Whaling statistics - 1910
Note: Since it was not possible to distribute the total catch for North Atlantic and Arctic on the different kinds of whales and nationalities, total number of each whale in the first table do not conform with other tables. Figures in the first table are correct.
 
Whaling in 1909-10 and summer 1910
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 26 58 3,391 - 4 371 3,516
South Shetland 138 358 1,481 - - 201 1,997
Falkland Islands 8 15 94 346 - - 463
Kerguelen 4 1 118 - - - 123
Africa:-
- East Africa - - 108 - - - 108
- Natal - - - - - 5322 532
- Cape Province - - - - - 1702 170
- Angola 2 1 718 - - - 721
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Scotland and Ireland 21 381 11 190 6 1253 734
- Faroe Islands - 202 7 103 6 674 385
- Iceland - - - - - 6495 649
- Svalbard 20 70 3 6 - 676 166
- Newfoundland - - - - - 3842 384
Pacific (north) - - - - - 1,1317 1,131
Japan and Korea 97 217 29 156 27 4428 968
Chile - - - - - 2542 254
TOTAL 316 1,303 5,960 801 43 3,878 12,301
1) Right whales.
2) No specification.
3) 9 nordcapers, 1 bottlenose and 115 not specified, but mostly fin whales.
4) 3 nordcapers and 64 not specified.
5) No specification. Some blue whales and humpbacks,but mostly fin whales.
6) 4 bottlenoses and 63 not specified, but exclusively fin whales and blue whales.
7) No specification. Figures incomplete.
8) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.
 
Whaling results for the various countries: 1909-10 and summer 1910
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 9 - 975 - - 111 995
British Commonwealth 14 43 359 346 2 1,140 1,904
Chile 28 72 300 - - 1262 526
Denmark (or Iceland?) - - - - - 473 47
Japan 97 217 29 156 27 4424 968
Norway 147 590 4,215 109 8 1,590 6,659
Portugal - - 71 - - - 71
U.S.A. - - - - - 1,1313 1,131
TOTAL 295 922 5,949 611 37 4,487 12,301
1) Right whales.
2) 20 right whales, 106 not specified.
3) No specification. Figures incomplete.
4) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.
 
Norwegian whaling: 1909-10 and summer 1910
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia
11
30
2,151
-
2
201
2,214
South Shetland
110
286
1,181
-
-
-
1,577
Kerguelen
4
1
118
-
-
-
123
Africa:-
- East Africa
-
-
108
-
-
-
108
- Natal
- - - - - 2992 299
- Cape Province
- - - - - 1702 170
- Angola 2 1 647 - - 650
North Atlantic and Arctic 20 272 10 109 6 9533 1,370
Chile - - - - - 1484 148
TOTAL 147 590 4,215 109 8 1,590 6,659
1) Right whales
2) No specification. Mostly humpbacks.
3) No specification. Mostly fin whales.
4) No specification. To a great extent blue whales.
 
British whaling: 1909-10 and summer 1910
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 6 28 265 - 2 61 307
Falkland Islands 8 15 94 346 - - 4632
Africa - - - - - 2333 233
North Atlantic and Arctic - - - - - 9014 901
TOTAL 14 43 359 346 2 1,140 1,904
1) Right whales.
2) Figures probably too low.
3) No specification.
4) Mostly fin whales.
 
Whaling of other countries: 1909-10 and summer 1910
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 9 - 975 - - 111 995
South Shetland and Magellan's Strait 28 72 300 - - 201 420
West Africa - - 71 - - - 71
North Atlantic - - - - - 472 47
Pacific (north) - - - - - 1,1312 1,131
Japan and Korea 97 217 29 156 27 4423 968
Chile - - - - - 1064 106
TOTAL 134 289 1,375 156 27 1,757 3,738
1) Right whales.
2) No specification. Figures incomplete.
3) 6 grey whales and 436 not specified.
4) No specification.

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

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