1084 MR. ,C(RJAN OLSEK OX 



Mr. Bryde's station in Saldanha Bay during the season of 1911 

 (with two whaling steamers), and in the season of 1912 (with three 

 whaling steamers). 



1911. 1912. 



March 20-30 — 7 



April 1-10 — 8 



AprillO-20 — 37 



April 20-30 — 22 



May 1-10 — 25 



May 10-20 6 5 



May 20-30 8 2 



June 1-10 2 1 



June 10-20 5 9 



June 20-30 3 3 



July 1-10 1 2 



July 10-20 2 — 



July 20-30 2 9 



Aug. 1-10 2 9 



Aug. 10-20 2 7 



Aug. 20-30 2 3 



Sept. 1-10 — 1 



Sept. 10-20 — 1 



Sept. 20-30 — 1 



Oct. 1-10 1 — 



Oct. 10-20 — 1 



Oct. 20-30 — 2 



Nov. 1-10 — 1 



Nov. 10-20 1 6 



Nov. 20-30 3 3 



Dec. 1-10 2 3 



Dec. 10-20 — 1 



Total 42 169 



The table shows that the majority of B. brydei are captured in 

 the autumn (April and May), and at this time this species also 

 seems to be the most numerous outside Salda.nha Bay, as well as 

 Durban. But we see also that it is captured in greater or less 

 numbers during the whole season, and it is seen outside Saldanha 

 Bay all the year round. 



The difference between the real number of B. hrydei in the 

 autumn and at other times of the year is in fact not so great as 

 the capture seems to indicate, because the whalers always prefer 

 to take the more valuable " humpback " whale when this species 

 appeal's on the spot in May. In 1912 an unusually small number 

 of " humpbacks " was seen, and the trade depended on the 

 "seihval" to a greater extent than before. 



In 1913 the first specimen was caught on March 5, and from 



