The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1936

**`Whaling in 1935-36 and summer 1936`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1,221`	`520`	`41`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`1,785`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`16,510`	`9,177`	`3,121`	`2`	`396`	`-`	`29,206`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`41`	`528`	`301`	`68`	`911`	`-`	`1,849`
`- Cape Province`	`79`	`566`	`27`	`214`	`108`	`7¹`	`1,001`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`1`	`840`	`23`	`54`	`-`	`918`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`172`	`308²`	`480`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`82`	`-`	`1`	`9`	`-`	`94`
`- Iceland`	`5`	`72`	`-`	`1`	`7`	`-`	`85`
`- Norway`	`4`	`147`	`-`	`154`	`17`	`9³`	`331`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`15`	`5`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`20`
`- Newfoundland`	`20`	`146`	`10`	`2`	`14`	`-`	`192`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`96²`	`96`
`- British Columbia`	`3`	`48`	`14`	`-`	`311`	`-`	`376`
`- Alaska`	`41`	`160`	`118`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`385`
`Kamtchatka`	`5`	`210`	`68`	`-`	`113`	`105⁴`	`501`
`Japan and Korea`	`3`	`241`	`72`	`348`	`549`	`627²`	`1,840`
`Peru, pelagic`	`135`	`139`	`4`	`10`	`2,021`	`-`	`2,309`
`Chile`	`39`	`96`	`14`	`-`	`115`	`2⁵`	`266`
`Australia`	`-`	`7`	`3,072`	`-`	`14`	`-`	`3,093`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`69`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`69`
`TOTAL`	`18,108`	`12,155`	`7,776`	`823`	`4,880`	`1,154`	`44,896`

1) Bryde whales.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) 102 grey whales and 3 without specification.
5) Right whale.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1935-36 and summer 1936`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`660`	`261`	`22`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`944`
`British Commonwealth`	`7,798`	`5,243`	`3,143`	`294`	`3,434`	`7`	`19,919`
`Chile`	`39`	`96`	`14`	`-`	`115`	`2¹`	`266`
`Denmark`	`2`	`97`	`5`	`1`	`9`	`-`	`114`
`Iceland`	`5`	`72`	`-`	`1`	`7`	`-`	`85`
`Japan`	`459`	`415`	`81`	`348`	`549`	`627²`	`2,479`
`Norway`	`7,353`	`5,021`	`2,748`	`179`	`360`	`9³`	`15,670`
`Panama`	`1,746`	`580`	`73`	`-`	`50`	`-`	`2,449`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`172`	`308²`	`480`
`U.S.A.`	`41`	`160`	`1,622`	`-`	`70`	`96²`	`1,989`
`U.S.S.R.`	`5`	`210`	`68`	`-`	`113`	`105⁴`	`501`
`TOTAL`	`18,108`	`12,155`	`7,776`	`823`	`4,880`	`1,154`	`44,896`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) 102 grey whales, 3 not specified.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1935-36 and summer 1936`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`7,349`	`4,873`	`1,908`	`2`	`289`	`-`	`14,421`
`Congo`	`-`	`1`	`840`	`23`	`54`	`-`	`918`
`Norway`	`4`	`147`	`-`	`154`	`17`	`9¹`	`331`
`TOTAL`	`7,353`	`5,021`	`2,748`	`179`	`360`	`9`	`15,670`

1) Different kinds of small whales.

**`British whaling: 1935-36 and summer 1936`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`561`	`259`	`19`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`841`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`6,959`	`3,550`	`1,131`	`-`	`57`	`-`	`11,697`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`41`	`528`	`301`	`68`	`911`	`-`	`1,849`
`- Cape Province`	`79`	`566`	`27`	`214`	`108`	`7¹`	`1,001`
`Newfoundland`	`20`	`146`	`10`	`2`	`14`	`-`	`192`
`British Columbia`	`3`	`48`	`14`	`-`	`311`	`-`	`376`
`Peru, pelagic`	`135`	`139`	`4`	`10`	`2,021`	`-`	`2,309`
`Australia`	`-`	`7`	`1,568`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`1,585`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`69^*`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`69^*`
`TOTAL`	`7,798`	`5,243`	`3,143`	`294`	`3,434`	`7`	`19,919`

1) Bryde whales.
*) Figures of this table on the 1951 edition were modified to keep consistency with the first two tables.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1935-36 and summer 1936`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`660`	`261`	`22`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`944`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`2,202`	`754`	`82`	`-`	`50`	`-`	`3,088`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`172`	`308¹`	`480`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`82`	`-`	`1`	`9`	`-`	`94`
`- Iceland`	`5`	`72`	`-`	`1`	`7`	`-`	`85`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`15`	`5`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`20`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`96¹`	`96`
`- Alaska`	`41`	`160`	`118`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`385`
`Kamtchatka`	`5`	`210`	`68`	`-`	`113`	`105²`	`501`
`Japan and Korea`	`3`	`241`	`72`	`348`	`549`	`627¹`	`1,840`
`Chile`	`39`	`96`	`14`	`-`	`115`	`2³`	`266`
`West Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,504`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`1,508`
`TOTAL`	`2,957`	`1,891`	`1,885`	`350`	`1,086`	`1,138`	`9,307`

1) No specification.
2) 102 grey whales and 3 without specification.
3) Right whales.

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

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