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Whaling Season
1985/86 - Japan - 1,194 USSR - 3,028
1986/87 - Japan - 2,252 Norway - 379 Korea - 69 USSR - 3,028
1987/88 - Japan - 577 Norway - 373
1988/89 - Japan - 241
1989/90 - Japan - 330
1990/91 - Japan - 327 Norway - 5
1991/92 - Japan - 288 Norway - 1
1992/93 - Japan - 330 Norway - 95
1993/94 - Japan - 330 Norway - 226
1994/95 - Japan - 351 Norway - 280
1995/96 - Japan - 540 Norway - 218
1996/97 - Japan - 517 Norway - 388
1997/98 - Japan - 538 Norway - 503
1998/99 - Japan -489 Norway - 625
1999/00 - Japan - 539 Norway - 591
2000/01 - Japan - 480 Norway - 487
2001/02 - Japan - 540 Norway - 552
2002/03 - Japan - 593 Norway - 634
2003/04 - Japan - 594 Norway - 647 Iceland - 37
2004/05 - Japan - 601 Norway - 544 Iceland - 25
Source: Secretariat & IWC Website.
The numbers shown are known recorded kills of Orca whales. The number of whales actually taken (poached) could exceed the number that was recorded.
Over 1,500 whales are hunted every year. Commercial whaling has been banned since 1986. But whaling continues under false pretenses now call "Scientific Research". This kills hundreds of whales every year. Even the fishing industry has caught nearly 1,000 whales in fishing nets.
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How many whales where killed in the year 2000?
1344 whales were killed in 2000. See the Related Links for more information.
How many beluga whales are killed each year?
Beluga whales are a protected species and are not hunted commercially. Native people in Alaska and Canada are allowed to hunt them, and kill from 1200 to about 1500 each year.
How many whales are killed a year due to balloons?
None. The whales kill the balloons
How many whales did japan kill in 2011?
50
Why is whaling called Japanese whaling?
Not all whaling is Japanese whaling. They get the most fame because they kill many whale (almost 1000 in the southern ocean every year, along with hundreds off their coast). Norway, Iceland, and some aboriginal tribes also kill whales, but not as many as Japan.
How many are born on iceland?
Atleast 2 people are born each year in Iceland
Why are many countries need to kill whales?
whales have oil in their insides and they say whale meat is good
How many gray whales are killed by the US?
No gray whales are killed. Indigenous communities in Alaska kill 50 bowhead whales a year.
How many people are born on Iceland?
Atleast 2 people are born each year in iceland
Do whales get killed by human?
Yes, in Japan, people have large ships that are able to hold a whole whale. They catch whales and bring them up into their ship. Once the whales are in the ship, they kill them and take out all their organs and much more. After this process, the things they do not need from the whale, they throw back into the ocean. There are also more places where this happens such as, Iceland, Indonesia, and many more places in the world. Fortunately, the United States has banned it.
How many people did the iceland volcano kill?
There were no deaths caused by the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Can whales kill polar bears?
Not all whales, but Killer Whales can, and have eaten Polar Bears. Polar Bears are one of the many animals that Killer Whales eat. See related links below for others.
