Whaling in 1973-74 and summer 1974
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 1,288 4,392 - 4,927 -1 10,607
Africa:-
- Natal - 21 4 9 1,783 -2 1,817
Brazil - - 3 - 29 -3 32
North Atlantic and Arctic:-
- Azores - - - - 146 - 146
- Madeira - - - - 88 - 88
- Spain - 120 5 - 371 14 497
- Iceland - 285 9 - 71 - 365
- Greenland - 5 - - - 95 14
- West Indies - - - - - 26 2
North Pacific and Bering Sea, pelagic:-
- Japan - 216 1,190 522 1,803 - 3,731
- U.S.S.R. - 173 42 654 3,963 - 4,832
- Japan coastal - 24 48 187 2,361 - 2,620
- U.S.A. coastal - - - - - 217 21
- U.S.S.R. coastal - 1 - - - 1848 185
- Republic of Korea - - - 52 - - 52
Peru - 5 63 458 1,286 - 1,812
Chile - 2 34 - 125 - 161
Australia - - - - 1,080 - 1,080
South Atlantic, pelagic9 - 2 449 - - - 451
South Atlantic, pelagic10 - - - - 1,258 - 1,258
Indian Ocean, pelagic10 - - - - 723 - 723
South Pacific, pelagic10 - - - - 1,407 - 1,407
Tonga Islands - - - - - 411 4
TOTAL - 2,142 6,239 1,882 21,421 221 31,905
1) In addition 7,713 Minke whales, 48 killer whales and 4 bottlenoses.
2) In addition 117 Minke whales and 2 killer whales.
3) In addition 765 Minke whales of which 4 lost.
4) Humpback.
5) Humpbacks.
6) Humpbacks.
7) Aboriginal catch - 20 Bowhead whales and 1 grey whale.
In addition, 31 Bowhead whales were struck.
8) Aboriginal catch - 181 grey whales and 3 Bowhead whales.
9) Combined floating factory/catcher.
10) Antarctic expeditions before and/or after the Antarctic season 1973/74.
11) Humpbacks.



Whaling results for the various countries: 1973-74 and summer 1974
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Others TOTAL
Australia - - - - 1,080 - 1,080
Brazil - - 3 - 29 - 32
Chile - 2 34 - 125 - 161
Denmark
(Greenland)		 - 5 - - - 9 14
Iceland - 285 9 - 71 - 365
Japan - 945 3,862 709 4,579 - 10,095
Peru - 5 63 458 1,286 - 1,812
Portugal - - - - 234 - 234
Republic of Korea - - - 52 - - 52
Somali Republic - 2 449 - - - 451
South Africa - 21 4 9 1,783 - 1,817
Spain - 120 5 - 371 1 497
Tonga Islands - - - - - 4 4
U.S.A. - - - - - 21 21
U.S.S.R. - 757 1,810 654 11,863 184 15,268
West Indies (U.K.) - - - - - 2 2
TOTAL - 2,142 6,239 1,882 21,421 221 31,905



Whaling of Japan: 1973-74 and summer 1974
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 705 2,624 - 45 -1 3,374
North Pacific and
Bering Sea, pelagic		 - 216 1,190 522 1,803 - 3,731
Japan coastal - 24 48 187 2,361 - 2,620
South Pacific, pelagic2 - - - - 370 - 370
TOTAL - 945 3,862 709 4,579 - 10,095
1) In addition 3,713 Minke whales were caught.
2) Floating factory on voyage to Antarctic in 1973 (1973/74 season).



Whaling of U.S.S.R.: 1973-74 and summer 1974
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Others TOTAL
Antarctic, pelagic - 583 1,768 - 4,882 -1 7,233
North Pacific and
Bering Sea, pelagic		 - 173 42 654 3,963 - 4,832
Coastal - 1 - - - 1842 185
South Atlantic, pelagic3 - - - - 1,258 - 1,258
Indian Ocean, pelagic3 - - - - 723 - 723
South Pacific, pelagic3 - - - - 1,037 - 1,037
TOTAL - 757 1,810 654 11,863 184 15,268
1) In addition 4,000 Minke whales, 48 killer whales and 4 bottlenoses were caught.
2) Aboriginal catch - 181 grey whales and 3 Bowhead whales.
3) Floating factories on voyage to and from the Antarctic 1973/74 season.



Reference:
The Committee for Whaling Statistics,
"International Whaling Statistics - LXXV", Oslo, 1975.
The Secretariat of the International Whaling Commission,
"International Whaling Statistics - XCV", Cambridge, 1988.

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