The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1956

**`Whaling in 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3`	`2,669`	`-`	`284`	`93`	`-`	`3,049`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,611`	`25,289`	`1,432`	`276`	`6,881`	`42¹`	`35,531`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`5`	`613`	`36`	`101`	`474`	`-`	`1,229`
`- South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`121`	`-`	`124`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`1`	`14`	`196`	`3`	`-`	`214`
`- Santa Catarina`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3²`	`3`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`536`	`-`	`536`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`168`	`-`	`169`
`- Spain`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`6`	`234`	`28³`	`273`
`- Norway`	`-`	`132`	`-`	`16`	`58`	`-`	`206`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`43`	`3`	`3`	`97`	`-`	`146`
`- Iceland`	`8`	`265`	`-`	`72`	`95`	`-`	`440`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`28`	`-`	`1`	`14`	`-`	`44`
`- Newfoundland (Labrador)`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`2`	`13`	`-`	`22`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`3`	`133`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`145`
`- British Columbia`	`14`	`168`	`28`	`37`	`127`	`1⁴`	`375`
`- Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,415`	`37`	`48`	`1,598`	`-`	`3,168`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`7`	`65`	`31`	`16`	`998`	`2⁵`	`1,119`
`- Kuril Islands`	`45`	`241`	`10`	`171`	`1,693`	`19⁶`	`2,179`
`- Japan`	`14`	`347`	`14`	`782`	`2,125`	`2⁷`	`3,284`
`Peru`	`-`	`1`	`7`	`-`	`2,019`	`-`	`2,027`
`Chile`	`209`	`202`	`3`	`48`	`1,171`	`-`	`1,633`
`Australia`	`-`	`1`	`1,989`	`-`	`61`	`-`	`2,051`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`143`	`14`	`2`	`-`	`159`
`TOTAL`	`1,987`	`31,496`	`3,880`	`2,076`	`18,590`	`97`	`58,126`

1) Minke whales.
2) Not specified.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Baird's beaked whale.
5) 1 Minke whale and 1 bottlenose.
6) 10 Minke whales and 9 bottlenoses.
7) Right whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`2`	`668`	`-`	`113`	`29`	`-`	`812`
`Brazil`	`-`	`1`	`14`	`196`	`3`	`3¹`	`217`
`British Commonwealth`	`212`	`8,022`	`2,362`	`257`	`2,609`	`2`	`13,464`
`- United Kingdom`	`122`	`5,874`	`17`	`99`	`1,331`	`1²`	`7,444`
`- Union of South Africa`	`76`	`1,972`	`185`	`105`	`1,075`	`-`	`3,413`
`- Australia`	`-`	`1`	`1,989`	`-`	`61`	`-`	`2,051`
`- Canada`	`14`	`175`	`28`	`39`	`140`	`1³`	`397`
`- New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`143`	`14`	`2`	`-`	`159`
`Chile`	`209`	`202`	`3`	`48`	`1,171`	`-`	`1,633`
`Denmark`	`1`	`71`	`3`	`4`	`111`	`-`	`190`
`Iceland`	`8`	`265`	`-`	`72`	`95`	`-`	`440`
`Japan`	`467`	`6,286`	`291`	`837`	`5,031`	`2⁴`	`12,914`
`Netherlands`	`197`	`860`	`189`	`15`	`404`	`-`	`1,665`
`Norway`	`568`	`10,538`	`588`	`200`	`2,822`	`-`	`14,716`
`Panama`	`107`	`2,115`	`199`	`3`	`430`	`-`	`2,854`
`Peru`	`-`	`1`	`7`	`-`	`2,019`	`-`	`2,027`
`Portugal`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`704`	`-`	`705`
`Spain`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`6`	`234`	`28⁵`	`273`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`3`	`133`	`-`	`9`	`-`	`145`
`U.S.S.R.`	`216`	`2,458`	`91`	`325`	`2,919`	`62⁶`	`6,071`
`TOTAL`	`1,987`	`31,496`	`3,880`	`2,076`	`18,590`	`97`	`58,126`

1) Not specified.
2) Minke whale.
3) Baird's beaked whale.
4) Right whales.
5) Baleen whales, not specified.
6) 52 Minke whales, and 10 bottlenoses.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1`	`1,012`	`-`	`87`	`39`	`-`	`1,139`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`567`	`9,394`	`588`	`97`	`2,725`	`-`	`13,371`
`Norway`	`-`	`132`	`-`	`16`	`58`	`-`	`206`
`TOTAL`	`568`	`10,538`	`588`	`200`	`2,822`	`-`	`14,716`

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`-`	`989`	`-`	`84`	`25`	`-`	`1,098`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`122`	`4,885`	`17`	`15`	`1,306`	`1¹`	`6,346`
`TOTAL`	`122`	`5,874`	`17`	`99`	`1,331`	`1`	`7,444`

1) Minke whale.

**`Whaling of Japan: 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`383`	`4,524`	`240`	`7`	`1,308`	`-`	`6,462`
`Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,415`	`37`	`48`	`1,598`	`-`	`3,168`
`Japan`	`14`	`347`	`14`	`782`	`2,125`	`2¹`	`3,284`
`TOTAL`	`467`	`6,286`	`291`	`837`	`5,031`	`2`	`12,914`

1) Right whales.

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1955-56 and summer 1956`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`164`	`2,152`	`50`	`138`	`228`	`41¹`	`2,773`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`7`	`65`	`31`	`16`	`998`	`2²`	`1,119`
`Kuril Islands`	`45`	`241`	`10`	`171`	`1,693`	`19³`	`2,179`
`TOTAL`	`216`	`2,458`	`91`	`325`	`2,919`	`62`	`6,071`

1) Minke whales.
2) 1 Minke whale and 1 bottlenose.
3) 10 Minke whales and 9 bottlenoses.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXIX", Oslo, 1958

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