Statistics on the pilot whale catch in the Faroe Islands

The statistics on pilot whales in the Faroe Islands are considered to be the oldest hunting statistics in the world.

It has been fully documented since 1709; In the years 1584 to 1638 it is incomplete, between 1639 and 1708 with the exception of 1664 it was not preserved. Until 1990 only pilot whales are listed . Beached other whales and dolphins were not taken into account until then.

The column headings of the table have the following meanings: Grindir are pilot whale capture events , whales are the individuals killed and Skinn is a unit of measurement, in this case 1 Skinn = 38 kg of whale meat + 34 kg of whale blubber.

Pilot whale meat is not traded, but goes to all islanders according to a distribution key. It's free now, as it was then. The statistics can be used to determine the average number of whales that were killed by the Faroese in a grind.

Word meaning

Grind is not only the pilot whale meat, but also a herd of pilot whales or a pilot whale school . The plural is grindir. A grind is also a pilot whale catching event in a whale bay (hvalvágur). The stranding of a dolphin school is also called Grindir. Whereby their meat is not calculated according to the skinn measure .

Skinn (shilling) is a historic Faroese currency unit and unit of measure for pilot whale meat .

One skinn is equivalent to 38 kg of pilot whale meat and 34 kg of whale fat, for a total of 72 kg. 20 skinn equals 1 gyllin (guilder). The skinnatal (Skinn number) can also be expressed in Gyllin and Skinn. Skinn is still used as the unit of account. Another comparable system is the Faroe Islands' Agricultural Yield Measure: Markatal .

Incomplete statistics from the 17th century

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1584	1	4th	?
1588	1	115	?
1599	1	90	?
1600	1	24	?
1602	1	60	?
1613	2	80	?
1614	3	159	?
1615	6th	444	?
1616	2	280	?
1617	2	120	?
1618	2	210	?
1619	2	155	?
1620	2	291	?
1621	3	1,000	?
1622	1	200	?
1623	2	32	?
1624	1	180	?
1626	2	103	?
1628	2	200	?
1629	1	20th	?
1630	1	87	?
1635	1	400	?
1637	1	60	?
1638	1	56	?
1664	1	1,000	?

The first recorded grindadráp is that of June 24, 1584 on the uninhabited island of Lítla Dímun . This report is relatively curious as the island consists of vertical cliffs all around and has no suitable harbor. Perhaps it was shepherds from Hvalba who release their animals here every summer (until today) and were able to catch four pilot whales on the occasion. This could also explain the small number of only four whales captured, and at the same time why chroniclers of the time deserved a mention that lasted through the centuries. In any case, it should be the only mention of this inhospitable island in connection with the pilot whale catch.

The second known grindadráp was in Skálafjørður in 1588 , an exact date is not known. Besides the report from 1664, it should remain the only one in these statistics that is not dated. The 115 animals shot are a pretty good average.

On November 14, 1599, Klaksvík appears for the first time in the statistics. The place then consisted of four separate courtyards. The natural harbor of Klaksvík has proven itself time and again as a suitable place for pilot whales. The late season is unusual. The Klaksvík harbor is protected, however, so that the calm sea often creates favorable conditions here, while a grind would be impossible to catch elsewhere.

The two following Grindir were in Hvalvík on September 4th, 1600 and August 8th, 1602. Hvalvík literally means "whale bay" and is located on Sundini , the narrow sound between the two islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy . The whale bay is located south of the narrowest point of the sound and is well suited to catch schools of pilot whales swimming through due to the strong current.

In 1613 two Grindir are handed down for the first time: on May 22nd again in Klakvsvík and on July 14th for the first time in Miðvágur . Miðvágur became known for its particularly large catches of pilot whales. Here, too, the natural conditions are favorable for whaling. In 1614 three pilot whale catches were registered. On July 5th again in Hvalvík, on July 8th in Miðvágur and on August 18th for the first time in Hvalba . This place name also suggests a good whale bay. There is a relatively large sandy beach there.

