The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1942

**`Whaling in 1941-42 and summer 1942`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`59`	`1,189`	`16`	`52`	`109`	`-`	`1,425`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`2`	`204`	`156`	`13`	`123`	`-`	`498`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`583`	`-`	`583`
`- Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`23¹`	`23`
`- Norway`	`1`	`58`	`1`	`48`	`2`	`-`	`110`
`- Newfoundland`	`4`	`62`	`1`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`10`	`12`	`1`	`3`	`-`	`26`
`- British Columbia`	`1`	`25`	`7`	`-`	`130`	`-`	`163`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`203`	`12`	`-`	`215`	`122²`	`554`
`Japan and Korea`	`12`	`418`	`30`	`255`	`427`	`6³`	`1,148`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,346`	`-`	`3,346`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`54`	`-`	`54`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`TOTAL`	`81`	`2,169`	`306`	`373`	`4,992`	`151`	`8,072`

1) No specification.
2) 101 grey whales, 3 Minke whales, 7 bottlenoses, and 11 dolphines.
3) 1 grey whale and 5 right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1941-42 and summer 1942`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`40`	`873`	`15`	`52`	`86`	`-`	`1,066`
`British Commonwealth`	`26`	`607`	`236`	`17`	`276`	`-`	`1,162`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`54`	`-`	`54`
`Japan`	`12`	`418`	`30`	`255`	`427`	`6¹`	`1,148`
`Norway`	`1`	`58`	`1`	`48`	`3,348`	`-`	`3,456`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`583`	`23²`	`606`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`10`	`12`	`1`	`3`	`-`	`26`
`U.S.S.R.`	`2`	`203`	`12`	`-`	`215`	`122³`	`554`
`TOTAL`	`81`	`2,169`	`306`	`373`	`4,992`	`151`	`8,072`

1) 1 grey whale, 5 right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 101 grey whales, 3 Minke whales, 7 bottlenoses, and 11 dolphines.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1941-42 and summer 1942`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`1`	`58`	`1`	`48`	`2`	`-`	`110`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,346`	`-`	`3,346`
`TOTAL`	`1`	`58`	`1`	`48`	`3,348`	`-`	`3,456`

**`British whaling: 1941-42 and summer 1942`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`19`	`316`	`1`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`359`
`Natal`	`2`	`204`	`156`	`13`	`123`	`-`	`498`
`Newfoundland`	`4`	`62`	`1`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`British Columbia`	`1`	`25`	`7`	`-`	`130`	`-`	`163`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`71`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`71`
`TOTAL`	`26`	`607`	`236`	`17`	`276`	`-`	`1,162`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1941-42 and summer 1942`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`40`	`873`	`15`	`52`	`86`	`-`	`1,066`
`Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`583`	`-`	`583`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`23¹`	`23`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`10`	`12`	`1`	`3`	`-`	`26`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`203`	`12`	`-`	`215`	`122²`	`554`
`Japan and Korea`	`12`	`418`	`30`	`255`	`427`	`6³`	`1,148`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`54`	`-`	`54`
`TOTAL`	`54`	`1,504`	`69`	`308`	`1,368`	`151`	`3,454`

1) No specification.
2) 101 grey whales, 3 Minke whales, 7 bottlenoses, and 11 dolphines.
3) 1 grey whale, 5 right whales.

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

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