Whaling in 2001-2002 and Summer 2002

**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)