Catches Taken: Special Permit

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SPECIAL PERMIT CATCHES SINCE 1985

Nation	Area	Type	Fin	Sperm	Sei	Bryde's	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
2015 (and 2015/16 Antarctic season)
Japan	Japan	Coastal	0	0	0	0	70	70
Japan	NW Pacific	Pelagic	0	0	90	25	0	115
Japan	Antarctic	Pelagic	0	0	0	0	335	335
Total			0	0	90	25	405	520
2016 (and 2016/17 Antarctic season)
Japan	Japan	Coastal	0	0	0	1*	37	38
Japan	NW Pacific	Pelagic	0	0	90	25	0	115
Japan	Antarctic	Pelagic	0	0	0	0	335	335
Total			0	0	90	26	372	488
*1 Bryde's shot by mistake (Infraction)
2017 (and 2017/18 Antarctic season)
Japan	Japan	Coastal	0	0	0	0	85	85
Japan	NW Pacific	Pelagic	0	0	134	0	44	178
Japan	Antarctic	Pelagic	0	0	0	0	333	333
Total			0	0	134	0	462	596
2018 (and 2018/19 Antarctic season)
Japan	Japan	Coastal	0	0	0	0	128	128
Japan	NW Pacific	Pelagic	0	0	135	0	43	178
Japan	Antarctic	Pelagic	0	0	0	0	334	334
Total			0	0	135	0	505	640
2019
Japan	Japan	Coastal	0	0	0	0	79	79
Total			0	0	0	0	79	79

** 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). See further details at: