The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1941

**`Whaling in 1940-41 and summer 1941`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`7`	`747`	`-`	`88`	`26`	`-`	`868`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4,936`	`7,084`	`2,675`	`22`	`778`	`-`	`15,495`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`6`	`193`	`79`	`5`	`476`	`-`	`759`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`425`	`-`	`425`
`- Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`76¹`	`76`
`- Norway`	`1`	`6`	`-`	`49`	`5`	`-`	`61`
`- Newfoundland`	`2`	`65`	`3`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`72`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Pelagic whaling`	`40`	`367`	`6`	`7`	`156`	`3²`	`579`
`- California`	`-`	`7`	`16`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`24`
`- British Columbia`	`1`	`67`	`27`	`-`	`233`	`-`	`328`
`Kamtchatka`	`9`	`254`	`7`	`11`	`194`	`68³`	`543`
`Japan and Korea`	`26`	`360`	`40`	`623`	`1,298`	`2²`	`2,349`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,914`	`-`	`1,914`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`59`	`-`	`59`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`86`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`86`
`TOTAL`	`5,028`	`9,150`	`2,939`	`807`	`5,565`	`149`	`23,638`

1) No specification.
2) Right whales.
3) 2 Minke whales, 57 grey whales, 5 bottlenoses, and 4 dolphines.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1940-41 and summer 1941`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`7`	`747`	`-`	`88`	`26`	`-`	`868`
`British Commonwealth`	`636`	`2,808`	`195`	`8`	`714`	`-`	`4,361`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`59`	`-`	`59`
`Japan`	`3,280`	`4,438`	`2,440`	`639`	`2,118`	`5¹`	`12,920`
`Norway`	`1,096`	`896`	`281`	`61`	`2,028`	`-`	`4,362`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`425`	`76²`	`501`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`7`	`16`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`24`
`U.S.S.R.`	`9`	`254`	`7`	`11`	`194`	`68³`	`543`
`TOTAL`	`5,028`	`9,150`	`2,939`	`807`	`5,565`	`149`	`23,638`

1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 2 Minke whales, 57 grey whales, 5 bottlenose and 4 dolphines.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1940-41 and summer 1941`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,095`	`890`	`281`	`12`	`109`	`-`	`2,387`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`1`	`6`	`-`	`49`	`5`	`-`	`61`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,914`	`-`	`1,914`
`TOTAL`	`1,096`	`896`	`281`	`61`	`2,028`	`-`	`4,362`

**`British whaling: 1940-41 and summer 1941`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`627`	`2,483`	`-`	`1`	`5`	`-`	`3,116`
`Natal`	`6`	`193`	`79`	`5`	`476`	`-`	`759`
`Newfoundland`	`2`	`65`	`3`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`72`
`British Columbia`	`1`	`67`	`27`	`-`	`233`	`-`	`328`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`86`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`86`
`TOTAL`	`636`	`2,808`	`195`	`8`	`714`	`-`	`4,361`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1940-41 and summer 1941`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`7`	`747`	`-`	`88`	`26`	`-`	`868`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,214`	`3,711`	`2,394`	`9`	`664`	`-`	`9,992`
`Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`425`	`-`	`425`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`76¹`	`76`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`7`	`16`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`24`
`- Pelagic whaling`	`40`	`367`	`6`	`7`	`156`	`3²`	`579`
`Kamtchatka`	`9`	`254`	`7`	`11`	`194`	`68³`	`543`
`Japan and Korea`	`26`	`360`	`40`	`623`	`1,298`	`2²`	`2,349`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`59`	`-`	`59`
`TOTAL`	`3,296`	`5,446`	`2,463`	`738`	`2,823`	`149`	`14,915`

1) No specification.
2) Right whales.
3) 2 Minke hales, 57 grey whales, 5 bottlenoses and 4 dolphines.

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

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