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Whaling statistics - 1940
 
Whaling in 1939-40 and summer 1940
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 88 937 - 80 85 11 1,191
Antarctic, pelagic 11,392 17,757 2 1 1,853 7042 31,709
Africa:-
- Natal 28 324 176 25 482 - 1,035
Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - 552 - 552
- Newfoundland and Labrador 1 64 7 - 6 - 78
Pacific (north):-
- Pelagic whaling 34 292 108 3 177 593 673
- California - 6 19 - 4 - 29
- British Columbia 2 90 2 - 126 - 220
Japan and Korea 15 252 33 429 1,306 - 2,035
Chile - - - - 78 - 78
New Zealand - - 107 - 2 - 109
TOTAL 11,560 19,722 454 538 4,671 764 37,709
1) Right whale.
2) 703 "Baleen whales" without specification, 1 right whale.
3) No specification.
 
Whaling results for the various countries: 1939-40 and summer 1940
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 65 548 - 42 49 11 705
British Commonwealth 3,261 8,116 294 64 768 7042 13,207
Chile - - - - 78 - 78
Japan 3,704 3,168 141 432 2,194 593 9,698
Norway 3,885 6,235 - - 920 - 11,040
Panama 498 859 - - 64 - 1,421
Portugal - - - - 552 - 552
U.S.A. 147 796 19 - 46 - 1,008
TOTAL 11,560 19,722 454 538 4,671 764 37,709
1) Right whales.
2) 703 "Baleen whales" without specification, 1 right whale.
3) No specification.
 
Norwegian whaling: 1939-40 and summer 1940
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic 3,885 6,235 - - 920 - 11,040
TOTAL 3,885 6,235 - - 920 - 11,040
 
British whaling: 1939-40 and summer 1940
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 23 389 - 38 36 - 486
Antarctic, pelagic 3,207 7,249 2 1 116 7041 11,279
Natal 28 324 176 25 482 - 1,035
Newfoundland 1 64 7 - 6 - 78
British Columbia 2 90 2 - 126 - 220
New Zealand - - 107 - 2 - 109
TOTAL 3,261 8,116 294 64 768 704 13,207
1) 703 "Baleen whales" without specification, 1 right whale.
 
Whaling of other countries: 1939-40 and summer 1940
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 65 548 - 42 49 11 705
Antarctic, pelagic 4,300 4,273 - - 817 - 9,390
Azores - - - - 552 - 552
Pacific (north):-
- California - 6 19 - 4 - 29
- Pelagic whaling 34 292 108 3 177 592 673
Japan and Korea 15 252 33 429 1,306 - 2,035
Chile - - - - 78 - 78
TOTAL 4,414 5,371 160 474 2,983 60 13,462
1) Right whales.
2) No specification.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXVII", Oslo, 1951

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