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SCHAKFF. — The Irish IV/uxle Fishery. 



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THE IRISH WHALE FISHERY. 



BY R. F. SCHARFF, PH.D. 



Since writing the short article on this subject for the Irish 

 Naturalist last November, Mr. Holt very kindly sent me 

 some additional information which may be of interest to the 

 readers of this journal. The exact data of the number 

 of whales killed at the Irish whaling stations during the 

 summer of 1910 were not then available. This information 

 has now been supplied by Mr. Holt. 



Number of Specimens captured by Inishkea Whaling 



Company during 19 10, 



Right Whale. . . 

 Sperm Whale, 

 Common Rorqual, 

 Sibbald's Rorqual, 

 Northern Rorqual, 

 Humpback, 



4 



2 



5 



21 



I 



65 Whales. 



Number of Specimens captured by Blacksod Whaling 

 Company during 1910. 



Right W^hale, . . 

 Sperm Whale, 

 Common Rorqual, 

 Sibbald's Rorqual, 

 Northern Rorqual, 

 Humpback, 



4 

 5 



20 

 6 



18 



2 



55 Whales. 



National Museum, Dublin. 



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