The Top 5 Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1980

  Country Catch (Sperm & Pilot Whales) Catch (Blue & Fin Whales) Total Catch:
1 Japan 1,179 4,057 5,236
2 USSR 1,226 3,965 5,191
3 Greenland 2,674 288 2,962
4 Faeroe Islands 2,773 Nil 2,773
5 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Sources:  FOASTAT data, last updated December 2005

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Countries that Caught the Most Whales in 1980

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