Whaling in 1952-53 and Summer 1953

**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