The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

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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