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Instances of attacks on whaling ships by sperm.whales have
by the Soviet whaling fleet-
Such attacks have also occurred during operations
The stranding of sperm whales has been reported from several
places in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Incrustations on the skin occur relatively seldom. Usually
various barnacle species are found attached to sperm whales. Diatom
algae settle on them in Arctic waters.
mostly by whale lice.
Ectoparasites are represented
Endoparasites are usually found in every
specimen. They are located in the stomach, intestine% ) and kidneys,
and even in the placenta of pregnant females.
Little study has been made of sperm whale diseases. Dental
caries, tonsilitis, and various inflammatory conditions have been
reported.
During the period following World War II there was great
expansion in the hunting of sperM whales; the take rose from 1,345
in 1946 to 7,768 in 1962.
in 1967 it amounted to 15,469.
Appendixes 7 and 10.
In 1963 it passed the 10,000 Mark, and
Data on the take are presented in
The principal products are oil, spermaceti, meat—meal for
animal food, and frozen meat.
The ratios between the body length and the weight of male
sperm whales are given below:
Rawia, A' 12,4 13,45 13,8 1 4 ,6 16,4 16,8 17,0 18,0 18,1'
Z filacca, C 16,1 22,7 20,6 26,05 -30,6 32,0 38,6 53,4 57,1
Key: 1) Length, metres.
2) Weight, metric tons.
The weight of a female 10.7 metres long was -15.0 metric tons.
In 1971 the number of male sperm whales in the zone of operations
of the pelagic flotillas north of 40 ° N was estimated .at from
57,000 to 77,000, and the permissible kill at from 4,800 to 6,700;
the corresponding figures for females were: estimated number from
50,000 to 56,000, and permissible kill 1,900 to 5,100.
he following national quotas for the take of sperm whales,
including both males and females, were established in 1972: USSR
6,173; Ja;)an 4,608; and U.S.A. 60 -- total 10,641.