In 1615 six Grindir were recorded. On July 3rd in Hvalba, July 25th in Klaksvík, on July 28th in Norðskáli , Hvalvík and Klaksvík at the same time. Norðskáli and Hvalvík are on opposite banks of the Sundini, but Klaksvík is a long way away, so they must have been two different schools - and that on Ólavsøka , the national holiday in the Faroe Islands. On September 1st there was another grind in Klaksvík.

Compared to the previous year, 1616 was again a normal year in the statistics: September 7th Klaksvík and October 16th Miðvágur. However, Klaksvík's 150 whales killed were a new record. Also in 1617 there were only two grindadráp to report, on August 9th in Hvalba and on September 5th in Hvalvík. It was similar in 1618 with the two Grindir on July 18 in Klaksvík and on December 13 in Hvalvík. The catch in Hvalvík with 150 animals was not only on par with the previous record, but also the first recorded catch in December. In 1619 it was again Klaksvík and Hvalvík, on July 1st and 9th respectively. On August 5, 1620, Miðvágur reappeared after a four-year break, on September 16, Klaksvík.

While only two catches of pilot whales were recorded in the past five years, in 1621 there were again three. August 1st and September 5th in Hvalvík and September 23rd in Miðvágur. The record of 5 September in Hvalvík with 500 animals will not be set in the same place until 99 years later. On May 26, 1622, the only grindadráp of the year was recorded in Hvalba, albeit with 200 animals. The worst year since 1600 was 1623. While at least 30 pilot whales were caught in Skálafjørður on August 20th, only two were caught in Klaksvík on December 12th. This has been the most unsuccessful grind on record. Again, there is only one Grindadráp from 1624: August 26th in Hvalvík. No grind was recorded in 1625. In 1626 the first grind took place in January. The exact date is not known, only the place Klaksvík with three animals. On September 6th there was a grind in Miðvágur with 100 animals.

In 1627 no grind was documented, while in 1628 Hvalvík and Klaksvík each shared 100 animals (April 24th and June 16th). On June 10, 1629, the only grind of that year took place in Hvalba. The grind on April 23 in Hvalvík 1630 was the only one of the year. Not until 1635 was another grind reported, this time on August 20th in Miðvágur with 400 whales killed. This record was only broken again in Miðvágur 90 years later. Klaksvík reappears on July 14, 1637 and April 2, 1638, then the chronicle breaks off.

Gap in fork time

Due to the fork period from 1655 to 1709, there is only one surviving report of a grind in 1664 from this period. With 1,000 animals killed, it was extraordinarily large. There is also the legend of a grind troll that was sighted at this time.

“ In the autumn of 1664 a lot of pilot whales came to the Skálafjørður fjord on Eysturoy . Since most of the whales had been killed, a monster could be seen swimming between the whales and the land. The front body, visible above the water, looked like a dog, gray and hairy with long ears, just like an English dog. This tale comes from honest and upright people, and the story is known all over the country. "

- From Færoæ et Færoa Reserata 1673 : Lucas Debes

As with many Faroese fairy tales, it may have been a species of seal .

When Gabel's henchmen burned down the monopoly trading building on Tinganes in order to destroy evidence of the regime there, large parts of the Faroese chronicle of the Løgting were also lost. It was not until 1709 that this darkest period in the history of the Faroe Islands came to an end and normal conditions returned - with it the complete scour statistics to this day.

18th century

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1709	11	1,448	18,420
1710	6th	1,430	22,200

1711-1720

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1711	8th	715	10.160
1712	3	385	5,400
1713	5	1,090	16,700
1714	6th	635	9,100
1715	7th	625	8,960
1716	5	728	11,820
1717	10	718	11,679
1718	7th	409	6,714
1719	6th	726	11,873
1720	12	803	12,431

1721-1730

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1721	8th	905	10,611
1722	5	317	4,266
1723	10	1,320	18,970
1724	10	1,063	14,089
1725	11	1,359	22,489
1726	13	1,053	17,200
1727	7th	391	6,490
1728	4th	236	4.164
1729	5	1,423	17,125
1730	8th	915	13,248

