The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1953

**`Whaling in 1952-53 and summer 1953`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`4`	`1,670`	`9`	`498`	`147`	`-`	`2,328`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3,866`	`21,197`	`954`	`123`	`2,185`	`-`	`28,325`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`5`	`441`	`89`	`96`	`353`	`-`	`984`
`- Cape Province`	`4`	`126`	`9`	`295`	`252`	`7¹`	`693`
`- Spanish Morocco`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`9`	`13`	`-`	`31`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`161`	`1`	`-`	`170`
`- Santa Catarina`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`5²`	`5`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`528`	`-`	`528`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`107`	`-`	`109`
`- Spain`	`-`	`18`	`-`	`12`	`38`	`29³`	`97`
`- Norway`	`7`	`275`	`4`	`48`	`44`	`2⁴`	`380`
`- Faroe Islands`	`2`	`87`	`1`	`27`	`52`	`-`	`169`
`- Iceland`	`5`	`207`	`2`	`70`	`48`	`-`	`332`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`15`	`1`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`21`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21⁵`	`22⁸`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- British Columbia`	`8`	`181`	`47`	`14`	`275`	`14⁶`	`539`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`102`	`615`	`53`	`124`	`865`	`3⁷`	`1,762`
`- Kuril Islands`	`10`	`179`	`6`	`86`	`1,521`	`16`	`1,818`
`- Japan`	`22`	`246`	`9`	`585`	`1,186`	`-`	`2,048`
`Peru⁹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
`Chile`	`172`	`283`	`21`	`24`	`698`	`-`	`1,198`
`Australia`	`-`	`1`	`2,000`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,001`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109`
`TOTAL`	`4,208`	`25,553`	`3,322`	`2,172`	`8,317`	`97`	`43,669`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Right whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Minke whales.
5) 20 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.
6) 10 grey whales and 4 bottlenoses.
7) Bottlenoses.
8) In addition 3,584 potheads were taken.
9) No information received from 2 companies.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1952-53 and summer 1953`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`2`	`392`	`1`	`215`	`68`	`-`	`678`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`161`	`1`	`5¹`	`175`
`British Commonwealth`	`1,400`	`6,744`	`2,787`	`665`	`2,134`	`42`	`13,772`
`- United Kingdom`	`1,124`	`3,975`	`528`	`260`	`1,077`	`-`	`6,964`
`- Union of South Africa`	`268`	`2,586`	`103`	`391`	`782`	`7²`	`4,137`
`- Australia`	`-`	`1`	`2,000`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,001`
`- Canada`	`8`	`181`	`47`	`14`	`275`	`14³`	`539`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`21⁴`	`22⁸`
`- New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`109`
`Chile`	`172`	`283`	`21`	`24`	`698`	`-`	`1,198`
`Denmark`	`3`	`102`	`2`	`27`	`56`	`-`	`190`
`Iceland`	`5`	`207`	`2`	`70`	`48`	`-`	`332`
`Japan`	`652`	`2,688`	`64`	`684`	`1,306`	`-`	`5,394`
`Netherlands`	`351`	`993`	`190`	`-`	`41`	`-`	`1,575`
`Norway`	`1,076`	`9,697`	`28`	`186`	`631`	`2⁵`	`11,620`
`Panama`	`388`	`1,728`	`60`	`7`	`182`	`-`	`2,365`
`Peru⁹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
`Portugal`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`635`	`-`	`637`
`Spain`	`-`	`27`	`-`	`21`	`51`	`29⁶`	`128`
`U.S.S.R.`	`159`	`2,690`	`159`	`112`	`2,466`	`19⁷`	`5,605`
`TOTAL`	`4,208`	`25,553`	`3,322`	`2,172`	`8,317`	`97`	`43,669`

1) Right whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) 10 grey whales and 4 bottlenoses.
4) 20 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.
5) Minke whales.
6) Baleen whales, not specified.
7) 11 Minke whales and 8 bottlenoses.
8) In addition 3,584 pothead were taken.
9) No information received.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1952-53 and summer 1953`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`2`	`680`	`7`	`122`	`48`	`-`	`859`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,067`	`8,742`	`17`	`16`	`539`	`-`	`10,381`
`Norway`	`7`	`275`	`4`	`48`	`44`	`2¹`	`380`
`TOTAL`	`1,076`	`9,697`	`28`	`186`	`631`	`2`	`11,620`

1) Minke whales.

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1952-53 and summer 1953`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`-`	`598`	`1`	`161`	`31`	`-`	`791`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,124`	`3,377`	`527`	`99`	`1,046`	`-`	`6,173`
`TOTAL`	`1,124`	`3,975`	`528`	`260`	`1,077`	`-`	`6,964`

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXIII", Oslo, 1955

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