The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1970

**`Whaling in 1969-70 and summer 1970`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`3,002`	`5,857`	`-`	`3,090`	`-`	`11,949`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`-`	`47`	`8`	`1`	`1,824`	`-`	`1,880`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`26`	`-`	`76`	`-`	`102`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`205`	`-`	`205`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`44`
`- Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`261`	`152¹`	`413`
`- Norway`	`-`	`44`	`-`	`-`	`51`	`-`	`95`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`272`	`44`	`-`	`61`	`-`	`377`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`406`	`1`	`-`	`2`	`14²`	`423`
`- Nova Scotia`	`-`	`170`	`93`	`-`	`25`	`1²`	`289`
`- Pelagic`	`-`	`19`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`19`
`Pacific (north):-`
`- California`	`-`	`5`	`4`	`-`	`64`	`-`	`73`
`- North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`930`	`4,017`	`66`	`11,285`	`-`	`16,298`
`- Japan`	`-`	`77`	`484`	`73`	`3,484`	`-`	`4,118`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`103`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`103³`
`Peru`	`-`	`85`	`414`	`-`	`1,436`	`-`	`1,935`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`799`	`-`	`799`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic⁵`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`1,449`	`5⁴`	`1,456`
`South Atlantic, pelagic⁶`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`978`	`-`	`980`
`South Pacific, pelagic⁵`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`696`	`-`	`696`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`5,057`	`11,051`	`144`	`25,830`	`172`	`42,254`

1) Baleen whales, not specified.
2) Humpbacks whales.
3) Catch in the period October 1968 - May 1970.
4) Pigmy Blue whales.
5) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic.
6) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic and one combined floating factory catcher.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1969-70 and summer 1970`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`799`	`-`	`799`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`26`	`-`	`76`	`-`	`102`
`Canada`	`-`	`576`	`94`	`-`	`27`	`15`	`712`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`103`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`103¹`
`Iceland`	`-`	`272`	`44`	`-`	`61`	`-`	`377`
`Japan`	`-`	`2,416`	`7,214`	`73`	`7,344`	`-`	`17,047`
`Norway`	`-`	`67`	`22`	`-`	`139`	`-`	`228`
`Peru`	`-`	`85`	`414`	`-`	`1,436`	`-`	`1,935`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`249`	`-`	`249`
`South Africa`	`-`	`47`	`8`	`1`	`1,824`	`-`	`1,880`
`Spain`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`261`	`152²`	`413`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`5`	`4`	`-`	`64`	`-`	`73`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`1,589`	`3,122`	`70`	`13,550`	`5³`	`18,336`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`5,057`	`11,051`	`144`	`25,830`	`172`	`42,254`

1) Catch in the period October 1968 - May 1970.
2) Baleen whales not specified.
3) Pigmy blue whales.

**`Whaling of Japan: 1969-70 and summer 1970`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`1,821`	`3,495`	`-`	`18`	`-`	`5,334`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`518`	`3,235`	`-`	`2,700`	`-`	`6,453`
`Japan`	`-`	`77`	`484`	`73`	`3,484`	`-`	`4,118`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`612`	`-`	`612`
`South Pacific, pelagic¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`530`	`-`	`530`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`2,416`	`7,214`	`73`	`7,344`	`-`	`17,047`

1) Floating factories on voyage to and from Antarctic.

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1969-70 and summer 1970`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`1,177`	`2,340`	`-`	`3,066`	`-`	`6,583`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`412`	`782`	`66`	`8,585`	`-`	`9,845`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`837`	`5¹`	`844`
`South Atlantic, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2`	`896`	`-`	`898`
`South Pacific, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`166`	`-`	`166`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`1,589`	`3,122`	`70`	`13,550`	`5`	`18,336`

1) Pigmy blue whales.
1) Floating factories on voyage to and from Antarctic.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXVII", Oslo, 1971

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