Whaling by IWC member nations in 2006-2007 and Summer 2007
Area Blue Fin Sei Bryde Sperm Minke Others TOTAL
Southern Hemisphere:-
- Japan - 31 - - - 5081 - 511
North Atlantic:-
- Denmark
(Greenland)		 - 122 - - - 1693 - 181
- Iceland - - - - - 454 - 45
- Norway - - - - - 5975 - 597
- St. Vincent &
the Grenadines		 - - - - - - 16 1
North Pacific:-
- Japan - - 1007 507 37 2087 - 361
- Korea - - - - - 148 - 14
- Russian Fed. - - - - - - 1319 131
- U.S.A. - - - - - - 6410 64
TOTAL - 15 100 50 3 1541 196 1905
1) Special permit, including 3 Minke whales struck and lost.
2) Aboriginal catch, including 2 struck but lost.
3) Aboriginal catch, including 6 struck and lost. Two whales were taken in East Greenland.
4) Take of 39 whales was special permit, with 2 whales struck and lost.
Take of 6 whales was Commercial operation based on legitimate objection to the moratorium.
5) Commercial operation based on legitimate objection to the moratorium. (including 5 whales struck but lost).
6) Aboriginal catch of Humpback whale.
7) Special permit, including 1 minke whale struck and lost.
8) The Republic of Korea reported that 14 minke whales were killed deliberately (see IWC/60/Rep 4).
9) Aboriginal catch of Gray whales, including 3 struck and lost, and 2 stinky whales.
10) Aboriginal catch of 63 Bowhead whales, including 22 struck and lost, and 1 Gray whale struck and lost.



Reference:
Catches by IWC Member nations in the 2006 and 2006/2007 Seasons. Prepared by the Secretariat (Annex H of Chair's Report of the 58th Annual Meeting),
Catches by IWC member nations in the 2007 and 2007/2008 seasons. Prepared by the Secretariat (60-25rev)

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