Whaling in 1971-72 and summer 1972
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Hump Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 2,683 5,456 - 3 3,366 -1 11,508
Africa:-
- Natal - 51 4 3 - 1,640 -2 1,698
Brazil - 1 5 - - 66 -3 72
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - - 327 - 327
- Madeira - - - - - 63 - 63
- Spain - 90 - - - 181 - 271
- Iceland - 238 132 - - 76 - 446
- Newfoundland - 2654 - - - 25 - 267
- Nova Scotia - 95 183 - - 41 - 319
- Greenland - 1 - - 3 1 - 5
North Pacific and Bering Sea, pelagic:-
- Japan - 426 2,041 5 - 1,567 - 4,039
- U.S.S.R. - 250 71 71 - 1,736 - 2,128
- Japan coastal - 82 215 125 - 3,020 - 3,442
- U.S.S.R.9 - - - - - - 1826 182
- U.S.A.9 - - - - - - 397 39
Peru - 9 337 - - 1,550 - 1,896
Chile10 - - - - - - - -
Australia - - - - - 953 - 953
South Atlantic, pelagic11 - - 156 - - 1,307 -8 1,463
Indian Ocean, pelagic12 - - - - - 1,691 - 1,691
South Pacific, pelagic12 - - - - - 971 - 971
TOTAL - 4,191 8,600 204 6 18,558 221 31,780
1) In addition 3,021 Minke whales.
2) In addition 135 Minke whales and 17 killer whales.
3) In addition 702 Minke whales.
4) Of which 26 lost at sea.
5) In addition 97 Minke whales.
6) Grey whales.
7) 38 right whales and 1 grey whale.
8) In addition 1 Minke whale.
9) Aboriginal catch.
10) No information.
11) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic and one combined catcher/floating factory which caught 148 Sei whales and 1 Minke whale.
12) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic.



Whaling results for the various countries: 1971-72 and summer 1972
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Hump Sperm Others TOTAL
Australia - - - - - 953 - 953
Bahamas - - 72 - - - - 72
Brazil - 1 5 - - 66 - 72
Canada - 360 183 - - 43 - 586
Chile1 - - - - - - - -
Greenland - 1 - - 3 1 - 5
Iceland - 238 132 - - 76 - 446
Japan - 1,760 6,576 130 - 5,573 - 14,039
Norway - - 3 - - 30 - 33
Peru - 9 337 - - 1,550 - 1,896
Portugal - - - - - 390 - 390
Somali Republic - - 76 - - - - 76
South Africa - 51 4 3 - 1,640 - 1,698
Spain - 90 - - - 181 - 271
U.S.A. - - - - - - 39 39
U.S.S.R. - 1,681 1,212 71 3 8,055 182 11,204
TOTAL - 4,191 8,600 204 6 18,558 221 31,780
1) No information.



Whaling of Japan: 1971-72 and summer 1972
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Hump Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 1,252 4,320 - - 126 -1 5,698
North Pacific and
Bering Sea, pelagic		 - 426 2,041 5 - 1,567 - 4,039
Japan coastal - 82 215 125 - 3,020 - 3,442
South Pacific, pelagic2 - - - - - 860 - 860
TOTAL - 1,760 6,576 130 - 5,573 - 14,039
1) In addition 3,013 Minke whales were caught.
2) One floating factory on voyage to Antarctic.



Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1971-72 and summer 1972
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Hump Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 1,431 1,133 - 3 3,240 -1 5,807
North Pacific and
Bering Sea, pelagic		 - 250 71 71 - 1,736 - 2,128
Coastal - - - - - - 1822 182
South Atlantic, pelagic3 - - 8 - - 1,277 - 1,285
Indian Ocean, pelagic3 - - - - - 1,265 - 1,265
South Pacific, pelagic3 - - - - - 537 - 537
TOTAL - 1,681 1,212 71 3 8,055 182 11,204
1) In addition 8 Minke whales were caught.
2) Grey whales.
3) Floating factories on voyage to and from Antarctic.



Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXXI", Oslo, 1973

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