The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



No. 54] 1905 [APRIL 



NOTES ON WHALING IN SHETLAND, 1904. 



By R. C. HALDANE. 



PLATE III. 



LIVING as I do less than a mile from one station, and an 

 hour's walk from two more, I have unusually good opportunities 

 of getting information about Whales. My thanks are due to 

 Messrs. Foden, Castberg, and Mathisen for kindly keeping a 

 register of whales killed. The results of the whaling for 

 this year at these three stations, as far as I have the returns, 

 are as follows : 



Norrona Co. 99 whales (Finners 97, Megaptera i, B. borealis i). 

 Shetland Co. 64 ( 63, ... r ). 



Alexandra Co. 72 ,, ( ,, 66, Megaptera 4, ,, i, 



and one Sperm Whale). 



Of the Finners (B. inusculus] I have the following parti- 

 culars of the average length : 



J-g 



' - 



Norrona 57 bulls aver. 63.1 feet, 38 cows aver. 66.3 feet. 

 Shetland 36 59.0 ,,27 64.7 



Alexandra 40 ,, 60.4 26 61.1 



Deducting all whales of under 56 feet as immature, we 

 have the following average lengths : 

 54 B 