1731-1740

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1731	17th	2,188	28,989
1732	6th	277	3,683
1733	4th	1,186	15,703
1734	5	696	9,316
1735	5	559	7,924
1736	2	391	4,573
1737	2	350	3,905
1738	2	214	1,945
1739	3	313	4,934
1740	0	0	0

1741-1750

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1741	6th	1,460	22,600
1742	0	0	0
1743	4th	622	8,675
1744	6th	1,017	15,673
1745	0	0	0
1746	2	100	1,401
1747	5	647	9,034
1748	1	165	2,592
1749	2	212	3,772
1750	0	0	0

1751-1760

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1751	0	0	0
1752	2	194	3,120
1753	0	0	0
1754	1	172	2,548
1755	0	0	0
1756	0	0	0
1757	0	0	0
1758	0	0	0
1759	0	0	0
1760	0	0	0

1761-1770

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1761	0	0	0
1762	0	0	0
1763	0	0	0
1764	0	0	0
1765	0	0	0
1766	0	0	0
1767	0	0	0
1768	0	0	0
1769	0	0	0
1770	1	16	184

1771-1780

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1771	0	0	0
1772	0	0	0
1773	0	0	0
1774	0	0	0
1775	0	0	0
1776	2	743	12,315
1777	0	0	0
1778	0	0	0
1779	0	0	0
1780	0	0	0

1781-1790

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1781	2	434	6,049
1782	1	50	1,180
1783	0	0	0
1784	0	0	0
1785	0	0	0
1786	0	0	0
1787	1	262	3,212
1788	0	0	0
1789	0	0	0
1790	0	0	0

1791-1800

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1791	0	0	0
1792	1	152	3,010
1793	1	148	1,664
1794	1	288	3,986
1795	0	0	0
1796	2	545	6.712
1797	2	100	1,021
1798	1	91	1,182
1799	7th	1,370	15,332
1800	1	53	633

19th century

1801-1810

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1801	2	154	1,686
1802	4th	752	8,368
1803	10	1,063	10,296
1804	9	953	9.005
1805	1	206	1,230
1806	6th	550	3,267
1807	5	367	3,442
1808	9	1,145	10,597
1809	2	226	2,345
1810	3	429	24,716

1811-1820

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1811	6th	510	3,969.00
1812	7th	834	5,553.00
1813	4th	281	2,870.50
1814	2	261	2,585.00
1815	9	543	5,175.00
1816	10	812	6,950.00
1817	8th	652	4,217.50
1818	7th	628	3,731.00
1819	10	1,448	10,272.50
1820	6th	787	5,734.50

1821-1830

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1821	4th	263	2,899.50
1822	7th	1,647	13,172.50
1823	5	1,098	7,981.50
1824	3	442	2,817.50
1825	10	1,935	12,655.50
1826	9	714	5,253.00
1827	8th	711	5,076.00
1828	6th	725	6,184.50
1829	5	556	4,280.00
1830	7th	1,149	9,824.00

1831-1840

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1831	8th	695	6,067.00
1832	4th	391	3,148.25
1833	13	1,455	10,924.25
1834	8th	1,569	10,619.25
1835	6th	1,338	8,862.25
1836	9	1,183	7,987.25
1837	9	1,221	8,321.50
1838	12	1,332	9,672.75
1839	7th	1,614	10,940.25
1840	11	2,193	14,044.00

1841-1850

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1841	10	1,651	10,509.75
1842	5	645	4,015.75
1843	19th	3,142	20,198.25
1844	10	2,171	14,568.50
1845	10	2,541	14,852.75
1846	6th	1,039	6,997.25
1847	15th	2,675	17,524.75
1848	10	11,181	7,590.00
1849	7th	769	5,248.75
1850	5	502	3,154.00

1851-1860

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1851	4th	474	3,075.50
1852	12	2,230	14,791.00
1853	11	1,035	7,161.00
1854	8th	794	4,781.00
1855	11	1,368	9,084.25
1856	6th	411	2,690.50
1857	3	328	1,766.75
1858	6th	757	4,952.50
1859	5	836	5,684.75
1860	5	640	4,615.75

