SPECIAL PERMIT CATCHES SINCE 1985

Nation Area Type Fin Sperm Sei Brydes Minke Total
1986
Iceland W. Iceland Coastal 76 0 40 0 0 116
Rep. of Korea Korea Coastal 0 0 0 0 69 69
Total     76 0 40 0 69 185
1987 (and 1987/88 Antarctic Season)
Iceland W. Iceland Coastal 80 0 20 0 0 100
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 273 273
Total     80 0 20 0 273 373
1988 (and 1988/89 Antarctic Season)
Iceland W. Iceland Coastal 68 0 10 0 0 78
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 29 29
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 241 241
Total     68 0 10 0 270 348
1989 (and 1989/90 Antarctic Season)
Iceland W. Iceland Coastal 68 0 0 0 0 68
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 17 17
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 330 330
Total     68 0 0 0 347 415
1990 (and 1990/91 Antarctic Season)
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 5 5
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 327 327
Total     0 0 0 0 332 332
1991 (and 1991/92 Antarctic Season)
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 288 288
1992 (and 1992/93 Antarctic Season)
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 95 95
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 330 330
Total     0 0 0 0 425 425
1993 (and 1993/94 Antarctic Season)
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 69 69
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 330 330
Total     0 0 0 0 399 399
1994 (and 1994/95 Antarctic Season)
Norway NE Atlantic Small type 0 0 0 0 74 74
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 0 21 21
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 330 330
Total     0 0 0 0 425 425
1995 (and 1995/96 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 0 100 100
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 440 440
Total     0 0 0 0 540 540
1996 (and 1996/97 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 0 77 77
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 440 440
Total     0 0 0 0 517 517
1997 (and 1997/98 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 0 100 100
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 438 438
Total     0 0 0 0 538 538
1998 (and 1998/99 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 1 100 101
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 389 389
Total     0 0 0 1 489 490
1999 (and 1999/2000 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 0 0 100 100
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 439 439
Total     0 0 0 0 539 539
2000 (and 2000/01 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 5 0 43 40 88
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 444 444
Total     0 5 0 43 484 532
2001 (and 2001/02 Antarctic Season)
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 8 1 50 100 159
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 452 452
Total     0 8 1 50 552 611
2002 (and 2002/03 Antarctic Season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 50 50
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 5 40 50 102 197
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 441 441
Total     0 5 40 50 593 688
2003 (and 2003/04 Antarctic Season)
Iceland Iceland Small type 0 0 0 0 37 37
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 50 50
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 10 50 50 101 211
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 443 443
Total     0 10 50 50 631 741
2004 (and 2004/05 Antarctic Season)
Iceland Iceland Small type 0 0 0 0 25 25
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 60 60
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 3 100 51 100 254
Japan Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 441 441
Total     0 3 100 51 626 780
2005 (and 2005/06 Antarctic Season)
Iceland Iceland Small type 0 0 0 0 39 39
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 121 121
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 5 100 50 101 256
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 10 0 0 0 856 866
Total     10 5 100 50 1,117 1,282
2006 (and 2006/07 Antarctic Season)
Iceland Iceland Small type 0 0 0 0 60 60
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 97 97
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 6 101 51 100 258
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 3 0 0 0 508 511
Total     3 6 101 51 765 926
2007 (and 2007/08 Antarctic Season)
Iceland Iceland Small type 0 0 0 0 39 39
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 108 108
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 3 100 50 100 253
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 551 551
Total     0 3 100 50 798 951
2008 (and 2008/09 Antarctic Season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 112 112
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 2 100 50 59 211
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 1 0 0 0 680 681
Total     1 2 100 50 851 1,004
2009 (and 2009/10 Antarctic Season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 122 122
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 1 101 50 43 195
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 1 0 0 0 507 508
Total     1 1 101 50 672 825
2010 (and 2010/11 Antarctic Season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 105 105
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 3 100 50 14 167
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 2 0 0 0 171 173
Total     2 3 100 50 290 445
2011 (and 2011/12 Antarctic Season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 77 77
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 1 96 50 49 196
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 1 0 0 0 266 267
Total     1 1 96 50 392 540
2012 (and 2012/13 Antarctic season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 110 110
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 3 100 34 74 211
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 103 103
Total     0 3 100 34 287 424
2013 (and 2013/14 Antarctic season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 92 92
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 1 100 28 3 132
Japan** Antarctic Pelagic 0 0 0 0 252 252
Total     0 1 100 28 347 476
2014 (and 2014/15 Antarctic season)
Japan Japan Coastal 0 0 0 0 81 81
Japan NW Pacific Pelagic 0 0 90 25 0 115
Total     0 0 90 25 81 196
 
Overall Total:   310 56 1,249 683 13,937 16,235

** These catches have been discussed by the International Court of Justice (Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand Intervening) and at IWC65 in 2014 (Items 7.5 and 15.1).

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