1`	`74`	`61⁴`	`339`
`Japan and Korea`	`21`	`287`	`59`	`298`	`357`	`414³`	`1,436`
`Chile`	`18`	`117`	`13`	`-`	`198`	`35⁵`	`381`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`52`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`52`
`TOTAL`	`17,486`	`8,734`	`2,290`	`541`	`1,860`	`1,689`	`32,600`

1) Right whales.
2 Different kinds of small whales.
3) No specification.
4) 54 grey whales, 6 bottlenoses and 1 Minke whale.
5) 15 right whales and 20 others.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1933-34 and summer 1934`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`283`	`801`	`54`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`1,139`
`British Commonwealth`	`8,409`	`4,217`	`1,075`	`30`	`533`	`352`	`14,616`
`Chile`	`18`	`117`	`13`	`-`	`198`	`35¹`	`381`
`Denmark`	`4`	`97`	`2`	`13`	`7`	`-`	`123`
`Japan`	`21`	`287`	`59`	`298`	`357`	`414²`	`1,436`
`Norway`	`8,749`	`3,065`	`1,036`	`199`	`608`	`-`	`13,657`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`82`	`158³`	`240`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`669²`	`669`
`U.S.S.R.`	`2`	`150`	`51`	`1`	`74`	`61⁴`	`339`
`TOTAL`	`17,486`	`8,734`	`2,290`	`541`	`1,860`	`1,689`	`32,600`

1) 15 right whales and 20 others.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) 54 grey whales, 6 bottlenoses and 1 Minke whale.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1933-34 and summer 1934`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`8,727`	`2,718`	`309`	`-`	`554`	`-`	`12,308`
`Congo`	`1`	`21`	`724`	`27`	`45`	`-`	`818`
`Off Gibraltar`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`71`
`Norway`	`-`	`132`	`-`	`172`	`4`	`-`	`308`
`North Atlantic and Arctic, pelagic`	`21`	`128`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`152`
`TOTAL`	`8,749`	`3,065`	`1,036`	`199`	`608`	`-`	`13,657`

**`British whaling: 1933-34 and summer 1934`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`253`	`927`	`38`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`1,224`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`8,086`	`2,754`	`471`	`-`	`105`	`-`	`11,416`
`Natal`	`70`	`536`	`514`	`30`	`422`	`2¹`	`1,574`
`British Columbia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`350²`	`350`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`52`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`52`
`TOTAL`	`8,409`	`4,217`	`1,075`	`30`	`533`	`352`	`14,616`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1933-34 and summer 1934`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`283`	`801`	`54`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`1,139`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`82`	`158¹`	`240`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`74`	`-`	`13`	`7`	`-`	`96`
`- West Greenland`	`2`	`23`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`27`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`205²`	`205`
`- Alaska`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`464²`	`464`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`150`	`51`	`1`	`74`	`61³`	`339`
`Japan and Korea`	`21`	`287`	`59`	`298`	`357`	`414²`	`1,436`
`Chile`	`18`	`117`	`13`	`-`	`198`	`35⁴`	`381`
`TOTAL`	`328`	`1,452`	`179`	`312`	`719`	`1,337`	`4,327`

1) Different kinds of small whales.
2) No specification.
3) 54 grey whales, 6 bottlenoses and 1 Minke whale.
4) 15 right whales and 20 others.

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

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