The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1957

**`Whaling in 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`7`	`2,057`	`-`	`980`	`84`	`-`	`3,128`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,505`	`25,700`	`679`	`712`	`4,345`	`46¹`	`32,987`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`5`	`758`	`34`	`60`	`763`	`-`	`1,620`
`- Cape Province`	`4`	`143`	`3`	`263`	`469`	`34²`	`916`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`53`	`-`	`53`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`115`	`2`	`-`	`117`
`- Santa Catarina`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`5³`	`5`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`671`	`-`	`671`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`2`	`1`	`-`	`168`	`-`	`171`
`- Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`241`	`60⁴`	`301`
`- Norway`	`-`	`139`	`-`	`1`	`30`	`-`	`170`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`141`	`1`	`-`	`57`	`-`	`199`
`- Iceland`	`10`	`348`	`-`	`78`	`81`	`-`	`517`
`- West Greenland`	`1`	`21`	`-`	`1`	`28`	`-`	`51`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`5`	`14`	`-`	`42`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`22`	`199`	`1`	`14`	`1⁵`	`237`
`- British Columbia`	`15`	`284`	`49`	`93`	`190`	`4⁶`	`635`
`- Ryukyu Islands`	`-`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`23`
`- Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,405`	`-`	`166`	`1,700`	`-`	`3,341`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`9`	`81`	`50`	`36`	`1,174`	`1⁵`	`1,351`
`- Kuril Islands`	`44`	`173`	`2`	`108`	`1,821`	`14⁷`	`2,162`
`- Japan`	`5`	`260`	`5`	`478`	`2,361`	`-`	`3,109`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,381`	`-`	`2,381`
`Chile`	`100`	`69`	`5`	`39`	`2,299`	`-`	`2,512`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,961`	`-`	`139`	`-`	`2,100`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`184`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`186`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`23`
`South Pacific, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`48`	`-`	`48`
`TOTAL`	`1,775`	`31,626`	`3,196`	`3,138`	`19,156`	`165`	`59,056`

1) Minke whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) Not specified.
4) Baleen whales, not specified.
5) Bottlenose.
6) Baird's beaked whales.
7) 6 Minke whales and 8 bottlenoses.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`1`	`729`	`-`	`346`	`32`	`-`	`1,108`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`1,961`	`-`	`139`	`-`	`2,100`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`115`	`2`	`5¹`	`122`
`Canada`	`15`	`307`	`49`	`98`	`204`	`4²`	`677`
`Chile`	`100`	`69`	`5`	`39`	`2,299`	`-`	`2,512`
`Denmark`	`1`	`162`	`1`	`1`	`85`	`-`	`250`
`Iceland`	`10`	`348`	`-`	`78`	`81`	`-`	`517`
`Japan`	`686`	`7,514`	`76`	`777`	`5,561`	`-`	`14,614`
`Netherlands`	`81`	`1,152`	`52`	`4`	`145`	`-`	`1,434`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`184`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`186`
`Norway`	`626`	`11,877`	`190`	`433`	`2,115`	`-`	`15,241`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,381`	`-`	`2,381`
`Portugal`	`-`	`2`	`1`	`-`	`839`	`-`	`842`
`Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`241`	`60³`	`301`
`Union of South Africa`	`18`	`2,282`	`50`	`441`	`1,307`	`34⁴`	`4,132`
`United Kingdom`	`116`	`4,750`	`353`	`455`	`592`	`-`	`6,266`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`22`	`222`	`1`	`14`	`1⁵`	`260`
`U.S.S.R.`	`121`	`2,412`	`52`	`348`	`3,119`	`61⁶`	`6,113`
`TOTAL`	`1,775`	`31,626`	`3,196`	`3,138`	`19,156`	`165`	`59,056`

1) Not specified.
2) Baird's beaked whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Bryde whales.
5) Bottlenose.
6) 52 Minke whales, and 9 bottlenoses.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3`	`676`	`-`	`323`	`33`	`-`	`1,035`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`623`	`11,062`	`190`	`109`	`1,996`	`-`	`13,980`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`28`	`-`	`28`
`Norway`	`-`	`139`	`-`	`1`	`30`	`-`	`170`
`TOTAL`	`626`	`11,877`	`190`	`433`	`2,087`	`-`	`15,213`

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`3`	`652`	`-`	`311`	`19`	`-`	`985`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`113`	`4,098`	`353`	`144`	`573`	`-`	`5,281`
`TOTAL`	`116`	`4,750`	`353`	`455`	`592`	`-`	`6,266`

**`Whaling of Japan: 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`611`	`5,849`	`71`	`133`	`1,429`	`-`	`8,093`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,405`	`-`	`166`	`1,700`	`-`	`3,341`
`Japan`	`5`	`260`	`5`	`478`	`2,361`	`-`	`3,109`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`23`	`-`	`23`
`South Pacific, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`48`	`-`	`48`
`TOTAL`	`686`	`7,514`	`76`	`777`	`5,561`	`-`	`14,614`

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1956-57 and summer 1957`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`68`	`2,158`	`-`	`204`	`124`	`46¹`	`2,600`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`9`	`81`	`50`	`36`	`1,174`	`1²`	`1,351`
`Kuril Islands`	`44`	`173`	`2`	`108`	`1,821`	`14³`	`2,162`
`TOTAL`	`121`	`2,412`	`52`	`348`	`3,119`	`61`	`6,113`

1) Minke whales.
2) Bottlenose.
3) 6 Minke whales and 8 bottlenoses.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XLI", Oslo, 1959

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