The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1955

**`Whaling in 1954-55 and summer 1955`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`13`	`2,746`	`2`	`423`	`82`	`-`	`3,266`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`2,163`	`25,878`	`493`	`146`	`5,708`	`-`	`34,388`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`6`	`477`	`49`	`176`	`602`	`-`	`1,310`
`- South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`39`	`-`	`39`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`6`	`198`	`1`	`1¹`	`206`
`- Santa Catarina`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`2`	`-`	`2²`	`7`
`Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`664`	`-`	`664`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`175`	`-`	`175`
`- Spain`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`-`	`158`	`98³`	`292`
`- Norway`	`1`	`210`	`1`	`10`	`44`	`-`	`266`
`- Faroe Islands`	`1`	`80`	`-`	`11`	`69`	`-`	`161`
`- Iceland`	`10`	`236`	`-`	`134`	`20`	`-`	`400`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`22`	`-`	`3`	`9`	`-`	`35`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`13²`	`15⁷`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- British Columbia`	`11`	`120`	`37`	`139`	`320`	`3⁴`	`630`
`- Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,360`	`117`	`21`	`1,084`	`-`	`2,652`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`4`	`79`	`8`	`28`	`996`	`1⁵`	`1,116`
`- Kuril Islands`	`27`	`219`	`23`	`128`	`1,494`	`24⁶`	`1,915`
`- Japan`	`30`	`354`	`9`	`488`	`1,506`	`-`	`2,387`
`Peru`	`8`	`7`	`2`	`1`	`1,869`	`-`	`1,887`
`Chile`	`150`	`359`	`5`	`32`	`746`	`6¹`	`1,298`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,846`	`-`	`7`	`1²`	`1,854`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`112`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`112`
`TOTAL`	`2,495`	`32,185`	`2,713`	`1,940`	`15,593`	`149`	`55,075`

1) Right whales.
2) Minke whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Baird's beaked whales.
5) Bottlenose.
6) 9 Minke whales, 5 bottlenoses, and 10 southern right whales.
7) In addition 6,612 potheads (pilot whales) were taken.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1954-55 and summer 1955`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`4`	`758`	`-`	`147`	`38`	`-`	`947`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`9`	`200`	`1`	`3¹`	`213`
`British Commonwealth`	`536`	`7,976`	`2,056`	`466`	`2,478`	`17`	`13,529`
`- United Kingdom`	`342`	`6,199`	`3`	`151`	`1,217`	`-`	`7,902`
`- Union of South Africa`	`183`	`1,655`	`58`	`176`	`934`	`-`	`3,006`
`- Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,846`	`-`	`7`	`1²`	`1,854`
`- Canada`	`11`	`120`	`37`	`139`	`320`	`3³`	`630`
`- New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`112`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`112`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`13²`	`15⁷`
`Chile`	`150`	`359`	`5`	`32`	`746`	`6⁴`	`1,298`
`Denmark`	`2`	`102`	`-`	`14`	`78`	`-`	`196`
`Iceland`	`10`	`236`	`-`	`134`	`20`	`-`	`400`
`Japan`	`692`	`5,934`	`305`	`509`	`3,557`	`-`	`10,997`
`Netherlands`	`116`	`601`	`-`	`3`	`128`	`-`	`848`
`Norway`	`635`	`11,019`	`20`	`175`	`2,947`	`-`	`14,796`
`Panama`	`274`	`2,022`	`170`	`3`	`43`	`-`	`2,512`
`Peru`	`8`	`7`	`2`	`1`	`1,869`	`-`	`1,887`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`839`	`-`	`839`
`Spain`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`-`	`158`	`98⁵`	`292`
`U.S.S.R.`	`68`	`3,135`	`146`	`256`	`2,691`	`25⁶`	`6,321`
`TOTAL`	`2,495`	`32,185`	`2,713`	`1,940`	`15,593`	`149`	`55,075`

1) 1 right whale and 2 Minke whales.
2) Minke whales.
3) Baird's beaked whales.
4) Right whales.
5) Baleen whales, not specified.
6) 9 Minke whales, 6 bottlenoses, and 10 southern right whales.
7) In addition 6,612 potheads (pilot whales) were caught.

**`Norwegian whaling: 1954-55 and summer 1955`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`4`	`907`	`-`	`129`	`23`	`-`	`1,063`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`630`	`9,902`	`19`	`36`	`2,841`	`-`	`13,428`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`39`	`-`	`39`
`Norway`	`1`	`210`	`1`	`10`	`44`	`-`	`266`
`TOTAL`	`635`	`11,019`	`20`	`175`	`2,947`	`-`	`14,796`

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1954-55 and summer 1955`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`5`	`1,081`	`2`	`147`	`21`	`-`	`1,256`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`337`	`5,118`	`1`	`4`	`1,196`	`-`	`6,656`
`TOTAL`	`342`	`6,199`	`3`	`151`	`1,217`	`-`	`7,912`

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXVII", Oslo, 1957

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