The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1947

**`Whaling in 1946-47 and summer 1947`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`327`	`1,670`	`28`	`391`	`133`	`1¹`	`2,550`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`8,865`	`12,877`	`1`	`2`	`1,298`	`-`	`23,043`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`18`	`485`	`90`	`119`	`502`	`-`	`1,214`
`- Cape Province`	`1`	`44`	`5`	`39`	`48`	`55²`	`192`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`11`	`14`	`-`	`-`	`25`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`465`	`-`	`465`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`109`
`- Portugal`	`-`	`111`	`-`	`-`	`50`	`-`	`161`
`- Norway`	`11`	`285`	`-`	`12`	`16`	`-`	`324`
`- Faroe Islands`	`3`	`196`	`-`	`2`	`15`	`-`	`216`
`- West Greenland`	`4`	`51`	`5`	`2`	`6`	`-`	`68`
`- Newfoundland and Labrador`	`14`	`413`	`6`	`4`	`18`	`-`	`455`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`17`	`13`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`38`
`- Bonin Island, pelagic`	`4`	`-`	`1`	`158`	`201`	`-`	`364`
`Japan`	`30`	`257`	`8`	`383`	`964`	`-`	`1,642`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`1`	`2`	`-`	`2,887`	`-`	`2,890`
`Chile`	`24`	`88`	`17`	`2`	`720`	`-`	`851`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`101`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`111`
`TOTAL`	`9,302`	`16,495`	`290`	`1,131`	`7,446`	`56`	`34,720`

1) Right whale.
2) Bryde whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1946-47 and summer 1947`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`129`	`488`	`10`	`160`	`70`	`-`	`857`
`Brazil`	`-`		`11`	`14`	`-`	`-`	`25`
`British Commonwealth`	`3,417`	`6,663`	`216`	`256`	`4,129`	`55¹`	`14,736`
`Chile`	`24`	`88`	`17`	`2`	`720`	`-`	`851`
`Denmark`	`7`	`247`	`5`	`4`	`21`	`-`	`284`
`Japan`	`727`	`735`	`9`	`541`	`1,169`	`-`	`3,181`
`Netherlands`	`401`	`354`	`-`	`-`	`15`	`-`	`770`
`Norway`	`4,4437`	`7,566`	`8`	`151`	`688`	`1²`	`12,857`
`Portugal`	`-`	`111`	`-`	`-`	`624`	`-`	`735`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`17`	`13`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`38`
`U.S.S.R.`	`154`	`226`	`1`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`386`
`TOTAL`	`9,302`	`16,495`	`290`	`1,131`	`7,446`	`56`	`34,720`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Right whale.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1946-47 and summer 1947`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`88`	`505`	`8`	`139`	`26`	`1¹`	`767`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4,344`	`6,776`	`-`	`-`	`646`	`-`	`11,766`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Norway`	`11`	`285`	`-`	`12`	`16`	`-`	`324`
`TOTAL`	`4,443`	`7,566`	`8`	`151`	`688`	`1`	`12,857`

1) Right whale.

**`British whaling: 1946-47 and summer 1947`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`110`	`677`	`10`	`92`	`37`	`-`	`926`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,273`	`5,043`	`-`	`2`	`628`	`-`	`8,946`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`18`	`485`	`90`	`119`	`502`	`-`	`1,214`
`- Cape Province`	`1`	`44`	`5`	`39`	`48`	`55¹`	`192`
`Newfoundland and Labrador`	`14`	`413`	`6`	`4`	`18`	`-`	`455`
`Peru, pelagic`	`-`	`1`	`2`	`-`	`2,887`	`-`	`2,890`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`
`New Zealand`	`1`	`-`	`101`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`111`
`TOTAL`	`3,417`	`6,663`	`216`	`256`	`4,129`	`55`	`14,736`

1) Bryde whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1946-47 and summer 1947`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`129`	`488`	`10`	`160`	`70`	`-`	`857`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,248`	`1,058`	`1`	`-`	`24`	`-`	`2,331`
`Brazil:- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`11`	`14`	`-`	`-`	`25`
`Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`465`	`-`	`465`
`Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`109`
`Portugal`	`-`	`111`	`-`	`-`	`50`	`-`	`161`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Faroe Islands`	`3`	`196`	`-`	`2`	`15`	`-`	`216`
`- West Greenland`	`4`	`51`	`5`	`2`	`6`	`-`	`68`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`17`	`13`	`3`	`5`	`-`	`38`
`- Bonin Island, pelagic`	`4`	`-`	`1`	`158`	`201`	`-`	`364`
`Japan`	`30`	`257`	`8`	`383`	`964`	`-`	`1,642`
`Chile`	`24`	`88`	`17`	`2`	`720`	`-`	`851`
`TOTAL`	`1,442`	`2,266`	`66`	`724`	`2,629`	`-`	`7,127`

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

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