Whaling in 1987-88 and Summer 1988

**Whaling by IWC member nations in 1987-88 and summer 1988**
Area	Blue	Fin	Sei	Bryde	Sperm	Minke	Others	TOTAL
Southern Hemisphere:-
- Japan	-	-	-	-	-	273¹	-	273
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark (Greenland)	-	9²	-	-	-	119²	-	128
- Iceland	-	68³	10³	-	-	-	-	78
- Norway	-	-	-	-	-	29⁴	-	29
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines	-	-	-	-	-	-	0⁵	0
North Pacific:-
- U.S.S.R.	-	-	-	-	-	-	150⁶	150
- U.S.A.	-	-	-	-	-	-	29⁷	29
TOTAL	-	77	10	-	-	421	179	687

1) Special permit.
2) Aboriginal catch.
3) Special permit.
4) Special permit.
5) No aboriginal catch this year.
6) Gray whales. Aboriginal catch.
7) Bowhead whales, of which 6 struck and lost. Aboriginal catch.

Reference:
International Whaling Commission Report 1987-88,
International Whaling Commission Report 1988-89