The Top 5 Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1970

  Country Catch (Sperm & Pilot Whales) Catch (Blue & Fin Whales) Total Catch:
1 USSR 14,732 4,953 19,685
2 Japan 6,854 10,033 16,887
3 Norway 974 2,397 3,371
4 Greenland 3,021 198 3,219
5 China 1,824 227 2,051
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Sources:  FOASTAT data, last updated December 2005

List Notes: 
Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1970

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