The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1952

**`Whaling in 1951-52 and summer 1952`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`6`	`2,007`	`10`	`498`	`141`	`-`	`2,662`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`5,124`	`20,520`	`1,546`	`32`	`5,344`	`9¹`	`32,575`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`8`	`451`	`111`	`155`	`356`	`-`	`1,081`
`- Cape Province`	`11`	`303`	`15`	`711`	`331`	`-`	`1,371`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`265`	`171`	`-`	`-`	`436`
`- Spanish Morocco`	`-`	`12`	`-`	`6`	`39`	`-`	`57`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`9`	`153`	`1`	`-`	`163`
`- Santa Catarina`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`5`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`618`	`-`	`618`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`160`	`-`	`166`
`- Spain`	`-`	`74`	`-`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`137`
`- Norway`	`1`	`374`	`2`	`24`	`51`	`-`	`452`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`20`	`-`	`2`	`1`	`-`	`23`
`- Iceland`	`14`	`224`	`-`	`25`	`2`	`-`	`265`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`16`	`-`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`21`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`1`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`17¹`	`19⁴`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- British Columbia`	`16`	`240`	`61`	`22`	`126`	`-`	`465`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`62`	`447`	`54`	`27`	`731`	`4²`	`1,325`
`- Kuril Islands`	`17`	`241`	`9`	`188`	`1,641`	`9³`	`2,105`
`- Japan`	`27`	`231`	`3`	`666`	`1,071`	`-`	`1,998`
`- Bonin Island, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`411`	`18`	`-`	`430`
`Peru`	`7`	`14`	`20`	`17`	`37`	`-`	`95`
`Chile`	`143`	`424`	`7`	`10`	`790`	`-`	`1,374`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,787`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,787`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`121`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`122`
`TOTAL`	`5,436`	`25,605`	`4,023`	`3,123`	`11,526`	`39`	`49,752`

1) Minke whales.
2) 2 Minke whales and 2 bottlenoses.
3) 3 Minke whales and 6 bottlenoses.
4) In addition 3,155 potheads were taken.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1951-52 and summer 1952`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`2`	`567`	`5`	`155`	`69`	`-`	`798`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`10`	`157`	`1`	`-`	`168`
`British Commonwealth`	`1,800`	`6,420`	`2,554`	`1,055`	`2,431`	`17`	`14,277`
`- United Kingdom`	`1,152`	`3,914`	`450`	`166`	`1,256`	`-`	`6,938`
`- Union of South Africa`	`632`	`2,265`	`134`	`866`	`1,049`	`-`	`4,946`
`- Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,787`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,787`
`- Canada`	`16`	`240`	`61`	`22`	`126`	`-`	`465`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`1`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`17¹`	`19³`
`- New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`121`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`122`
`Chile`	`143`	`424`	`7`	`10`	`790`	`-`	`1,374`
`Denmark`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`2`	`6`	`-`	`44`
`France`	`-`	`-`	`265`	`171`	`-`	`-`	`436`
`Iceland`	`14`	`224`	`-`	`25`	`2`	`-`	`265`
`Japan`	`313`	`3,046`	`78`	`1,091`	`2,050`	`-`	`6,578`
`Netherlands`	`425`	`718`	`150`	`-`	`357`	`-`	`1,650`
`Norway`	`2,093`	`10,738`	`671`	`229`	`2,371`	`-`	`16,102`
`Panama`	`424`	`900`	`62`	`1`	`21`	`-`	`1,408`
`Peru`	`7`	`14`	`20`	`17`	`37`	`-`	`95`
`Portugal`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`778`	`-`	`784`
`Spain`	`-`	`86`	`-`	`6`	`102`	`-`	`194`
`U.S.S.R.`	`215`	`2,426`	`201`	`204`	`2,511`	`22²`	`5,579`
`TOTAL`	`5,436`	`25,605`	`4,023`	`3,123`	`11,526`	`39`	`49,752`

1) Minke whales.
6) 14 Minke whales and 8 bottlenoses.
3) In addition 3,155 pothead were taken.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1951-52 and summer 1952`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1`	`673`	`1`	`184`	`28`	`-`	`887`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`2,091`	`9,691`	`668`	`21`	`2,292`	`-`	`14,763`
`Norway`	`1`	`374`	`2`	`24`	`51`	`-`	`452`
`TOTAL`	`2,093`	`10,738`	`671`	`229`	`2,371`	`-`	`16,102`

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1951-52 and summer 1952`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3`	`767`	`4`	`159`	`44`	`-`	`977`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,149`	`3,147`	`446`	`7`	`1,212`	`-`	`5,961`
`TOTAL`	`1,152`	`3,914`	`450`	`166`	`1,256`	`-`	`6,938`

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXI", Oslo, 1954

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