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 |
251 |
251 |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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** 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: