Whaling by IWC member nations in 2001-2002 and Summer 2002
Area Fin Humpback Sei Bryde's Minke Sperm Bowhead Gray Others TOTAL Operation
Antarctic:-
- Japan - - - - 440 - - - - 440 Special Permit
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark
(Greenland)
131 21 - - 1491 - - - - 164 Aboriginal subsistence
- Norway - - - - 6342 - - - - 634 Whaling under Objection
- St. Vincent &
the Grenadines
- 2 - - - - - - - 2 Aboriginal subsistence
North Pacific:-
- Japan - - 39 50 150 5 - - - 244 Special Permit
- Korea - - - - 13 - - - - 1  
- Russian Fed. - - - - - - 34 131 - 134 Aboriginal subsistence
- U.S.A. - - - - - - 505 - - 50 Aboriginal subsistence
TOTAL 13 4 39 50 1374 5 53 131 - 1669  
1) 13 fin whales, 139 minke whales (including 5 struck but lost), 2 humpback whales (killed after being injured by rifles) in West Greenlandand.
Take of 10 minke whales was in East Greenland.
2) Including 9 struck but lost.
3) Illegal catch by small harpoon.
4) Including 1 struck and lost.
5) Including 11 struck and lost.



Reference:
Secretary's Report for the Year 2001-2002 (Draft),
Catches by IWC member nations in the 2002 and 2002/2003 seasons. Prepared by the Secretariat (IWC/55/30)

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