The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1967

**`Whaling in 1966-67 and summer 1967`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`4`	`2,893`	`-`	`12,368`	`4,960`	`-`	`20,225`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`-`	`124`	`-`	`66`	`1,626`	`6¹`	`1,822`
`- Cape Province`	`1`	`27`	`-`	`152`	`630`	`60¹`	`870`
`Brazil:-`
`- Paraiba`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`55`	`20`	`-`	`75`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores⁴`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`310`	`-`	`310`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`85`	`-`	`85`
`- Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`207`	`80²`	`287`
`- Norway`	`-`	`34`	`-`	`-`	`22`	`-`	`56`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`239`	`-`	`48`	`119`	`-`	`406`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`436`	`-`	`7`	`-`	`-`	`443`
`- Nova Scotia`	`-`	`309`	`-`	`55`	`2`	`-`	`366`
`- Greenland`	`-`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`4`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`3`	`100`	`99³`	`246`
`- British Columbia`	`-`	`102`	`-`	`89`	`304`	`-`	`495`
`- North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`844`	`-`	`3,474`	`3,000`	`-`	`7,318`
`- Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`-`	`1,188`	`-`	`1,997`	`9,430`	`-`	`12,615`
`- Japan`	`-`	`95`	`-`	`536`	`2,635`	`21¹`	`3,287`
`Chile`	`65`	`7`	`-`	`139`	`533`	`-`	`744`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`586`	`-`	`587`
`South Atlantic, pelagic⁵`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`420`	`-`	`420`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic⁵`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`896`	`-`	`896`
`South Pacific, pelagic⁵`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`36`
`TOTAL`	`70`	`6,342`	`4`	`18,990`	`25,921`	`266`	`51,593`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Baleen whales, not specified.
3) Grey whales.
4) Excluding the catch from San Miguel and San Jorge.
5) Catch by floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1966-67 and summer 1967`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`586`	`-`	`587`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`55`	`20`	`-`	`75`
`Canada`	`-`	`847`	`-`	`151`	`306`	`-`	`1,304`
`Chile`	`65`	`7`	`-`	`139`	`533`	`-`	`744`
`Denmark`	`-`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`4`
`Iceland`	`-`	`239`	`-`	`48`	`119`	`-`	`406`
`Japan`	`3`	`1,313`	`-`	`12,705`	`6,007`	`21¹`	`20,049`
`Norway`	`1`	`891`	`-`	`2,232`	`617`	`-`	`3,741`
`Portugal⁴`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`395`	`-`	`395`
`South Africa`	`1`	`151`	`-`	`218`	`2,256`	`66¹`	`2,692`
`Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`207`	`80²`	`287`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`3`	`100`	`99³`	`246`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`2,850`	`-`	`3,438`	`14,775`	`-`	`21,063`
`TOTAL`	`70`	`6,342`	`4`	`18,990`	`25,921`	`266`	`51,593`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Baleen whales, not specified.
3) Grey whales.
4) Excluding the catch from San Miguel and San Jorge.

**`Norwegian Whaling: 1966-67 and summer 1967`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`1`	`857`	`-`	`2,232`	`595`	`-`	`3,685`
`Norway`	`-`	`34`	`-`	`-`	`22`	`-`	`56`
`TOTAL`	`1`	`891`	`-`	`2,232`	`617`	`-`	`3,741`

**`Whaling of Japan: 1966-67 and summer 1967`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`3`	`374`	`-`	`8,695`	`357`	`-`	`9,429`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`15`	`-`	`15`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`844`	`-`	`3,474`	`3,000`	`-`	`7,318`
`Japan`	`-`	`95`	`-`	`536`	`2,635`	`21¹`	`3,287`
`TOTAL`	`3`	`1,313`	`-`	`12,705`	`6,007`	`21`	`20,049`

1) Bryde whales.
2) Catch by floating factory on voyage from the Antarctic whaling grounds (catch north of 40^o South Lat.).

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1966-67 and summer 1967`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`1,662`	`-`	`1,441`	`4,008`	`-`	`7,111`
`South Atlantic, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`420`	`-`	`420`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`881`	`-`	`881`
`South Pacific, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`36`	`-`	`36`
`Kamtchatka, pelagic`	`-`	`1,188`	`-`	`1,997`	`9,430`	`-`	`12,615`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`2,850`	`-`	`3,438`	`14,775`	`-`	`21,063`

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

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXI", Oslo, 1968

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