1861-1870

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1861	5	341	2,271.50
1862	9	1,129	7,677.50
1863	6th	709	4,788.50
1864	4th	574	4,019.75
1865	9	1,269	8,365.25
1866	9	1,758	11,085.00
1867	4th	398	2,773.25
1868	3	478	2,583.75
1869	5	716	4,390.25
1870	4th	842	5,352.00

1871-1880

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1871	5	796	5,152.00
1872	7th	2,315	15,082.75
1873	7th	1,681	11,491.75
1874	5	652	4,030.75
1875	4th	780	4,962.00
1876	4th	797	6,267.75
1877	3	383	2,935.75
1878	2	392	2,351.75
1879	8th	1,930	13,438.00
1880	7th	615	4,239.25

1881-1890

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1881	3	390	2,564.75
1882	3	521	3,826.25
1883	2	135	1,012.75
1884	3	368	2,224.25
1885	5	977	6,617.75
1886	3	723	4,196.00
1887	3	833	4,624.50
1888	2	476	3,320.00
1889	4th	695	4,376.50
1890	0	0	0

1891-1900

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1891	0	0	0
1892	3	34	263.00
1893	3	840	* 4,525.00
1894	2	498	1,720.00
1895	1	542	3,207.00
1896	3	128	928.50
1897	4th	342	2,796.25
1898	2	1,336	7,748.50
1899	12	2,380	* 5,720.25
1900	4th	797	* 1,139.00

Note: The Skinnatal with the asterisk (*) in front of it means that one was not given for all Grindir. This distorts in particular the fishing year 1899, in which Miðvágur alone had 5 Grindir with 1,657 captured whales and thus holds the all-time record for most pilot whales in one place in the same year .

20th century

1901-1910

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1901	0	0	0
1902	4th	481	* 2,302.00
1903	2	212	1,232.00
1904	5	566	* 2,675.75
1905	3	221	* 15.50
1906	4th	414	2,980.60
1907	3	242	1,673.75
1908	4th	1,793	* 5,473.25
1909	7th	985	* 7,359.50
1920	6th	1,324	8,545.00

1911-1920

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1911	10	1,650	* 8,580.00
1912	5	669	* 4,106.00
1913	3	168	1,373.00
1914	3	291	2,177.00
1915	6th	1,203	8,505.99
1916	4th	397	2,812.50
1917	2	263	* 957.50
1918	2	848	* 2828.50
1919	1	153	1,269.00
1920	6th	802	* 4,433.25

The only grindadráp in 1919 happened on September 2nd in Fámjin , of all places where the flag of the Faroe Islands was first hoisted on June 22nd .

1921-1930

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1921	5	1,076	* 3,473.25
1922	4th	473	3,319.00
1923	4th	1,047	6,587.50
1924	0	0	0
1925	3	468	* 1,409.50
1926	1	347	2,686.00
1927	0	0	0
1928	2	480	3,236.25
1929	1	17th	172.00
1930	3	266	2,185.00

1931-1940

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1931	8th	2,386	* 15,079.75
1932	4th	1,282	8,572.25
1933	5	* 959	* 6,078.25
1934	4th	* 178	* 1,074.50
1935	3	652	4,051.50
1936	9	1,633	9,639.50
1937	8th	886	6,529.75
1938	13	2,094	8,729.50
1939	14th	3,294	14,628.50
1940	10	2,847	* 8,564.50

The capture of Sandur on October 10, 1940 was the largest pilot drap of all time with 1,200 pilot whales killed. The Skinnatal has not been determined, so it is not complete for this year.

