Whaling in 1955-56 and Summer 1956

**Whaling in 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	3	2,669	-	284	93	-	3,049
Antarctic, pelagic	1,611	25,289	1,432	276	6,881	42¹	35,531
Africa:-
- Natal	5	613	36	101	474	-	1,229
- South Atlantic, pelagic	-	-	-	3	121	-	124
Brazil:-
- Paraiba	-	1	14	196	3	-	214
- Santa Catarina	-	-	-	-	-	3²	3
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores	-	-	-	-	536	-	536
- Madeira	-	1	-	-	168	-	169
- Spain	-	5	-	6	234	28³	273
- Norway	-	132	-	16	58	-	206
- Faroe Islands	-	43	3	3	97	-	146
- Iceland	8	265	-	72	95	-	440
- West Greenland	1	28	-	1	14	-	44
- Newfoundland (Labrador)	-	7	-	2	13	-	22
Pacific (north):-
- California	-	3	133	-	9	-	145
- British Columbia	14	168	28	37	127	1⁴	375
- Bering Sea, pelagic	70	1,415	37	48	1,598	-	3,168
- Kamtchatka, pelagic	7	65	31	16	998	2⁵	1,119
- Kuril Islands	45	241	10	171	1,693	19⁶	2,179
- Japan	14	347	14	782	2,125	2⁷	3,284
Peru	-	1	7	-	2,019	-	2,027
Chile	209	202	3	48	1,171	-	1,633
Australia	-	1	1,989	-	61	-	2,051
New Zealand	-	-	143	14	2	-	159
TOTAL	1,987	31,496	3,880	2,076	18,590	97	58,126

1) Minke whales.
2) Not specified.
3) Baleen whales, not specified.
4) Baird's beaked whale.
5) 1 Minke whale and 1 bottlenose.
6) 10 Minke whales and 9 bottlenoses.
7) Right whales.

**Whaling results for the various countries: 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
Argentina	2	668	-	113	29	-	812
Brazil	-	1	14	196	3	3¹	217
British Commonwealth	212	8,022	2,362	257	2,609	2	13,464
- United Kingdom	122	5,874	17	99	1,331	1²	7,444
- Union of South Africa	76	1,972	185	105	1,075	-	3,413
- Australia	-	1	1,989	-	61	-	2,051
- Canada	14	175	28	39	140	1³	397
- New Zealand	-	-	143	14	2	-	159
Chile	209	202	3	48	1,171	-	1,633
Denmark	1	71	3	4	111	-	190
Iceland	8	265	-	72	95	-	440
Japan	467	6,286	291	837	5,031	2⁴	12,914
Netherlands	197	860	189	15	404	-	1,665
Norway	568	10,538	588	200	2,822	-	14,716
Panama	107	2,115	199	3	430	-	2,854
Peru	-	1	7	-	2,019	-	2,027
Portugal	-	1	-	-	704	-	705
Spain	-	5	-	6	234	28⁵	273
U.S.A.	-	3	133	-	9	-	145
U.S.S.R.	216	2,458	91	325	2,919	62⁶	6,071
TOTAL	1,987	31,496	3,880	2,076	18,590	97	58,126

1) Not specified.
2) Minke whale.
3) Baird's beaked whale.
4) Right whales.
5) Baleen whales, not specified.
6) 52 Minke whales, and 10 bottlenoses.

**Norwegian Whaling: 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	1	1,012	-	87	39	-	1,139
Antarctic, pelagic	567	9,394	588	97	2,725	-	13,371
Norway	-	132	-	16	58	-	206
TOTAL	568	10,538	588	200	2,822	-	14,716

**Whaling of United Kingdom: 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
South Georgia	-	989	-	84	25	-	1,098
Antarctic, pelagic	122	4,885	17	15	1,306	1¹	6,346
TOTAL	122	5,874	17	99	1,331	1	7,444

1) Minke whale.

**Whaling of Japan: 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic	383	4,524	240	7	1,308	-	6,462
Bering Sea, pelagic	70	1,415	37	48	1,598	-	3,168
Japan	14	347	14	782	2,125	2¹	3,284
TOTAL	467	6,286	291	837	5,031	2	12,914

1) Right whales.

**Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1955-56 and summer 1956**
Area	Blue	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Sperm	Others	TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic	164	2,152	50	138	228	41¹	2,773
Kamtchatka, pelagic	7	65	31	16	998	2²	1,119
Kuril Islands	45	241	10	171	1,693	19³	2,179
TOTAL	216	2,458	91	325	2,919	62	6,071

1) Minke whales.
2) 1 Minke whale and 1 bottlenose.
3) 10 Minke whales and 9 bottlenoses.

Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - XXXIX", Oslo, 1958