Catch History of Fin Whales in the Antarctic
Since 1931/32 Season

Figures in this table show catch data by factoryship operation.

Season Norway U.K. Japan Panama Denmark Germany U.S.A. Netherlands U.S.S.R. South Africa TOTAL
1931/32   1,136                 1,136
32/33 1,514 2,927                 4,441
33/34 2,718 2,754                 5,472
34/35 5,925 5,656 83               11,664
35/36 4,873 3,550 174 580             9,177
36/37 5,967 4,407 445 1,331 556 596         13,302
37/38 9,083 9,417 2,709 1,011   3,282 955       26,457
38/39 6,771 5,413 3,344 494   2,907 548       19,447
39/40 6,254 7,249 2,605 859     790       17,757
40/41 890 2,483 3,711               7,084
41/42                     0
42/43                     0
43/44 526                   526
44/45 679                   679
45/46 3,645 4,084                 7,729
46/47 6,776 4,060 478         354 226 983 12,877
47/48 10,906 4,338 608         830 592 1,725 18,999
48/49 9,712 3,590 1,011         783 719 1,386 17,201
49/50 10,494 3,159 1,057         940 1,217 1,194 18,061
50/51 9,038 2,316 2,052 770       851 949 1,498 17,474
51/52 9,691 3,147 2,602 900       718 1,951 1,511 20,520
52/53 8,742 3,377 1,972 1,728       993 2,366 2,019 21,197
53/54 11,755 4,643 3,272         1,074 2,525 1,717 24,986
54/55 9,902 5,118 4,220 2,022       601 2,837 1,178 25,878
55/56 9,394 4,885 4,524 2,115       860 2,152 1,359 25,289
56/57 11,062 4,098 5,849         1,152 2,158 1,381 25,700
57/58 10,023 3,945 7,295         1,396 2,563   25,222
58/59 10,511 3,360 7,865         1,907 2,194   25,837
59/60 8,696 3,364 8,897         1,904 3,554   26,415
60/61 9,825 2,361 8,912         1,903 4,373   27,374
61/62 6,943 1,678 11,855         1,111 4,851   26,438
62/63 2,290 858 10,475         848 4,197   18,668
63/64 2,097   8,444         605 2,724   13,870
64/65 701   4,781           1,826   7,308
65/66 435   910           973   2,318
66/67 857   374           1,662   2,893
67/68 360   613           1,182   2,155
68/69     1,821           1,199   3,020
69/70 4   1,821           1,177   3,002
70/71     1,607           1,283   2,890
71/72     1,252           1,431   2,683
72/73     1,142           619 41 1,802
73/74     705           583 21 1,309
74/75     598           381 21 1,000
75/76     118           88   206

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