1941-1950

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1941	28	4,482	* 24,929.00
1942	9	1.931	* 8,639.50
1943	8th	1,041	6,074.50
1944	11	1,386	7,589.00
1945	10	1,558	9,758.50
1946	5	1,040	5,386.00
1947	9	1,839	10,725.25
1948	4th	587	3,599.25
1949	9	955	5,379.50
1950	7th	569	* 3,422.00

1951-1960

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1951	13	2,794	16,231.75
1952	9	1,242	6,941.50
1953	14th	2,100	13,257.50
1954	12	2.010	9,705.00
1955	6th	885	4,795.75
1956	13	1,816	9,180.00
1957	15th	2,085	11,652.50
1958	14th	2,619	12,395.75
1959	10	1,426	6,978.25
1960	16	1,795	* 7,964.5

1961-1970

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1961	18th	1,892	10,605.25
1962	14th	1,813	7,663.00
1963	* 15	2,204	10,871.50
1964	9	1,364	7,071.00
1965	11	1,620	* 6,822.75
1966	13	1,485	* 6,956.25
1967	13	1,973	10,775.75
1968	19th	1,650	8,507.50
1969	15th	1,395	7,770.25
1970	3	388	2,544.50

1971-1980

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1971	10	1,015	5,994.25
1972	6th	511	3,251.00
1973	4th	1,050	5,085.00
1974	6th	679	3,657.00
1975	8th	1,086	6,967.00
1976	6th	532	3,272.00
1977	8th	897	5,025.50
1978	11	1,433	9,291.75
1979	11	1,433	9,129.00
1980	15th	2,775	17,353.00

Note: It is not a typo, but a coincidence that the figures from 1978 and 1979 are the same and only differ slightly for the Skinnatal.

1981-1990

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1981	19th	2,909	16,733.00
1982	15th	2,649	13,133.00
1983	15th	1,589	10,116.00
1984	21st	1.926	9,970.50
1985	20th	2,596	14,343.50
1986	20th	1,676	10,708.25
1987	19th	1,450	8,391.25
1988	21st	1,738	10,803.25
1989	14th	1,260	8,016.75
1990	11	917	5,954.50

1991-2000

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
1991	11 (13)	722 (785)	4,871.50
1992	14 (16)	1,570 (1,617)	11,798.25
1993	10 (21)	808 (1,221)	5,222.00
1994	6 (13)	1,201 (1,327)	7,781.50
1995	5 (11)	228 (390)	1,216.50
1996	15 (26)	1,550 (1,700)	11,094.50
1997	15 (25)	1,162 (1,512)	7,588.00
1998	8 (12)	815 (1,253)	6,001.50
1999	8th	608	5,398.50
2000	9 (14)	588 (867)	5,344.00

Note: Numbers in brackets include non-pilot whales. These are primarily white-sided dolphins ( Springarar ) as well as bottlenose whales ( Døglingar ) and bottlenose dolphins ( Nisoor ). The Skinnatal is only charged for grind.

21st century

2001-2004

year	Grindir	Whales	Skinn
2001	11 (21)	918 (1,452)	7,691.25
2002	10 (23)	626 (1,424)	4,276.75
2003	5 (?)	503 (694)	3,968.00
2004	9 (14)	1,010 (1,343)	8,276.25
2005	6 (9)	302 (613)	2,259

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Statistics for 2004 by location and type

date	place	Whales	Skinn	Art
9th March	Tórshavn	1	?	Pilot whale
8th June	Bøur	445	3,522.25	Pilot whale
June 28th	Vágur	26th	133.00	Pilot whale
June 29th	Leynar	84	661.00	Pilot whale
July 6th	Fámjin	78	641.50	Pilot whale
July 31	Trongisvágur	30th	370.00	Pilot whale
August 21	Borðoyarvík	6th	0	White-sided dolphin
August 28th	Gøta	24	0	White-sided dolphin
September 4th	Tórshavn	22nd	232.50	Pilot whale
September 8th	Klaksvík	291	0	White-sided dolphin
the 9th of September	Runavík	7th	0	White-sided dolphin
September 18	Hvannasund	5	0	White-sided dolphin
September 22	Leynar	82	601.00	Pilot whale
9th October	Tórshavn	242	2,115.00	Pilot whale

Statistics for 2005 by location and type

date	place	Whales	Skinn	Art
April 16	Hvannasund	7th	0	White-sided dolphin
2.May	Fuglafjørður	123	1,000	Pilot whale
May 6th	Æðuvík	1	0	Duck whale
June 16	Sandur	54	393	Pilot whale
July 12	Húsavík	56	483	Pilot whale
August 7th	Tvøroyri	22nd	172	Pilot whale
12. August	Fuglafjørður	271	0	White-sided dolphin
12. August	Sandavágur	12	0	White-sided dolphin
August 16	Hvalba	49 (69)	186	Pilot whale (incl. White-sided dolphin)
August 28th	Svínoy	5	25 *	Pilot whale

Note: The catch on August 28 in Svínoy could only be estimated in retrospect based on the information provided by those involved. Svínoy is not a place where pilot whales are usually caught.

