Whaling in 1954-55 and Summer 1955

**Whaling in 1954-55 and summer 1955**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	13	2,746	2	423	82	-	3,266
Antarctic, pelagic	2,163	25,878	493	146	5,708	-	34,388
Africa:-
- Natal	6	477	49	176	602	-	1,310
- South Atlantic, pelagic	-	-	-	-	39	-	39
Brazil:-
- Paraiba	-	-	6	198	1	1¹	206
- Santa Catarina	-	-	3	2	-	2²	7
Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores	-	-	-	-	664	-	664
- Madeira	-	-	-	-	175	-	175
- Spain	-	36	-	-	158	98³	292
- Norway	1	210	1	10	44	-	266
- Faroe Islands	1	80	-	11	69	-	161
- Iceland	10	236	-	134	20	-	400
- West Greenland	1	22	-	3	9	-	35
- Newfoundland	-	2	-	-	-	13²	15⁷
Pacific (north):-
- British Columbia	11	120	37	139	320	3⁴	630
- Bering Sea, pelagic	70	1,360	117	21	1,084	-	2,652
- Kamtchatka, pelagic	4	79	8	28	996	1⁵	1,116
- Kuril Islands	27	219	23	128	1,494	24⁶	1,915
- Japan	30	354	9	488	1,506	-	2,387
Peru	8	7	2	1	1,869	-	1,887
Chile	150	359	5	32	746	6¹	1,298
Australia	-	-	1,846	-	7	1²	1,854
New Zealand	-	-	112	-	-	-	112
TOTAL	2,495	32,185	2,713	1,940	15,593	149	55,075

1) Right whales.
2) Minke whales.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Baird's beaked whales.
5) Bottlenose.
6) 9 Minke whales, 5 bottlenoses, and 10 southern right whales.
7) In addition 6,612 potheads (pilot whales) were taken.

**Whaling results for the various countries: 1954-55 and summer 1955**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
Argentina	4	758	-	147	38	-	947
Brazil	-	-	9	200	1	3¹	213
British Commonwealth	536	7,976	2,056	466	2,478	17	13,529
- United Kingdom	342	6,199	3	151	1,217	-	7,902
- Union of South Africa	183	1,655	58	176	934	-	3,006
- Australia	-	-	1,846	-	7	1²	1,854
- Canada	11	120	37	139	320	3³	630
- New Zealand	-	-	112	-	-	-	112
- Newfoundland	-	2	-	-	-	13²	15⁷
Chile	150	359	5	32	746	6⁴	1,298
Denmark	2	102	-	14	78	-	196
Iceland	10	236	-	134	20	-	400
Japan	692	5,934	305	509	3,557	-	10,997
Netherlands	116	601	-	3	128	-	848
Norway	635	11,019	20	175	2,947	-	14,796
Panama	274	2,022	170	3	43	-	2,512
Peru	8	7	2	1	1,869	-	1,887
Portugal	-	-	-	-	839	-	839
Spain	-	36	-	-	158	98⁵	292
U.S.S.R.	68	3,135	146	256	2,691	25⁶	6,321
TOTAL	2,495	32,185	2,713	1,940	15,593	149	55,075

1) 1 right whale and 2 Minke whales.
2) Minke whales.
3) Baird's beaked whales.
4) Right whales.
5) Baleen whales, not specified.
6) 9 Minke whales, 6 bottlenoses, and 10 southern right whales.
7) In addition 6,612 potheads (pilot whales) were caught.

**Norwegian whaling: 1954-55 and summer 1955**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	4	907	-	129	23	-	1,063
Antarctic, pelagic	630	9,902	19	36	2,841	-	13,428
South Atlantic, pelagic	-	-	-	-	39	-	39
Norway	1	210	1	10	44	-	266
TOTAL	635	11,019	20	175	2,947	-	14,796

**Whaling of United Kingdom: 1954-55 and summer 1955**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	5	1,081	2	147	21	-	1,256
Antarctic, pelagic	337	5,118	1	4	1,196	-	6,656
TOTAL	342	6,199	3	151	1,217	-	7,912

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXVII", Oslo, 1957