Whaling by IWC member nations in 2005-2006 and Summer 2006
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Minke Others TOTAL
Southern Hemisphere:-
- Japan - 10 - - - 8561 - 866
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark
(Greenland)		 - 112 13 - - 1844 15 197
- Iceland - 7 - - - 616 - 68
- Norway - - - - - 5457 - 545
- St. Vincent &
the Grenadines		 - - - - - - 18 1
North Pacific:-
- Japan - - 1019 519 69 1979 - 355
- Korea - - - - - 210 - 2
- Russian Fed. - - - - - - 13711 137
- U.S.A. - - - - - - 3912 39
TOTAL - 28 102 51 6 1845 178 2210
1) Special permit, including 3 struck and lost.
2) Aboriginal catch, including 1 struck but lost.
Take of one fin whale in East Greeland is prohibited.
3) Prohibited species.
4) Aboriginal catch, including 7 struck and lost.
5) Take of a prohibited Humpback whale.
6) 7 fin whales and one minke whale is commercial operation based on legitimate objection.
Take of 60 minke whales is Special permit, including 2 struck and lost.
7) Commercial operation based on legitimate objection to the moratorium (including 7 whales struck but lost).
8) Aboriginal catch.
9) Special permit, including 1 sei whale, 1 Bryde's whale, and 2 minke whales struck and lost.
10) Illegal catch of 2 minke whales.
11) Aboriginal catch of 3 Bowhead whales, and 134 gray whales (including 5 struck and lost).
12) Aboriginal catch of Bowhead whales, including 3 struck and lost.



Reference:
Catches by IWC member nations in the 2005 and 2005/2006 seasons. (Annex I of Chair's Report of the 58th Annual Meeting),
Catches by IWC Member Nations in the 2006 and 2006/2007 Seasons. Prepared by the Secretariat (Annex H of Chair's Report of the 59th Annual Meeting)

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