The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1980

**`Whaling in 1979-80 and summer 1980`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-¹`	`-`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30`	`-²`	`30`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Spain`	`-`	`219`	`2`	`-`	`13`	`-`	`234`
`- Azores⁷`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`144`	`-`	`144`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`66`
`- Greenland`	`-`	`13`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`13³`	`26`
`- The West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`3⁴`	`4`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`236`	`100`	`-`	`101`	`-`	`437`
`North Pacific:-`
`- Japan copastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`307`	`1,192`	`-`	`1,499`
`- Republic of Korea`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`7`
`- U.S.A. coastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`36⁵`	`36`
`- U.S.S.R. coastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`178⁶`	`178`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`215`	`450`	`-`	`665`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`94`	`-`	`94`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`472`	`102`	`522`	`2,091`	`233`	`3,420`

1) In addition 7,158 Minke whales and 916 killer whales.
2) In addition 902 Minke whales.
3) Humpback whales.
4) Humpback whales hunted from open boat with a hand-thrown harpoon.
5) Aborginal catch - 34 bowhead whales of which 18 were struck but lost and 2 grey whales. In addition 1 Minke whale was caught.
6) Grey whales, aboriginal catch.
7) Unofficial figures.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1979-80 and summer 1980`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30`	`-`	`30`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`94`	`-`	`94`
`Greenland`	`-`	`13`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`13`	`26`
`Iceland`	`-`	`236`	`100`	`-`	`101`	`-`	`437`
`Japan`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`307`	`1,192`	`-`	`1,499`
`Peru`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`215`	`450`	`-`	`665`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`210`	`-`	`210`
`Republic of Korea`	`-`	`4`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`7`
`Spain`	`-`	`219`	`2`	`-`	`13`	`-`	`234`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`36`	`36`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`178`	`178`
`West Indies`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1`	`3`	`4`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`472`	`102`	`522`	`2,091`	`233`	`3,420`

**`Whaling of Japan: 1979-80 and summer 1980`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-¹`	`-`
`Japan coastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`307`	`1,192`	`-`	`1,499`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`307`	`1,192`	`-`	`1,499`

1) In addition 3,279 Minke whales.

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1979-80 and summer 1980`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-¹`	`-`
`Coastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`178²`	`178`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`178`	`178`

1) In addition 3,879 Minke whales.
2) Grey whales, aboriginal catch.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXXXVIII", Oslo, 1981

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