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Whaling statistics - 1954
 
Whaling in 1953-54 and summer 1954
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 13 2,673 11 778 179 - 3,654
Antarctic, pelagic 2,684 24,986 594 251 2,700 31 31,218
Africa:-
- Natal 10 515 27 71 400 - 1,023
- Spanish Morocco 5 12 - 7 41 - 65
Brazil:-
- Paraiba - - 18 183 1 - 202
Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - 683 - 683
- Madeira - 2 - - 122 - 124
- Spain - 30 - - 105 822 217
- Norway 2 270 6 20 94 - 392
- Faroe Islands - 17 - 3 11 - 31
- Iceland 9 177 1 93 54 - 334
- West Greenland - 22 - - 9 - 31
Pacific (north):-
- British Columbia 11 150 106 134 226 33 630
- Kamtchatka, pelagic 157 1,554 157 151 1,307 34 3,329
- Kuril Islands 23 266 8 126 1,192 185 1,633
- Japan 16 197 8 646 1,487 - 2,354
Peru6 1 3 - - 3,173 - 3,177
Chile 70 434 - 26 798 - 1,328
Australia 1 - 2,038 - - - 2,039
New Zealand - - 180 - - - 180
TOTAL 3,002 31,308 3,154 2,489 12,582 109 52,644
1) Minke whales.
2) Baleen whales, not specified.
3) Bottlenoses.
4) 1 Minke whales and 2 bottlenose.
5) 9 Minke whales and 9 bottlenoses.
6) No information received from 2 companies.
 
Whaling results for the various countries: 1953-54 and summer 1954
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 9 766 - 270 38 - 1,083
Brazil - - 18 183 1 - 202
British Commonwealth 1,039 7,983 2,378 520 1,795 31 13,718
- United Kingdom 669 5,601 23 315 1,012 - 7,620
- Union of South Africa 358 2,232 31 71 557 - 3,249
- Australia 1 - 2,038 - - - 2,039
- Canada 11 150 106 134 226 31 630
- New Zealand - - 180 - - - 180
Chile 70 434 - 26 798 - 1,328
Denmark - 39 - 3 20 - 62
Iceland 9 177 1 93 54 - 334
Japan 361 4,785 294 776 2,573 - 8,789
Netherlands 212 1,074 259 - 166 - 1,711
Norway 1,125 12,974 25 385 811 - 15,320
Panama - - - - 2,348 - 2,348
Peru4 1 3 - - 825 - 829
Portugal - 2 - - 805 - 807
Spain 5 42 - 7 146 822 282
U.S.S.R. 171 3,029 179 226 2,202 243 5,831
TOTAL 3,002 31,308 3,154 2,489 12,582 109 52,644
1) Bottlenoses.
2) Baleen whales, not specified.
3) 13 Minke whales and 11 bottlenoses.
4) No information received from 2 companies.
 
Norwegian whaling: 1953-54 and summer 1954
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 3 949 4 263 77 - 1,296
Antarctic, pelagic 1,120 11,755 15 102 640 - 13,632
Norway 2 270 6 20 94 - 392
TOTAL 1,125 12,974 25 385 811 - 15,320
 
Whaling of United Kingdom: 1953-54 and summer 1954
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 1 958 7 245 64 - 1,275
Antarctic, pelagic 668 4,643 16 70 948 - 6,345
TOTAL 669 5,601 23 315 1,012 - 7,620

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXV", Oslo, 1956

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