The Top 5 Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1960

  Country Catch (Sperm & Pilot Whales) Catch (Blue & Fin Whales) Total Catch:
1 USSR 49,508 6,398 55,906
2 Japan 8,436 11,212 19,648
3 Norway 2,064 13,543 15,607
4 United Kingdom 488 4,677 5,165
5 South Africa 3,523 Nil 3,523
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Sources:  FOASTAT data, last updated December 2005

List Notes: 
Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1960

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