Whaling in 1988-89 and Summer 1989

**Whaling by IWC member nations in 1988-89 and summer 1989**
Area	Blue	Fin	Sei	Bryde	Sperm	Minke	Others	TOTAL
Southern Hemisphere:-
- Japan	-	-	-	-	-	241¹	-	241
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark (Greenland)	-	10²	2²	-	-	73²	2²	87
- Iceland	-	68³	-	-	-	-	-	68
- Norway	-	-	-	-	-	17⁴	-	17
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines	-	-	-	-	-	-	0⁵	0
North Pacific:-
- U.S.S.R.	-	-	-	-	-	-	179⁶	179
- U.S.A.	-	-	-	-	-	-	26⁷	26
TOTAL	-	78	2	-	-	331	207	618

1) Special permit.
2) Aboriginal catch. Includes two humpback whales
3) Special permit.
4) Special permit.
5) No aboriginal catch this year.
6) Gray whales, including 1 lost. Aboriginal catch.
7) Bowhead whales, of which 8 struck and lost. Aboriginal catch.

Reference:
International Whaling Commission Report 1988-89,
International Whaling Commission Report 1989-90