The Top 5 Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1950

  Country Catch (Sperm & Pilot Whales) Catch (Blue & Fin Whales) Total Catch:
1 USSR 45,055 1,517 46,572
2 Norway 1,261 15,973 17,234
3 United Kingdom 942 6,879 7,821
4 South Africa 2,785 1,699 4,484
5 Japan 2,179 1,942 4,121
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Sources:  FOASTAT data, last updated December 2005

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Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1950

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