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Whaling statistics - 1946

**`Whaling in 1945-46 and summer 1946`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`80`	`1,456`	`238`	`82`	`57`	`-`	`1,913`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,526`	`7,729`	`-`	`3`	`216`	`-`	`11,474`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`12`	`145`	`93`	`75`	`659`	`-`	`984`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`556`	`-`	`556`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`166`	`-`	`166`
`- Portugal`	`-`	`42`	`-`	`-`	`31`	`-`	`73`
`- Norway`	`17`	`392`	`-`	`11`	`21`	`-`	`441`
`- Faroe Islands`	`5`	`94`	`1`	`1`	`14`	`-`	`115`
`- West Greenland`	`3`	`47`	`4`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`60`
`- Newfoundland and Labrador`	`11`	`502`	`5`	`-`	`11`	`-`	`529`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Bonin Island, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`12`	`29`	`72`	`-`	`113`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`117`	`9`	`-`	`316`	`22¹`	`466`
`Japan`	`8`	`232`	`8`	`545`	`957`	`-`	`1,750`
`Chile`	`11`	`228`	`15`	`1`	`343`	`-`	`598`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`110`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`110`
`TOTAL`	`3,675`	`10,984`	`495`	`747`	`3,425`	`22`	`19,348`

1) No specification.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1945-46 and summer 1946`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`48`	`776`	`181`	`34`	`43`	`-`	`1,082`
`British Commonwealth`	`491`	`5,011`	`219`	`100`	`861`	`-`	`6,682`
`Chile`	`11`	`228`	`15`	`1`	`343`	`-`	`598`
`Denmark`	`8`	`141`	`5`	`1`	`20`	`-`	`175`
`Japan`	`8`	`232`	`20`	`574`	`1,029`	`-`	`1,863`
`Norway`	`3,107`	`4,437`	`46`	`37`	`60`	`-`	`7,687`
`Portugal`	`-`	`42`	`-`	`-`	`753`	`-`	`795`
`U.S.S.R.`	`2`	`117`	`9`	`-`	`316`	`22¹`	`466`
`TOTAL`	`3,675`	`10,984`	`495`	`747`	`3,425`	`22`	`19,348`

1) No specification.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1945-46 and summer 1946`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`6`	`400`	`46`	`26`	`3`	`-`	`481`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,084`	`3,645`	`-`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`6,765`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`17`	`392`	`-`	`11`	`21`	`-`	`441`
`TOTAL`	`3,107`	`4,437`	`46`	`37`	`60`	`-`	`7,687`

**`British whaling: 1945-46 and summer 1946`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`26`	`280`	`11`	`22`	`11`	`-`	`350`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`442`	`4,084`	`-`	`3`	`180`	`-`	`4,709`
`Natal`	`12`	`145`	`93`	`75`	`659`	`-`	`984`
`Newfoundland and Labrador`	`11`	`502`	`5`	`-`	`11`	`-`	`529`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`110`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`110`
`TOTAL`	`491`	`5,011`	`219`	`100`	`861`	`-`	`6,682`

**`Whaling of other countries: 1945-46 and summer 1946`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`48`	`776`	`181`	`34`	`43`	`-`	`1,082`
`Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`556`	`-`	`556`
`Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`166`	`-`	`166`
`Portugal`	`-`	`42`	`-`	`-`	`31`	`-`	`73`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`5`	`94`	`1`	`1`	`14`	`-`	`115`
`- West Greenland`	`3`	`47`	`4`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`60`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- Bonin Island, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`12`	`29`	`72`	`-`	`113`
`Kamtchatka`	`2`	`117`	`9`	`-`	`316`	`22¹`	`466`
`Japan`	`8`	`232`	`8`	`545`	`957`	`-`	`1,750`
`Chile`	`11`	`228`	`15`	`1`	`343`	`-`	`598`
`TOTAL`	`77`	`1,536`	`230`	`610`	`2,504`	`22`	`4,979`

1) No specification.

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

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