The Kosmos Assignment - Whale harvest data since 1910

Whaling statistics - 1972

**`Whaling in 1971-72 and summer 1972`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Hump`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`2,683`	`5,456`	`-`	`3`	`3,366`	`-¹`	`11,508`
`Africa:-`
`- Natal`	`-`	`51`	`4`	`3`	`-`	`1,640`	`-²`	`1,698`
`Brazil`	`-`	`1`	`5`	`-`	`-`	`66`	`-³`	`72`
`North Atlantic and Arctic:-`
`- Azores`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`327`	`-`	`327`
`- Madeira`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`63`	`-`	`63`
`- Spain`	`-`	`90`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`181`	`-`	`271`
`- Iceland`	`-`	`238`	`132`	`-`	`-`	`76`	`-`	`446`
`- Newfoundland`	`-`	`265⁴`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2⁵`	`-`	`267`
`- Nova Scotia`	`-`	`95`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`41`	`-`	`319`
`- Greenland`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`1`	`-`	`5`
`North Pacific and Bering Sea, pelagic:-`
`- Japan`	`-`	`426`	`2,041`	`5`	`-`	`1,567`	`-`	`4,039`
`- U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`250`	`71`	`71`	`-`	`1,736`	`-`	`2,128`
`- Japan coastal`	`-`	`82`	`215`	`125`	`-`	`3,020`	`-`	`3,442`
`- U.S.S.R.⁹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182⁶`	`182`
`- U.S.A.⁹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`39⁷`	`39`
`Peru`	`-`	`9`	`337`	`-`	`-`	`1,550`	`-`	`1,896`
`Chile¹⁰`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`953`	`-`	`953`
`South Atlantic, pelagic¹¹`	`-`	`-`	`156`	`-`	`-`	`1,307`	`-⁸`	`1,463`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic¹²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,691`	`-`	`1,691`
`South Pacific, pelagic¹²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`971`	`-`	`971`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`4,191`	`8,600`	`204`	`6`	`18,558`	`221`	`31,780`

1) In addition 3,021 Minke whales.
2) In addition 135 Minke whales and 17 killer whales.
3) In addition 702 Minke whales.
4) Of which 26 lost at sea.
5) In addition 97 Minke whales.
6) Grey whales.
7) 38 right whales and 1 grey whale.
8) In addition 1 Minke whale.
9) Aboriginal catch.
10) No information.
11) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic and one combined catcher/floating factory which caught 148 Sei whales and 1 Minke whale.
12) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic.

**`Whaling results for the various countries: 1971-72 and summer 1972`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Hump`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Australia`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`953`	`-`	`953`
`Bahamas`	`-`	`-`	`72`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`72`
`Brazil`	`-`	`1`	`5`	`-`	`-`	`66`	`-`	`72`
`Canada`	`-`	`360`	`183`	`-`	`-`	`43`	`-`	`586`
`Chile¹`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
`Greenland`	`-`	`1`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`1`	`-`	`5`
`Iceland`	`-`	`238`	`132`	`-`	`-`	`76`	`-`	`446`
`Japan`	`-`	`1,760`	`6,576`	`130`	`-`	`5,573`	`-`	`14,039`
`Norway`	`-`	`-`	`3`	`-`	`-`	`30`	`-`	`33`
`Peru`	`-`	`9`	`337`	`-`	`-`	`1,550`	`-`	`1,896`
`Portugal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`390`	`-`	`390`
`Somali Republic`	`-`	`-`	`76`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`76`
`South Africa`	`-`	`51`	`4`	`3`	`-`	`1,640`	`-`	`1,698`
`Spain`	`-`	`90`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`181`	`-`	`271`
`U.S.A.`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`39`	`39`
`U.S.S.R.`	`-`	`1,681`	`1,212`	`71`	`3`	`8,055`	`182`	`11,204`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`4,191`	`8,600`	`204`	`6`	`18,558`	`221`	`31,780`

1) No information.

**`Whaling of Japan: 1971-72 and summer 1972`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Hump`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`1,252`	`4,320`	`-`	`-`	`126`	`-¹`	`5,698`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`426`	`2,041`	`5`	`-`	`1,567`	`-`	`4,039`
`Japan coastal`	`-`	`82`	`215`	`125`	`-`	`3,020`	`-`	`3,442`
`South Pacific, pelagic²`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`860`	`-`	`860`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`1,760`	`6,576`	`130`	`-`	`5,573`	`-`	`14,039`

1) In addition 3,013 Minke whales were caught.
2) One floating factory on voyage to Antarctic.

**`Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1971-72 and summer 1972`**
`Area`	`Blue`	`Fin`	`Sei`	`Bryde`	`Hump`	`Sperm`	`Others`	`TOTAL`
`Antarctic, pelagic`	`-`	`1,431`	`1,133`	`-`	`3`	`3,240`	`-¹`	`5,807`
`North Pacific and` `Bering Sea, pelagic`	`-`	`250`	`71`	`71`	`-`	`1,736`	`-`	`2,128`
`Coastal`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`182²`	`182`
`South Atlantic, pelagic³`	`-`	`-`	`8`	`-`	`-`	`1,277`	`-`	`1,285`
`Indian Ocean, pelagic³`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`1,265`	`-`	`1,265`
`South Pacific, pelagic³`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`537`	`-`	`537`
`TOTAL`	`-`	`1,681`	`1,212`	`71`	`3`	`8,055`	`182`	`11,204`

1) In addition 8 Minke whales were caught.
2) Grey whales.
3) Floating factories on voyage to and from Antarctic.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXXI", Oslo, 1973

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