Quotas and Number of Bovhead Whales Taken: 1977-1989 



IWC Quotas* Takes by Alaska Eskimos 



Struck Total 



Year Landings Strikes Landed But Lost Struck 



1977 [No Quota] 26 82 108 



14 20 12 6 18 



18 27 12 15 27 



18 26 16 18 34 



11 28 



11 19 



9 18 



13 25 



6 17 



9 28 



9 31 



6 29 



41 8 25 



41 



41 



* In establishing quotas for both landings and 



strikes, the IWC stipulated that whaling should 

 cease whenever the number of whales landed or 

 the number of strikes reached the specified 

 number, whichever came first. 



** In 1980, a block quota was set for the years 

 1981 to 1983. In any one year, the number 

 landed was not to exceed 17 and the number 

 struck was not to exceed 27. 



*** In 1983, a block quota was set on strikes alone 

 for 1984 and 1985 with a one year strike limit 

 of 27. 



+ In 1985, a quota of 26 strikes per year was set 

 for the years 1985-1987. Strikes not used in 

 any one year could be used the following year 

 provided that no more than 3 2 strikes were made 

 in any single year. 



++ In 1987, the IWC modified its 1987 quota to 32 

 strikes. 



+++ In 1988, a quota of 44 strikes or 41 landings 

 was adopted for the years 1989 to 1991. Up to 

 three strikes not used in 1988, 1989 or 1990 

 may be used the following year. 



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