The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1912

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 1911-12 and summer 1912`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`236`	`393`	`4,247`	`-`	`3`	`1,656¹`	`6,535`
`South Shetland`	`802`	`1,209`	`1,381`	`-`	`-`	`1,421²`	`4,813`
`South Orkney and South Sandwich`	`71`	`78`	`127`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`276`
`Falkland Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`103³`	`103`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`1,200`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,200`
`- Natal`	`24`	`7`	`906`	`11`	`56`	`2⁴`	`1,006`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 918⁵`	`ca. 918`
`- Walvis Bay`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`192⁶`	`192`
`Angola`	`-`	`-`	`3,125`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`3,125`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`418`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`418`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`342`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`342`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Scotland and Ireland`	`12`	`292`	`-`	`108`	`8`	`78⁷`	`498`
`- Faroe Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`175⁸`	`175`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`176⁸`	`176`
`- Norway`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`30⁸`	`30`
`- Svalbard`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`58⁸`	`58`
`- Newfoundland`	`60`	`202`	`22`	`-`	`5`	`-`	`289`
`- St. Lawrence Gulf`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 85⁹`	`ca. 85`
`Pacific (north)`	`112`	`235`	`315`	`-`	`30`	`1,107`	`1,799`
`Japan and Korea`	`236`	`743`	`68`	`236`	`107`	`196¹⁰`	`1,586`
`Chile`	`185`	`10`	`86`	`-`	`55`	`-`	`336`
`Australia`	`1`	`-`	`592`	`2`	`283`	`-`	`878`
`TOTAL`	`1,739`	`3,169`	`12,829`	`357`	`547`	`6,197`	`24,838`

1) 19 right whales and 1,637 not specified.
2) 9 right whales, 3 bottlenoses and 1,409 not specified.
3) No specification.
4) Right whales.
5) Partly from coast of Natal.
6) Mostly humpbacks.
7) 11 nordcapers, 8 bottlenoses and 59 not specified.
8) No spec. Mostly fin whales, but also some sei whales. (Off the coast of Iceland and Svalbard also some blue whales.)
9) Blue whales and fin whales.
10) 3 right whales and 193 grey whales.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1911-12 and summer 1912`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Argentina`	`48`	`162`	`1,346`	`-`	`1`	`19¹`	`1,576`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 116`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 116`
`British Commonwealth`	`113`	`334`	`2,130`	`11`	`63`	`1,186`	`3,837`
`Chile`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`609²`	`609`
`Denmark (or Iceland?)`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`42³`	`42`
`Japan`	`236`	`743`	`68`	`236`	`107`	`196⁴`	`1,586`
`Norway`	`1,308`	`1,403`	`8,429`	`2`	`347`	`4,003`	`15,492`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`425`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`425`
`U.S.A.`	`22`	`235`	`315`	`-`	`21`	`562⁵`	`1,155`
`TOTAL`	`1,727`	`2,877`	`12,829`	`249`	`539`	`6,617`	`24,838`

1) Right whales.
2) Mostly humpbacks.
3) No specification.
4) 3 right whales and 193 grey whales.
5) Mostly fin whales and humpbacks

**`Norwegian whaling: 1911-12 and summer 1912`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`159`	`106`	`1,699`	`-`	`-`	`1,231¹`	`3,195`
`South Shetland`	`802`	`1,209`	`1,381`	`-`	`-`	`412²`	`3,804`
`South Orkney`	`67`	`67`	`114`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`248`
`South Sandwich`	`4`	`11`	`13`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`28`
`Africa:-`
`- East Africa`	`-`	`-`	`1,200`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,200`
`- Cape Province`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 918³`	`ca. 918`
`- Walvis Bay`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`192¹`	`192`
`- Angola`	`-`	`-`	`2,700`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,700`
`- French Congo`	`-`	`-`	`418`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`418`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 226`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 226`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 705⁴`	`ca. 705`
`Alaska`	`90`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`9`	`545⁵`	`644`
`Chile`	`185`	`10`	`86`	`-`	`55`	`-`	`336⁶`
`Australia`	`1`	`-`	`592`	`2`	`283`	`-`	`878`
`TOTAL`	`1,308`	`1,403`	`8,429`	`2`	`347`	`4,003`	`15,492`

1) Mostly humpbacks.
2) 9 right whales, 3 bottlenoses and 400 without specification.
3) Partly from the coast of Natal.
4) No specification. Mostly fin whales and sei whales.
5) Exclusively fin whales and humpbacks.
6) Partly from Galapagos.

**`British whaling: 1911-12 and summer 1912`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`29`	`125`	`1,202`	`-`	`2`	`406¹`	`1,764`
`South Shetland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 400²`	`ca. 400`
`Falkland Islands`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`103³`	`103`
`Africa`	`24`	`7`	`906`	`11`	`56`	`2⁴`	`1,006`
`North Atlantic and Arctic`	`60`	`202`	`22`	`-`	`5`	`275³`	`564`
`TOTAL`	`113`	`334`	`2,130`	`11`	`63`	`1,186`	`3,837`

1) Mostly humpbacks.
2) No specification.
3) Mostly fin whales and sei whales.
4) Right whales.

**`Whaling of other countries: 1911-12 and summer 1912`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Humpback`	`Sei`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`South Georgia`	`48`	`162`	`1,346`	`-`	`1`	`19¹`	`1,576`
`South Shetland`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`609²`	`609`
`West Africa`	`-`	`-`	`425`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`425`
`Brazil`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 116`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`ca. 116`
`North Atlantic`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`42³`	`42`
`Pacific (north)`	`22`	`235`	`315`	`-`	`21`	`562⁴`	`1,155`
`Japan and Korea`	`236`	`743`	`68`	`236`	`107`	`196⁵`	`1,586`
`TOTAL`	`306`	`1,140`	`2,270`	`236`	`129`	`1,428`	`5,509`

1) Right whales.
2) Mostly humpbacks.
3) No specification.
4) Mostly fin whales and humpbacks.
5) 3 right whales and 193 grey whales.

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

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