The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1959

**`Whaling in 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`1`	`1,291`	`-`	`1,019`	`215`	`-`	`2,526`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,191`	`25,837`	`2,394`	`1,402`	`5,437`	`103¹`	`36,364`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`3`	`607`	`38`	`379`	`824`	`-`	`1,851`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`357`	`7`	`525`	`651`	`40²`	`1,580`
`- Gabon⁷`	`-`	`-`	`160`	`4`	`14`	`-`	`178`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`16`	`-`	`16`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`294`	`11`	`2¹`	`315`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`485`	`-`	`485`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`86`	`1³`	`87`
`- Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182`	`55⁴`	`237`
`- Norway`	`-`	`180`	`-`	`4`	`31`	`-`	`215`
`- Iceland`	`6`	`178`	`-`	`67`	`120`	`-`	`371`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`14`	`-`	`5`	`1`	`-`	`20`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`5`	`106`	`140`	`39`	`17`	`2⁵`	`309`
`- British Columbia`	`28`	`369`	`27`	`185`	`260`	`-`	`869`
`- Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,450`	`-`	`32`	`1,800`	`-`	`3,352`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`22`	`132`	`74`	`93`	`1,560`	`-`	`1,881`
`- Kuril Islands`	`19`	`223`	`5`	`131`	`1,878`	`9⁶`	`2,265`
`- Japan`	`5`	`127`	`4`	`1,340`	`2,104`	`-`	`3,580`
`- Ryukyu Islands`	`-`	`-`	`217`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`224`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`3,399`	`-`	`3,400`
`Chile`	`80`	`70`	`3`	`17`	`2,062`	`1³`	`2,233`
`Australia`	`12`	`1`	`1,660`	`-`	`138`	`-`	`1,811`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`318`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`320`
`TOTAL`	`1,442`	`30,942`	`5,055`	`5,539`	`21,298`	`213`	`64,489`

1) Minke whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) Right whale.
4) Baleen whales, not specified.
5) Baird's beaked whales.
6) 1 Minke whale and 8 bottlenoses.
7) In earlier publications French Congo.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`1`	`523`	`-`	`342`	`57`	`-`	`923`
`Australia`	`12`	`1`	`1,660`	`-`	`138`	`-`	`1,811`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`294`	`11`	`2¹`	`315`
`Canada`	`28`	`383`	`27`	`190`	`261`	`-`	`889`
`Chile`	`80`	`70`	`3`	`17`	`2,062`	`1²`	`2,233`
`France`	`-`	`-`	`160`	`4`	`14`	`-`	`178`
`Iceland`	`6`	`178`	`-`	`67`	`120`	`-`	`371`
`Japan`	`492`	`9,442`	`1,268`	`2,467`	`5,821`	`-`	`19,490`
`Netherlands`	`12`	`1,907`	`-`	`22`	`285`	`-`	`2,226`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`318`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`320`
`Norway`	`391`	`11,040`	`407`	`428`	`2,030`	`-`	`14,296`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`3,399`	`-`	`3,400`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`571`	`1²`	`572`
`Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182`	`55³`	`237`
`Union of South Africa`	`3`	`964`	`45`	`904`	`1,475`	`40⁴`	`3,431`
`United Kingdom`	`56`	`3,779`	`303`	`412`	`880`	`1¹`	`5,431`
`U.S.A.`	`5`	`106`	`357`	`39`	`24`	`2⁵`	`533`
`U.S.S.R.`	`356`	`2,549`	`499`	`350`	`3,968`	`111⁶`	`7,833`
`TOTAL`	`1,442`	`30,942`	`5,055`	`5,539`	`21,298`	`213`	`64,489`

1) Minke whales.
2) Right whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Bryde whales.
5) Baird's beaked whales.
6) 103 Minke whales, and 8 bottlenoses.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`391`	`10,511`	`407`	`87`	`1,896`	`-`	`13,292`
`South Georgia`	`-`	`349`	`-`	`337`	`93`	`-`	`779`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`10`	`-`	`10`
`Norway`	`-`	`180`	`-`	`4`	`31`	`-`	`215`
`TOTAL`	`391`	`11,040`	`407`	`428`	`2,030`	`-`	`14,296`

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`-`	`419`	`-`	`340`	`65`	`-`	`824`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`56`	`3,360`	`303`	`72`	`809`	`1¹`	`4,601`
`South Atlantic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`6`
`TOTAL`	`56`	`3,779`	`303`	`412`	`880`	`1`	`5,431`

1) Minke whale.

**`Whaling of Japan: 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`417`	`7,865`	`1,264`	`1,095`	`1,917`	`-`	`12,558`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`70`	`1,450`	`-`	`32`	`1,800`	`-`	`3,352`
`Japan`	`5`	`127`	`4`	`1,340`	`2,104`	`-`	`3,580`
`TOTAL`	`492`	`9,442`	`1,268`	`2,467`	`5,821`	`-`	`19,490`

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1958-59 and summer 1959`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`315`	`2,194`	`420`	`126`	`530`	`102¹`	`3,687`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`22`	`132`	`74`	`93`	`1,560`	`-`	`1,881`
`Kuril Islands`	`19`	`223`	`5`	`131`	`1,878`	`9²`	`2,265`
`TOTAL`	`356`	`2,549`	`499`	`350`	`3,968`	`111`	`7,833`

1) Minke whales. In addition 110 killer whales.
2) 1 Minke whale and 8 bottlenoses. In addition 36 killer whales.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XLV", Oslo, 1961

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