POPULATION STUDIES ON THE MINKE WHALE 



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1000 



soo- 



m 



> 600 



ro 

 



"o 400. 



I 200 



Z 



n 



15 feet and less 



1938 /lO 



E 6 



17 feet and less 



45 



i 



Seasons 



50 



i 



55 



1958 



Fig. 3. — Minke whaling. Number of calves, subdivided into: shaded — caught in Lofoten, 

 white — caught in all other areas. 



it is hard to believe that there has been such a serious shortage of food during 

 the past years that improved conditions should have any effect. 



3. The intensity of whaling may have shifted to a later time of the year 

 If this was the case, the calves would be older when caught, and they would 

 consequently have grown in size. No seasonal shift in the intensity of whaling 

 has taken place, however, except that due to whaling regulations. The close 

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