The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1938

**`Whaling in 1937-38 and summer 1938`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`97`	`1,552`	`40`	`155`	`43`	`-`	`1,887`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`14,826`	`26,457`	`2,039`	`6`	`824`	`-`	`44,152`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`39`	`536`	`175`	`64`	`425`	`-`	`1,239`
`- Madagascar`	`1`	`2`	`1,752`	`2`	`48`	`-`	`1,805`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`388`	`-`	`388`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`184`	`1`	`6`	`7`	`-`	`200`
`- Iceland`	`9`	`113`	`-`	`5`	`20`	`-`	`147`
`- Norway`	`4`	`261`	`-`	`94`	`9`	`27¹`	`395`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`7`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`8`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- British Columbia`	`4`	`50`	`4`	`-`	`252`	`-`	`310`
`- Alaska`	`33`	`65`	`12`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`173`
`Kamtchatka`	`-`	`104`	`43`	`-`	`64`	`54²`	`265`
`Japan and Korea`	`4`	`293`	`60`	`553`	`785`	`275³`	`1,970`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`602`	`-`	`602`
`Chile`	`15`	`56`	`6`	`44`	`203`	`14⁴`	`338`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`917`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`917`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`75`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`77`
`TOTAL`	`15,035`	`29,680`	`5,125`	`929`	`3,734`	`370`	`54,873`

1) Different kinds of small whales.
2) Grey whales.
3) Different kinds of small whales and 2 right whales.
4) Right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1937-38 and summer 1938`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`53`	`871`	`18`	`90`	`30`	`-`	`1,062`
`British Commonwealth`	`4,855`	`10,686`	`2,866`	`131`	`1,004`	`-`	`19,542`
`Chile`	`15`	`56`	`6`	`44`	`203`	`14¹`	`338`
`Denmark`	`2`	`191`	`2`	`6`	`7`	`-`	`208`
`Germany`	`1,711`	`3,282`	`172`	`5`	`669`	`-`	`5,839`
`Iceland`	`9`	`113`	`-`	`5`	`20`	`-`	`147`
`Japan`	`2,401`	`3,002`	`535`	`553`	`786`	`275²`	`7,552`
`Norway`	`4,989`	`9,344`	`413`	`95`	`487`	`27³`	`15,355`
`Panama`	`412`	`1,011`	`94`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`1,527`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`388`	`-`	`388`
`U.S.A.`	`588`	`1,020`	`976`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`2,650`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`104`	`43`	`-`	`64`	`54⁴`	`265`
`TOTAL`	`15,035`	`29,680`	`5,125`	`929`	`3,734`	`370`	`54,873`

1) Right whales.
2) Different kinds of small whales and 2 right whales.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) Grey whales.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1937-38 and summer 1938`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4,985`	`9,083`	`413`	`1`	`478`	`-`	`14,960`
`Norway`	`4`	`261`	`-`	`94`	`9`	`27¹`	`395`
`TOTAL`	`4,989`	`9,344`	`413`	`95`	`487`	`27`	`15,355`

1) Different kinds of small whales.

**`British whaling: 1937-38 and summer 1938`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`44`	`681`	`22`	`65`	`13`	`-`	`825`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4,766`	`9,417`	`838`	`-`	`265`	`-`	`15,286`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`39`	`536`	`175`	`64`	`425`	`-`	`1,239`
`- Madagascar`	`1`	`2`	`1,752`	`2`	`48`	`-`	`1,805`
`British Columbia`	`4`	`50`	`4`	`-`	`252`	`-`	`310`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`75`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`77`
`TOTAL`	`4,855`	`10,686`	`2,866`	`131`	`1,004`	`-`	`19,542`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1937-38 and summer 1938`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`53`	`871`	`18`	`90`	`30`	`-`	`1,062`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`5,075`	`7,957`	`788`	`5`	`81`	`-`	`13,906`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`388`	`-`	`388`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`184`	`1`	`6`	`7`	`-`	`200`
`- Iceland`	`9`	`113`	`-`	`5`	`20`	`-`	`147`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`7`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`8`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Alaska`	`33`	`65`	`12`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`173`
`Kamtchatka`	`-`	`104`	`43`	`-`	`64`	`54¹`	`265`
`Japan and Korea`	`4`	`293`	`60`	`553`	`785`	`275²`	`1,970`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`602`	`-`	`602`
`Chile`	`15`	`56`	`6`	`44`	`203`	`14³`	`338`
`West Australia`	`-`	`-`	`917`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`917`
`TOTAL`	`5,191`	`9,650`	`1,846`	`703`	`2,243`	`343`	`19,976`

1) Grey whales.
2) Different kinds of small whales and 2 right whales.
3) Right whales.

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

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