--- Catch statistics for marine mammals in the North Atlantic ---

 

Whales caught in Icelandic waters by Icelanders 1948-2000

 

The table shows number of individuals of each species caught each year
Year Blue whales Fin whales Sei whales Sperm whales Humpback whales Minke whales Total caught whales
1948 24 195 5 15

-

 - 239
1949 33 249 12 28 2 - 324
1950 28 226 - 11

-

 - 265
1951 11 312 2 13 1 - 339
1952 14 224 25 2

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 - 265
1953 5 207 70 48 2 - 332
1954 9 177 93 54 1 - 334
1955 10 236 134 20 - - 400
1956 8 265 72 95 - - 440
1957 10 348 78 81 - - 517
1958 5 289 91 123 - - 508
1959 6 178 67 120 - - 371
1960

-

 160 42 177 - - 379
1961 - 142 58 150 - - 350
1962 - 303 44 136 - - 483
1963 - 283 20 136 - - 439
1964 - 217 89 138 - - 444
1965 - 289 74 69 - - 432
1966 - 310 41 86 - - 437
1967 - 239 48 119 - - 406
1968 - 202 3 75 - - 280
1969 - 251 69 103 - - 423
1970 - 272 44 61 - - 377
1971 - 208 240 106 - - 554
1972 - 238 132 76 - - 446
1973 - 267 138 47 - - 452
1974 - 285 9 71 - 90 455
1975 - 245 138 37 - 181 601
1976 - 275 3 111 - 195 584
1977 - 144 131 110 - 194 579
1978 - 236 14 140 - 198 588
1979 - 260 84 96 - 202 642
1980 - 236 100 101 - 201 638
1981 - 254 100 43 - 200 597
1982 - 194 71 87 - 212 564
1983 - 144 100 - - 204 448
1984 - 167 95 - - 178 440
1985 - 161 38 - - 145 344
1986 - 761) 401) - - - 0
1987 - 801) 201) - - - 0
1988 - 681) 101) - - - 0
1989 - 681) - - - - 0
19902) - - - - - - 0
19912) - - - - - - 0
19922) - - - - - - 0
19932) - - - - - - 0
19942) - - - - - - 0
19952) - - - - - - 0
19962) - - - - - - 0
19972) - - - - - - 0
19982) - - - - - - 0
19992)

-

 - - - - - 0
20002)

-

 - - - - - 0
1) In accordance with special permit issued by the Government of Iceland.
2) No permits issued for commercial whaling after the 1989 season, for minke whaling after the 1985 season.
3) No official statistics available for the period 1948-1973.

 

Source: Marine Research Institute (Iceland)

 

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