Whaling in 1952-53 and summer 1953
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 4 1,670 9 498 147 - 2,328
Antarctic, pelagic 3,866 21,197 954 123 2,185 - 28,325
Africa:-
- Natal 5 441 89 96 353 - 984
- Cape Province 4 126 9 295 252 71 693
- Spanish Morocco - 9 - 9 13 - 31
Brazil:-
- Paraiba - - 8 161 1 - 170
- Santa Catarina - - - - - 52 5
Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - 528 - 528
- Madeira - 2 - - 107 - 109
- Spain - 18 - 12 38 293 97
- Norway 7 275 4 48 44 24 380
- Faroe Islands 2 87 1 27 52 - 169
- Iceland 5 207 2 70 48 - 332
- West Greenland 1 15 1 - 4 - 21
- Newfoundland - 1 - - - 215 228
Pacific (north):-
- British Columbia 8 181 47 14 275 146 539
- Kamtchatka, pelagic 102 615 53 124 865 37 1,762
- Kuril Islands 10 179 6 86 1,521 16 1,818
- Japan 22 246 9 585 1,186 - 2,048
Peru9 - - - - - - -
Chile 172 283 21 24 698 - 1,198
Australia - 1 2,000 - - - 2,001
New Zealand - - 109 - - - 109
TOTAL 4,208 25,553 3,322 2,172 8,317 97 43,669
1) Bryde whales.
2) Right whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Minke whales.
5) 20 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.
6) 10 grey whales and 4 bottlenoses.
7) Bottlenoses.
8) In addition 3,584 potheads were taken.
9) No information received from 2 companies.



Whaling results for the various countries: 1952-53 and summer 1953
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
Argentina 2 392 1 215 68 - 678
Brazil - - 8 161 1 51 175
British Commonwealth 1,400 6,744 2,787 665 2,134 42 13,772
- United Kingdom 1,124 3,975 528 260 1,077 - 6,964
- Union of South Africa 268 2,586 103 391 782 72 4,137
- Australia - 1 2,000 - - - 2,001
- Canada 8 181 47 14 275 143 539
- Newfoundland - 1 - - - 214 228
- New Zealand - - 109 - - - 109
Chile 172 283 21 24 698 - 1,198
Denmark 3 102 2 27 56 - 190
Iceland 5 207 2 70 48 - 332
Japan 652 2,688 64 684 1,306 - 5,394
Netherlands 351 993 190 - 41 - 1,575
Norway 1,076 9,697 28 186 631 25 11,620
Panama 388 1,728 60 7 182 - 2,365
Peru9 - - - - - - -
Portugal - 2 - - 635 - 637
Spain - 27 - 21 51 296 128
U.S.S.R. 159 2,690 159 112 2,466 197 5,605
TOTAL 4,208 25,553 3,322 2,172 8,317 97 43,669
1) Right whales.
2) Bryde whales.
3) 10 grey whales and 4 bottlenoses.
4) 20 Minke whales and 1 bottlenose.
5) Minke whales.
6) Baleen whales, not specified.
7) 11 Minke whales and 8 bottlenoses.
8) In addition 3,584 pothead were taken.
9) No information received.



Norwegian whaling: 1952-53 and summer 1953
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia 2 680 7 122 48 - 859
Antarctic, pelagic 1,067 8,742 17 16 539 - 10,381
Norway 7 275 4 48 44 21 380
TOTAL 1,076 9,697 28 186 631 2 11,620
1) Minke whales.



Whaling of United Kingdom: 1952-53 and summer 1953
Area Blue Fin Humpback Sei Sperm Others TOTAL
South Georgia - 598 1 161 31 - 791
Antarctic, pelagic 1,124 3,377 527 99 1,046 - 6,173
TOTAL 1,124 3,975 528 260 1,077 - 6,964



Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXIII", Oslo, 1955

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