The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1939

**`Whaling in 1938-39 and summer 1939`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`232`	`1,307`	`-`	`19`	`117`	`-`	`1,675`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`13,849`	`19,477`	`883`	`3`	`2,468`	`1¹`	`36,681`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`27`	`502`	`200`	`42`	`615`	`-`	`1,386`
`- Madagascar`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`61`	`1,240²`	`1,301`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`389`	`-`	`389`
`- Norway`	`4`	`282`	`1`	`46`	`14`	`3³`	`350`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`153`	`1`	`8`	`9`	`-`	`173`
`- Iceland`	`13`	`109`	`1`	`3`	`4`	`-`	`130`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`3`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`5`
`- Newfoundland`	`7`	`118`	`4`	`2`	`13`	`-`	`144`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`2`	`59`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`61`
`- Alaska`	`5`	`91`	`26`	`-`	`49`	`-`	`171`
`Kamtchatka`	`-`	`238`	`43`	`-`	`154`	`41⁴`	`476`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`241`	`86`	`677`	`1,266`	`-`	`2,280`
`Chile`	`2`	`99`	`7`	`15`	`341`	`5¹`	`469`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`80`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`81`
`TOTAL`	`14,152`	`22,622`	`1,393`	`815`	`5,500`	`1,290`	`45,772`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) Different kinds of small whales.
4) 29 grey whales and 12 without specification.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1938-39 and summer 1939`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`141`	`792`	`-`	`9`	`82`	`-`	`1,024`
`British Commonwealth`	`4,970`	`6,548`	`284`	`55`	`1,007`	`1,240¹`	`14,104`
`Chile`	`2`	`99`	`7`	`15`	`341`	`5²`	`469`
`Denmark`	`2`	`156`	`3`	`8`	`9`	`-`	`178`
`Germany`	`1,806`	`2,907`	`-`	`2`	`350`	`1²`	`5,066`
`Iceland`	`13`	`109`	`1`	`3`	`4`	`-`	`130`
`Japan`	`2,676`	`3,585`	`969`	`677`	`1,913`	`-`	`9,820`
`Norway`	`3,622`	`7,053`	`1`	`46`	`1,146`	`3³`	`11,871`
`Panama`	`361`	`494`	`-`	`-`	`52`	`-`	`907`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`389`	`-`	`389`
`U.S.A.`	`559`	`641`	`85`	`-`	`53`	`-`	`1,338`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`238`	`43`	`-`	`154`	`41⁴`	`476`
`TOTAL`	`14,152`	`22,622`	`1,393`	`815`	`5,500`	`1,290`	`45,772`

1) No specification.
2) Right whales.
3) 2 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.
4) 29 grey whales and 12 without specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1938-39 and summer 1939`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,618`	`6,771`	`-`	`-`	`1,132`	`-`	`11,521`
`Norway`	`4`	`282`	`1`	`46`	`14`	`3¹`	`350`
`TOTAL`	`3,622`	`7,053`	`1`	`46`	`1,146`	`3`	`11,871`

1) 2 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.

**`British whaling: 1938-39 and summer 1939`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`91`	`515`	`-`	`10`	`35`	`-`	`651`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4,844`	`5,413`	`-`	`1`	`283`	`-`	`10,541`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`27`	`502`	`200`	`42`	`615`	`-`	`1,386`
`- Madagascar`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`61`	`1,240¹`	`1,301`
`Newfoundland`	`7`	`118`	`4`	`2`	`13`	`-`	`144`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`80`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`81`
`TOTAL`	`4,970`	`6,548`	`284`	`55`	`1,007`	`1,240`	`14,104`

1) No specification.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1938-39 and summer 1939`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`141`	`792`	`-`	`9`	`82`	`-`	`1,024`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`5,387`	`7,293`	`883`	`2`	`1,053`	`1¹`	`14,619`
`Portugal (Azores)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`389`	`-`	`389`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`153`	`1`	`8`	`9`	`-`	`173`
`- Iceland`	`13`	`109`	`1`	`3`	`4`	`-`	`130`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`3`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`5`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`2`	`59`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`61`
`- Alaska`	`5`	`91`	`26`	`-`	`49`	`-`	`171`
`Kamtchatka`	`-`	`238`	`43`	`-`	`154`	`41²`	`476`
`Japan and Korea`	`10`	`241`	`86`	`677`	`1,266`	`-`	`2,280`
`Chile`	`2`	`99`	`7`	`15`	`341`	`5¹`	`469`
`TOTAL`	`5,560`	`9,021`	`1,108`	`714`	`3,347`	`47`	`19,797`

1) Right whales.
2) 29 grey whales and 12 without specification.

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

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