SPECIAL PERMIT CATCHES SINCE 1985
| Nation | Area | Dates | Fin | Sperm | Sei | Brydes | Minke | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 (86/87) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Jun-Sep86 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| Republic of Korea | NP | Apr-Jul86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 185 | ||
| 1987 (87/88) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Jun-Sep87 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Jan-Mar88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 |
| Total | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 273 | 373 | ||
| 1988 (88/89) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Jun-Aug88 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Jan-Mar89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 241 |
| Norway (small type) | NA | Aug-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 270 | 348 | ||
| 1989 (89/90) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Jun-Jul89 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec89-Feb90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| Norway (small type) | NA | Jul-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 415 | ||
| 1990 (90/91) | ||||||||
| Norway (small type) | NA | Aug-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec90-Mar91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 332 | ||
| 1991 (91/92) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec91-Mar92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 288 |
| 1992 (92/93) | ||||||||
| Norway (small type) | NA | Jul-Aug92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec92-Mar93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 425 | ||
| 1993 (93/94) | ||||||||
| Norway (small type) | NA | Apr-Sep93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec93-Mar94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 399 | ||
| 1994 (1994/95) | ||||||||
| Norway (small type) | NA | May-Sep94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| Japan | NP | Jul-Sep94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec94-Mar95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 425 | ||
| 1995 (1995/96) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | Jun-Aug95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Nov95-Mar96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 440 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 540 | ||
| 1996 (1996/97) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | Jul-Sep96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Nov96-Mar97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 440 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 517 | 517 | ||
| 1997 (1997/98) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | May-Jul97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec97-Mar98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 438 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 538 | 538 | ||
| 1998 (1998/99) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | May-Jun98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 101 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Jan-Mar99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 389 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 489 | 490 | ||
| 1999 (1999/2000) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | Jun-Jul99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec99-Mar00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 439 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 539 | ||
| 2000 (2000/01) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | Aug-Sep00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 88 |
| Japan(pelagic) | SH | Dec00-Mar01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 440 |
| Total | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 480 | 528 | ||
| 2001 (2001/02) | ||||||||
| Japan | NP | May-Aug 01 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 100 | 159 |
| Japan(pelagic) | SH | Nov01-Mar02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 440 |
| Total | 0 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 540 | 599 | ||
| 2002 (2002/03) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | Jul-Sep02 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 50 | 102 | 197 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Sep-Oct02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec02-Mar03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 441 |
| Total | 0 | 5 | 40 | 50 | 593 | 688 | ||
| 2003 (2003/04) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Aug-Sep03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | May-Aug03 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 101 | 211 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | April-May03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Nov03-Mar04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 443 |
| Total | 0 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 631 | 741 | ||
| 2004 (2004/05) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | June-July04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | June-Sept04 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 51 | 100 | 254 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Sept-Oct04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec04-Mar05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 441 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 100 | 51 | 626 | 780 | ||
| 2005 (2005/06) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | July-Aug05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | May-Aug05 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 50 | 101 | 256 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Apr-Oct05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec05-Mar06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 856 | 866 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 100 | 50 | 1117 | 1282 | ||
| 2006 (2006/07) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Jun-Aug06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | May-Aug06 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 51 | 100 | 258 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Apr-Oct06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec06-Feb07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 511 |
| Total | 3 | 6 | 101 | 51 | 765 | 926 | ||
| 2007 (2007/08) | ||||||||
| Iceland | NA | Apr-Sep07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | Apr-Oct07 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 253 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | May-Aug07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec07-Mar08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 551 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 100 | 50 | 798 | 951 | ||
| 2008 (2008/09) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | Jun-Aug08 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 50 | 59 | 211 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Apr-Oct08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec08-Mar09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 681 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 100 | 50 | 851 | 1004 | ||
| 2009 (2009/10) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | May-Jul09 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 50 | 43 | 195 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Apr-Oct09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec09-Mar10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 508 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 101 | 50 | 672 | 825 | ||
| 2010 (2010/11) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | Jun-Aug10 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 50 | 14 | 167 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | Apr-Oct10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Dec10-Feb11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 173 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 100 | 50 | 290 | 445 | ||
| 2011 (2011/12) | ||||||||
| Japan (pelagic) | NP | Jun-Aug11 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 50 | 49 | 196 |
| Japan (coastal) | NP | May-Oct11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| Japan (pelagic) | SH | Jan11-Mar12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 267 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 96 | 50 | 392 | 540 | ||
| Overall Total: | 15,123 | |||||||