

486 WHALE FISHERIES OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES. 



seldom that there is open water for more than four and a half months. The 32 whalers 

 working in these waters killed also about 5000 whales, yielding about 200,000 barrels 

 of oil, and about 100 tons of guano at the only shore station there, on Deception Island. 

 The percentage of the whales caught was as follows : about 43 per cent. Finners, about 

 35 per cent. Blue, and only about 22 per cent. Humpback whales. 



At the South Orkneys the season is still shorter, open water being seldom met witli 

 before the end of December, and ice setting in again about the middle or end of March. 

 The 6 steam whalers at work from these Islands caught about 800 whales, yielding 

 about 27,000 barrels of oil. The proportion of the various species is much the same as 

 for the South Shetlands and Graham Land. 



At the Falkland Islands the 3 whalers operating brought in only 87 whales, com- 

 posed of 43 Fish whales, 36 Finners, and 8 Humpbacks, yielding 2128 barrels of oil and 

 275 tons guano. 



The total production in the Falkland Islands and dependencies is thus about 

 430,000 barrels of oil which is more than half of the world's output during last 

 season and 8375 tons of guano, the gross value of which is about 1,350,000 sterling. 

 The industry gives employment to about 3500 men composing the crews of the whaling 

 and transport vessels and working at the factories ashore and afloat. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I. 

 Steam whaler Seilna of Leith. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 1. Steam whaler Ramna of Leith. 



Fig. 2. Southern Right whale (Balsena australis). 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Finner whale (Balcenoptera musculus). 

 Fig. 2. Finner whale (Bal senoptei-a musculus). 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. Finner whale (Buhmoptera musculus). 

 Fig. 2. Humpback whale (Meyaptera hoops). 



PLATE V. 



Fig. 1. Humpback whale (Megaptera hoops). 



Fig. 2. Whale factory, Leith Harbour, South Georgia. 



PLATE \l. 



Fig. 1. Whale factory, Leith Harbour, South Georgia. 

 Fig. 2. Whale factory, New Island, Falkland Islands. 



PLATE VII. 



Fig. 1. Whale factory, New Fortune Bay. South 

 Georgia. 



Fig. 2. Floating whale factory, s.s. Neko of Leith. 



PLATE VIII. 



Fig. 1. Floating whale factory, s.s. Horatio of Leith. 

 Fig. 2. Floating factory, s.s. Restitution of North 

 Shields, Possession Bay, South Georgia. 



PLATE IX. 



Fig. 1. Floating factory, ship A'o/ 1 of Sandefjurd, 

 King Edward's Cove, South Georgia. 



Fig. 2. S.S. Coronda of Leith, discharging stores at 

 Leith Harbour, South Georgia. 



PLATE X. 



Female Cachalot or Sperm whale (P/ii/seter macro- 

 cephalus), captured 1913, on flenching 

 platform, Leith Harbour, South Georgia. 



