The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1962

**`Whaling in 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`-`	`661`	`-`	`447`	`86`	`-`	`1,194`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1,118`	`26,438`	`309`	`4,749`	`4,743`	`4¹`	`37,361`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`7`	`489`	`37`	`319`	`1,640`	`-`	`2,492`
`- Cape Province`	`1`	`52`	`9`	`388`	`941`	`64²`	`1,455`
`South Atlantic, pelagic⁷`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`358`	`-`	`358`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`1`	`49`	`11`	`610`	`85`	`-`	`756`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores⁸`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`341`	`-`	`341`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`171`	`-`	`171`
`- Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`167`	`31³`	`198`
`- Norway`	`1`	`145`	`-`	`3`	`91`	`-`	`240`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`6`	`-`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`13`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`303`	`-`	`44`	`136`	`-`	`483`
`- Greenland`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`2`	`123`	`39`	`22`	`60`	`-`	`246`
`- Oregon`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`
`- British Columbia`	`27`	`157`	`16`	`340`	`172`	`1⁴`	`713`
`- North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`48`	`1,166`	`17`	`260`	`2,549`	`3⁵`	`4,043`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`19`	`438`	`1,213`	`303`	`1,955`	`-`	`3,928`
`- Kuril Islands`	`11`	`77`	`2`	`79`	`1,347`	`3⁶`	`1,519`
`- Japan`	`5`	`39`	`1`	`1,229`	`1,685`	`-`	`2,959`
`- Ryukyu Islands`	`-`	`-`	`24`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`24`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,301`	`-`	`3,301`
`Chile`	`11`	`34`	`4`	`9`	`2,280`	`-`	`2,338`
`Australia`	`4`	`-`	`720`	`2`	`592`	`2²`	`1,320`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`32`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`35`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic⁷`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`371`	`-`	`371`
`South Pacific, pelagic⁷`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`164`	`-`	`164`
`TOTAL`	`1,255`	`30,178`	`2,436`	`8,804`	`23,245`	`108`	`66,026`

1) 1 Baird's beaked whale, 2 Minke whales and 1 right whale.
2) Bryde whales
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Baird's beaked whale.
5) Right whales.
6) 1 Minke whale and 2 bottlenoses.
7) Catch by floating factories on voyage to the Antarctic whaling grounds (North of 40^o South Lat.).
8) Excludes the catch from San Miguel and San Jorge.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Australia`	`4`	`-`	`720`	`2`	`592`	`2¹`	`1,320`
`Brazil`	`1`	`49`	`11`	`610`	`85`	`-`	`756`
`Canada`	`27`	`157`	`16`	`340`	`172`	`1²`	`713`
`Chile`	`11`	`34`	`4`	`9`	`2,280`	`-`	`2,338`
`Denmark`	`-`	`6`	`2`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`15`
`Iceland`	`-`	`303`	`-`	`44`	`136`	`-`	`483`
`Japan`	`542`	`13,060`	`20`	`2,430`	`5,759`	`3³`	`21,814`
`Netherlands`	`45`	`1,111`	`14`	`52`	`406`	`-`	`1,628`
`New Zealand`	`-`	`-`	`32`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`35`
`Norway`	`133`	`7,088`	`12`	`563`	`1,885`	`-`	`9,681`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,301`	`-`	`3,301`
`Portugal⁶`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`512`	`-`	`512`
`South Africa`	`8`	`541`	`46`	`707`	`2,581`	`64¹`	`3,947`
`Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`167`	`31⁴`	`198`
`United Kingdom⁷`	`50`	`2,339`	`11`	`1,505`	`458`	`-`	`4,363`
`U.S.A.`	`2`	`124`	`63`	`22`	`60`	`-`	`271`
`U.S.S.R.`	`432`	`5,366`	`1,485`	`2,520`	`4,841`	`7⁵`	`14,651`
`TOTAL`	`1,255`	`30,178`	`2,436`	`8,804`	`23,245`	`108`	`66,026`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Baird's beaked whale.
3) Right whales.
4) Baleen whales, not specified.
5) 1 Baird's beaked whale, 3 Minke whales, 2 bottlenoses and 1 right whale.
6) Excludes the catch from San Miguel and San Jorge, Azores.
7) Includes the catch of one British company registered at Falkland Islands.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`132`	`6,943`	`12`	`560`	`1,657`	`-`	`9,304`
`South Atlantic, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`71`	`-`	`71`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`66`
`Norway`	`1`	`145`	`-`	`3`	`91`	`-`	`240`
`TOTAL`	`133`	`7,088`	`12`	`563`	`1,885`	`-`	`9,681`

1) Catch by floating factories on voyage to the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

**`Whaling of United Kingdom: 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia¹`	`-`	`661`	`-`	`447`	`86`	`-`	`1,194`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`50`	`1,678`	`11`	`1,058`	`333`	`-`	`3,130`
`South Atlantic, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`39`	`-`	`39`
`TOTAL`	`50`	`2,339`	`11`	`1,505`	`458`	`-`	`4,363`

1) Catch of one British company registered at Falkland Islands.
2) Catch by floating factory on voyage to the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

**`Whaling of Japan: 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`489`	`11,855`	`2`	`941`	`1,064`	`-`	`14,351`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`48`	`1,166`	`17`	`260`	`2,549`	`3¹`	`4,043`
`Japan`	`5`	`39`	`1`	`1,229`	`1,685`	`-`	`2,959`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`297`	`-`	`297`
`South Pacific, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`164`	`-`	`164`
`TOTAL`	`542`	`13,060`	`20`	`2,430`	`5,759`	`3`	`21,814`

1) Right whales.
2) Catch by floating factories on voyage to the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1961-62 and summer 1962`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`402`	`4,851`	`270`	`2,138`	`1,283`	`4¹`	`8,948`
`South Atlantic, pelagic³`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`248`	`-`	`248`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic³`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`8`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`19`	`438`	`1,213`	`303`	`1,955`	`-`	`3,928`
`Kuril Islands`	`11`	`77`	`2`	`79`	`1,347`	`3²`	`1,519`
`TOTAL`	`432`	`5,366`	`1,485`	`2,520`	`4,841`	`7`	`14,651`

1) 1 Baird's beaked whale, 2 Minke whales and 1 right whale.
2) 1 Minke whale and 2 bottlenoses.
3) Catch by floating factories on voyage to the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LI", Oslo, 1964

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