The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1935

**`Whaling in 1934-35 and summer 1935`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`556`	`836`	`37`	`125`	`21`	`-`	`1,575`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`15,944`	`11,664`	`1,928`	`141`	`556`	`-`	`30,233`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`122`	`526`	`418`	`90`	`595`	`2¹`	`1,753`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`1,241`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`1,251`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`136`	`140²`	`276`
`- Faroe Islands`	`3`	`75`	`2`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`88`
`- Iceland`	`2`	`25`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`28`
`- Norway`	`1`	`106`	`-`	`108`	`4`	`6³`	`225`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`23`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`29`
`- Newfoundland`	`4`	`156`	`9`	`13`	`16`	`-`	`198`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Mexico`	`47`	`3`	`6`	`6`	`8`	`-`	`70`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`189²`	`189`
`- British Columbia`	`6`	`20`	`1`	`-`	`175`	`-`	`202`
`- Alaska`	`87`	`94`	`141`	`-`	`70`	`2¹`	`394`
`Kamtchatka`	`1`	`206`	`143`	`-`	`-`	`137²`	`487`
`Japan and Korea`	`21`	`273`	`70`	`380`	`479`	`564²`	`1,787`
`Chile`	`40`	`71`	`30`	`85`	`190`	`72⁴`	`488`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`57`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`57`
`TOTAL`	`16,834`	`14,078`	`4,089`	`962`	`2,255`	`1,112`	`39,330`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) Different kinds of small whales and 37 right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1934-35 and summer 1935`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`259`	`446`	`27`	`75`	`2`	`-`	`809`
`British Commonwealth`	`8,210`	`6,748`	`1,467`	`153`	`953`	`2`	`17,533`
`Chile`	`40`	`71`	`30`	`85`	`190`	`72¹`	`488`
`Denmark`	`3`	`98`	`8`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`117`
`Iceland`	`2`	`25`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`28`
`Japan`	`146`	`356`	`74`	`380`	`480`	`564²`	`2,000`
`Mexico`	`47`	`3`	`6`	`6`	`8`	`-`	`70`
`Norway`	`8,039`	`6,031`	`2,193`	`259`	`411`	`6³`	`16,939`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`136`	`140²`	`276`
`U.S.A.`	`87`	`94`	`141`	`-`	`70`	`191⁴`	`583`
`U.S.S.R.`	`1`	`206`	`143`	`-`	`-`	`137²`	`487`
`TOTAL`	`16,834`	`14,078`	`4,089`	`962`	`2,255`	`1,112`	`39,330`

1) Different kinds of small whales and 37 right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) 2 right whales, 189 not specified.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1934-35 and summer 1935`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`8,038`	`5,925`	`952`	`141`	`407`	`-`	`15,463`
`Congo`	`-`	`-`	`1,241`	`10`	`-`	`-`	`1,251`
`Norway`	`1`	`106`	`-`	`108`	`4`	`6¹`	`225`
`TOTAL`	`8,039`	`6,031`	`2,193`	`259`	`411`	`6`	`16,939`

1) Different kinds of small whales.

**`British whaling: 1934-35 and summer 1935`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`297`	`390`	`10`	`50`	`19`	`-`	`766`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`7,781`	`5,656`	`972`	`-`	`148`	`-`	`14,557`
`Natal`	`122`	`526`	`418`	`90`	`595`	`2¹`	`1,753`
`Newfoundland`	`4`	`156`	`9`	`13`	`16`	`-`	`198`
`British Columbia`	`6`	`20`	`1`	`-`	`175`	`-`	`202`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`57`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`57`
`TOTAL`	`8,210`	`6,748`	`1,467`	`153`	`953`	`2`	`17,533`

1) Right whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1934-35 and summer 1935`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`259`	`446`	`27`	`75`	`2`	`-`	`809`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`125`	`83`	`4`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`213`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`136`	`140¹`	`276`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`3`	`75`	`2`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`88`
`- Iceland`	`2`	`25`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`28`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`23`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`29`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Mexico`	`47`	`3`	`6`	`6`	`8`	`-`	`70`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`189¹`	`189`
`- Alaska`	`87`	`94`	`141`	`-`	`70`	`2²`	`394`
`Kamtchatka`	`1`	`206`	`143`	`-`	`-`	`137¹`	`487`
`Japan and Korea`	`21`	`273`	`70`	`380`	`479`	`564¹`	`1,787`
`Chile`	`40`	`71`	`30`	`85`	`190`	`72³`	`488`
`TOTAL`	`585`	`1,299`	`429`	`550`	`891`	`1,104`	`4,858`

1) No specification.
2) Right whales.
3) Different kinds of small whales and 37 right whales.

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

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