ASW Catches

ABORIGINAL SUBSISTENCE WHALING CATCHES SINCE 1985

NOTE - these figures include all struck and lost whales

Nation	Area	Fin	Humpback	Sei	Gray	Minke	Bowhead	Total
1985
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	8	0	0	222	0	239
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
USSR	NP	0	0	0	169	0	0	169
USA	NP	0	0	0	1	0	17	18
Total		9	8	0	170	236	17	440
1986
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	0	0	0	145	0	154
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
USSR	NP	0	0	0	169	0	0	169
USA	NP	0	0	0	2	0	28	30
Total		9	2	0	171	147	28	357
1987
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	0	0	0	86	0	95
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
USSR	NP	0	0	0	158	0	0	158
USA	NP	0	1	0	1	0	31	32
Total		9	2	0	159	90	31	291
1988
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	1	0	0	109	0	119
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
USSR	NP	0	0	0	150	0	0	150
USA	NP	0	0	0	1	0	29	30
Total		9	2	0	151	119	29	310
1989
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	14	2	2	0	63	0	81
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
USSR	NP	0	0	0	179	0	0	179
USA	NP	0	0	0	1	2	26	29
Total		14	2	2	180	75	26	299
1990
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	19	1	0	0	89	0	109
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
USSR	NP	0	0	0	162	0	0	162
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	44	44
Total		19	1	0	162	95	44	321
1991
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	18	0	0	0	99	0	117
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	1	0	0	7	0	8
USSR	NP	0	0	0	169	0	0	169
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	47	47
Total		18	1	0	169	106	47	341
1992
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	22	1	0	0	103	0	126
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	50	50
Total		22	3	0	0	114	50	189
1993
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	14	0	0	0	107	0	121
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	52	52
Total		14	2	0	0	116	52	184
1994
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	22	1	0	0	104	0	127
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Russia	NP	0	0	0	44	0	0	44
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	46	46
Total		22	1	0	44	109	47	222
1995
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	12	0	0	0	153	0	165
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Russia	NP	0	0	0	90	0	0	90
USA	NP	0	0	0	2	0	57	59
Total		12	0	0	92	162	57	323
1996
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	19	0	0	0	164	0	183
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russia	NP	0	0	0	43	0	0	43
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	43	43
Total		19	1	0	43	176	45	282
1997
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	13	0	0	0	148	0	161
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Russia	NP	0	0	0	79	0	0	79
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	66	66
Total		13	0	0	79	162	66	320
1998
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	11	0	0	0	166	0	177
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	125	0	1	126
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	54	54
Total		11	2	0	125	176	55	369
1999
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	0	0	0	170	0	179
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	123	0	1	124
USA: Oregon	NP	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
USA: Alska	NP	0	0	0	0	0	47	47
Total		9	2	0	124	185	48	368
2000
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	7	0	0	0	145	0	152
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
St. Vincent & The Grenadines*	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
*1 Brydes whale taken illegally - reported as infraction
Russia	NP	0	0	0	115	0	1	116
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	47	47
Total		7	2	0	115	155	49	328
2001
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	8	2	0	0	139	0	149
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	17	0	17
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	112	0	1	113
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	75	75
Total		8	4	0	112	156	76	356
2002
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	13	2	0	0	139	0	154
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	131	0	3	134
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	50	50
Total		13	2	0	131	149	53	350
2003
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	9	1	0	0	185	0	195
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russia	NP	0	0	0	128	0	3	131
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	41	41
Total		9	2	0	128	199	44	382
2004
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	13	1	0	0	179	0	193
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russia	NP	0	0	0	111	0	1	112
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	44	44
Total		13	1	0	111	190	45	360
2005
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	13	0	0	0	176	0	189
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
St. Vincent & The Grenadines*	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
*1 Brydes whale taken illegally - reported as infraction
Russia	NP	0	0	0	124	0	2	126
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	68	68
Total		13	1	0	124	180	70	389
2006
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	10	1	1	0	181	0	193
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	1	0	0	0	3	0	4
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russia	NP	0	0	0	134	0	3	137
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	39	39
Total		11	2	1	134	184	42	374
2007
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	12	0	0	0	167	0	179
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russia	NP	0	0	0	131	0	0	131
USA: Alaska	NP	0	0	0	0	0	63	63
USA: Oregon (Makah)	NP	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total		12	1	0	132	169	63	377
2008
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	14	0	0	0	153	0	167
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Russia	NP	0	0	0	130	0	2	132
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	50	50
Total		14	2	0	130	154	52	352
2009
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	10	0	0	0	164	3	177
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russia	NP	0	0	0	116	0	0	116
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	38	38
Total		10	1	0	116	168	41	336
2010
Denmark: W.Greenland	NA	5	9	0	0	186	3	203
Denmark: E.Greenland	NA	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
St. Vincent & The Grenadines	NA	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Russia	NP	0	0	0	118	0	2	120
USA	NP	0	0	0	0	0	71	71
Total		5	12	0	118	195	76	406

Overall Total:								8,626