Whaling in 1944-45 and summer 1945
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 128 987 60 76 45 - 1,296
Antarctic, pelagic 914 679 - 2 - - 1,595
Africa:-
- Natal 3 162 116 34 414 - 729
Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - 430 - 430
- Madeira - - - - 91 - 91
- Portugal - 36 - - 11 - 47
- Norway 3 158 - 27 4 - 192
- Newfoundland and Labrador 11 346 9 5 22 - 393
Japan and Korea 10 169 11 74 266 11 531
Chile 42 80 - - 373 - 495
New Zealand - - 107 - - - 107
TOTAL 1,111 2,617 303 218 1,656 1 5,906
1) Right whale.



Whaling results for the various countries: 1944-45 and summer 1945
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 128 987 60 76 45 - 1,296
British Commonwealth 14 508 232 39 436 - 1,229
Chile 42 80 - - 373 - 495
Japan 10 169 11 74 266 11 531
Norway 917 837 - 29 4 - 1,787
Portugal - 36 - - 532 - 568
TOTAL 1,111 2,617 303 218 1,656 1 5,906
1) Right whale.



Norwegian whaling: 1944-45 and summer 1945
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic 914 679 - - 2 - 1,595
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Norway 3 158 - 27 4 - 192
TOTAL 917 837 - 29 4 - 1,787



British whaling: 1944-45 and summer 1945
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Natal 3 162 116 34 414 - 729
Newfoundland and Labrador 11 346 9 5 22 - 393
New Zealand - - 107 - - - 107
TOTAL 14 508 232 39 436 - 1,229



Whaling of other countries: 1944-45 and summer 1945
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 128 987 60 76 45 - 1,296
Azores - - - - 430 - 430
Madeira - - - - 91 - 91
Portugal - 36 - - 11 - 47
Japan 10 169 11 74 266 11 531
Chile 42 80 - - 373 - 495
TOTAL 180 1,272 71 150 1,216 1 2,890
1) Right whale.



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

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