Whaling in 1928-29 and summer 1929
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 1,560 3,130 15 396 31 - 5,132
South Orkney 452 101 - - - - 553
West Antarctic:-
- Companies with licenses and coast of Patagonia 4,881 2,653 2 411 19 - 7,966
- Companies without licenses 3,846 748 14 - 10 - 4,618
Ross Sea 1,995 57 17 1 2 - 2,072
Kerguelen 113 1 11 - - - 125
Africa:-
- Natal 177 637 99 42 842 - 1,797
- Cape Province 316 411 40 193 221 291 1,210
- Walvis Bay 234 101 10 - 10 - 355
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Scotland 4 73 2 4 2 - 85
- Faroe Islands - 160 1 14 3 - 178
- Norway 2 148 - 121 3 152 289
- West Greenland 3 24 9 - 2 - 38
- Newfoundland and Labrador 23 334 11 3 11 - 382
- Arctic, pelagic 29 192 3 - 1 - 225
Pacific (north) 115 1 16 - - 1,1093 1,241
Japan and Korea 16 386 74 364 606 174 1,463
Chile 139 113 26 - 99 95 386
TOTAL 13,905 9,270 350 1,549 1,862 1,179 28,115
1) Bryde whales.
2) 6 beaked whales, 6 bottlenoses and 3 caing whales.
3) 2 grey whales and 1,107 without specification.
4) Grey whales.
5) Right whales.



Whaling results for the various countries: 1928-29 and summer 1929
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 499 612 5 466 10 - 1,592
British Commonwealth 3,067 3,609 165 387 1,098 29 8,355
Chile 139 113 26 - 99 91 386
Denmark 3 184 10 14 5 - 216
Japan 16 386 74 364 606 172 1,463
Norway 10,181 4,366 70 318 44 17 14,996
U.S.A. - - - - - 1,1073 1,107
TOTAL 13,905 9,270 350 1,549 1,862 1,179 28,115
1) Right whale.
2) Grey whales.
3) No specification.



Norwegian whaling: 1928-29 and summer 1929
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 880 1,193 10 186 7 - 2,276
South Orkney 452 101 - - - - 553
West Antarctic, others:-
- Companies with licenses 3,198 1,885 - 10 11 - 5,104
- Companies without licenses 3,276 688 14 - 10 - 3,988
Ross Sea 1,995 57 17 1 2 - 2,072
Africa 234 101 10 - 10 - 355
North Atlantic and Arctic 31 340 3 121 4 151 514
Mexico 115 1 16 - - 22 134
TOTAL 10,181 4,366 70 318 44 17 14,996
1) 6 beaked whales, 6 bottlenoses and 3 caing-whales.
2) Grey whales.



British whaling: 1928-29 and summer 1929
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 413 1,473 2 145 16 - 2,049
South Shetland 1,451 620 - - 6 - 2,077
South Sandwich 570 60 - - - - 630
Kerguelen 113 1 11 - - - 125
Africa 493 1,048 139 235 1,063 291 3,007
North Atlantic and Arctic 27 407 13 7 13 - 467
TOTAL 3,067 3,609 165 387 1,098 29 8,355
1) 2 right whales and 27 Bryde whales.



Whaling of other countries: 1928-29 and summer 1929
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 267 464 3 65 8 - 807
West Antarctic, pelagic 232 148 2 401 2 - 785
Faroe Islands - 160 1 14 3 - 178
West Greenland 3 24 9 - 2 - 38
Pacific (north) - - - - - 1,1071 1,107
Japan and Korea 16 386 74 364 606 172 1,463
Chile 139 113 26 - 99 93 386
TOTAL 657 1,295 115 844 720 1,133 4,764
1) No specification.
2) Grey whales.
3) Right whales.



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

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