Whaling in 2007-2008 and Summer 2008

**Whaling by IWC member nations in 2007-2008 and Summer 2008**
Area	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Bryde's	Minke	Sperm	Bowhead	Gray	Others	TOTAL	Operation
Antarctic:-
- Japan	-	-	-	-	551	-	-	-	-	551	Special Permit
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark (Greenland)	14¹	-	-	-	154²	-	-	-	-	168	Aboriginal subsistence
- Iceland	-	-	-	-	38³	-	-	-	-	38	Whaling under Objection
- Norway	-	-	-	-	536⁴	-	-	-	-	536	Whaling under Objection
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines	-	2⁵	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Aboriginal subsistence
North Pacific:-
- Japan	-	-	100	50	171⁶	2	-	-	-	323	Special Permit
- Korea	-	-	-	-	6⁷	-	-	-	-	6
- Russian Fed.	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	130⁸	-	132	Aboriginal subsistence
- U.S.A.	-	-	-	-	-	-	50⁹	-	-	50	Aboriginal subsistence
TOTAL	14	2	100	50	1456	2	52	130	-	1806

1) Including 3 struck but lost.
2) Including 5 struck and lost and 2 infractions. Take of 1 whale was in East Greenland.
3) Including 2 lost.
4) Including 4 lost.
5) Including 1 lost.
6) Including 2 lost.
7) The Republic of Korea reported that 6 minke whales were killed deliberately (see IWC/61/Rep 4).
8) Including 3 struck and lost, and 10 stinky whales.
9) Including 12 struck and lost.

Reference:
Catches by IWC Member nations in the 2007 and 2007/2008 seasons. Prepared by the Secretariat (60-25rev),
Catches by IWC member nations in the 2008 and 2008/2009 seasons. IWC61 Char's Summary Report (Annex)