The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1958

**`Whaling in 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`6`	`2,251`	`-`	`924`	`225`	`-`	`3,406`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,684`	`25,222`	`396`	`2,385`	`6,310`	`493¹`	`36,490`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`3`	`674`	`39`	`172`	`738`	`-`	`1,626`
`- Cape Province`	`4`	`269`	`2`	`405`	`694`	`26²`	`1,400`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`16`	`-`	`16`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`1`	`5`	`118`	`4`	`-`	`128`
`- Santa Catarina⁷`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`527`	`-`	`527`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`174`	`-`	`174`
`- Spain`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`3`	`149`	`25³`	`181`
`- Norway`	`-`	`123`	`-`	`6`	`92`	`1¹`	`222`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`16`	`-`	`1`	`40`	`-`	`57`
`- Iceland`	`5`	`289`	`-`	`91`	`123`	`-`	`508`
`- West Greenland`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`26`	`3⁴`	`37`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`55`	`4`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`66`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`26`	`109`	`115`	`2`	`8`	`1⁴`	`261`
`- British Columbia`	`8`	`573`	`40`	`39`	`112`	`2⁵`	`774`
`- Ryukyu Islands`	`-`	`-`	`290`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`290`
`- Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,331`	`24`	`330`	`1,500`	`-`	`3,255`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`-`	`39`	`10`	`19`	`1,430`	`2⁴`	`1,500`
`- Kuril Islands`	`14`	`328`	`4`	`336`	`2,184`	`9⁶`	`2,875`
`- Japan`	`7`	`222`	`4`	`823`	`2,588`	`-`	`3,644`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,554`	`-`	`2,554`
`Chile`	`166`	`73`	`-`	`16`	`2,062`	`-`	`2,317`
`Australia`	`2`	`-`	`1,807`	`-`	`283`	`3²`	`2,095`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`183`
`TOTAL`	`1,995`	`31,587`	`2,923`	`5,670`	`21,846`	`565`	`64,586`

1) Minke whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Bottlenose.
5) Baird's beaked whales.
6) 4 Minke whales and 5 bottlenoses.
7) No information received.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`1`	`1,109`	`-`	`539`	`121`	`-`	`1,860`
`Australia`	`2`	`-`	`1,807`	`-`	`283`	`3¹`	`2,095`
`Brazil⁸`	`-`	`1`	`5`	`118`	`4`	`-`	`128`
`Canada`	`8`	`628`	`44`	`39`	`119`	`2²`	`840`
`Chile`	`166`	`73`	`-`	`16`	`2,062`	`-`	`2,317`
`Denmark`	`-`	`24`	`-`	`1`	`66`	`3³`	`94`
`Iceland`	`5`	`289`	`-`	`91`	`123`	`-`	`508`
`Japan`	`733`	`8,848`	`251`	`2,619`	`6,211`	`-`	`18,662`
`Netherlands`	`167`	`1,396`	`22`	`1`	`281`	`-`	`1,867`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`183`
`Norway`	`578`	`10,146`	`32`	`20`	`2,750`	`1⁴`	`13,527`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,554`	`-`	`2,554`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`701`	`-`	`701`
`Spain`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`3`	`149`	`25⁵`	`181`
`Union of South Africa`	`7`	`943`	`41`	`577`	`1,432`	`26¹`	`3,026`
`United Kingdom`	`67`	`4,997`	`59`	`1,070`	`887`	`-`	`7,080`
`U.S.A.`	`26`	`109`	`405`	`2`	`8`	`1⁶`	`551`
`U.S.S.R.`	`235`	`2,930`	`74`	`574`	`4,095`	`504⁷`	`8,412`
`TOTAL`	`1,995`	`31,587`	`2,923`	`5,670`	`21,846`	`565`	`64,586`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Baird's beaked whales.
3) Bottlenoses.
4) Minke whales.
5) Baleen whales, not specified.
6) Bottlenoses.
7) 497 Minke whales, and 7 bottlenoses.
8) Excluding the catch of one Brazilian whaling station.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`578`	`10,023`	`32`	`14`	`2,642`	`-`	`13,289`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`16`	`-`	`16`
`Norway`	`-`	`123`	`-`	`6`	`92`	`1¹`	`222`
`TOTAL`	`578`	`10,146`	`32`	`20`	`2,750`	`1`	`13,527`

1) Minke whale.

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`5`	`1,052`	`-`	`385`	`104`	`-`	`1,546`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`62`	`3,945`	`59`	`685`	`783`	`-`	`5,534`
`TOTAL`	`67`	`4,997`	`59`	`1,070`	`887`	`-`	`7,080`

**`Whaling of Japan: 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`656`	`7,295`	`223`	`1,466`	`2,123`	`-`	`11,763`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,331`	`24`	`330`	`1,500`	`-`	`3,255`
`Japan`	`7`	`222`	`4`	`823`	`2,588`	`-`	`3,644`
`TOTAL`	`733`	`8,848`	`251`	`2,619`	`6,211`	`-`	`18,662`

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1957-58 and summer 1958`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`221`	`2,563`	`60`	`219`	`481`	`493¹`	`4,037`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`-`	`39`	`10`	`19`	`1,430`	`2²`	`1,500`
`Kuril Islands`	`14`	`328`	`4`	`336`	`2,184`	`9³`	`2,875`
`TOTAL`	`235`	`2,930`	`74`	`574`	`4,095`	`504`	`8,412`

1) Minke whales.
2) Bottlenose.
3) 4 Minke whales and 5 bottlenoses.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XLIII", Oslo, 1960

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