Statistics for 2006 by location and type

date	place	Whales	Skinn	Art
20. February	Gøta	29	264	Pilot whale
20. February	Gøta	8th	0	porpoise
20. February	Klaksvík	24	258	Pilot whale
20. February	Hvalvík	1	0	White-sided dolphin (stranded)
February 22	Hvalvík	1	10	Pilot whale
4. April	Gøta	138	1,259	Pilot whale
June 24th	Hvalba	64	287.5	Pilot whale
22nd of July	Trongisvágur	6th	0	White-sided dolphin
August 7th	Gøta	131	951	Pilot whale
August 7th	Gøta	9	0	porpoise
8th August	Klaksvík	327	0	White-sided dolphin
August 14th	Hvalba	27	0	White-sided dolphin
18th of August	Hvalba	64	269	Pilot whale
August 24th	Hvalba	3	0	White-sided dolphin
26th of August	Hvalba	223	0	White-sided dolphin
August 28th	Hvannasund	37	246	Pilot whale
September 6th	Hvalba	51	279	Pilot whale
September 6th	Leynar	141	1,200	Pilot whale
13.september	Tórshavn	176	1,591	Pilot whale
13.september	Tórshavn	1	0	White-sided dolphin
September 29th	Fuglafjørður	29	0	White-sided dolphin
November 1st	Klaksvík	1	0	Bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops tursio )

The grind on June 24, 2006 was special in that the school was not spotted first by a boat this time, but by the Atlantic Airways line helicopter at Lítla Dímun. Another special feature: The Irish musician Andrew Strong (known from the film The Commitments ) happened to be a witness, as he was a guest at the Jóansøka -Festival on Suðuroy , which was taking place nearby that weekend. It is rare that visitors ever witness a pilot whale catch.

The big grind on August 7th lasted only 15 minutes. A veterinarian was present and had a new grindaknívur ( pilot whale knife ) tried out, with which the killing is even faster and the whales suffer less.

The grind on August 19 in Hvalba was divided among the population of the southern half of Suðuroy, rather than the northern half as usual. This was justified by the fact that a comparably large catch only happened there in June. The white-sided dolphins of August 26th were again distributed to the population in the north of Suðuroy.

Statistics for 2007 by location and type

date	place	Whales	Skinn	Art
March 30	Tjørnuvík	80-100	?	Pilot whale
April 13th	Hvannasund	58	?	Pilot whale
3rd of July	Tórshavn	30th	242	Pilot whale
July 12	Norðskáli	30th	?	Pilot whale
July 13th	Gøta	113	?	Pilot whale
August 10	Tjørnuvík	39	?	Pilot whale
August 27	Tórshavn	231	approx. 1,900	Pilot whale

The grind on March 30th in Tjørnuvík was the first in this place since records, apart from March 1934, when a single pilot whale with five skinn was shot in the place. On August 10th another grindadráp took place in this unusual place.

In 2008 there was no pilot whale catch in the Faroe Islands.

Statistics for 2009 by location and type

The catch on January 5, 2009 was the first in over a year.

date	place	Whales	Skinn	Art
January 5th	Hvannasund	approx. 90	?	Pilot whale
23. May	Hvalvík	185	?	Pilot whale
August 22nd	Øravík	100	0	White-sided dolphin
September 6th	Gøta	approx. 25	?	Pilot whale
16th September	Klaksvík	3	0	Round head dolphin

In total were 2009 310 pilot whales, 170 Weißstreifendephine, one bottlenose dolphin and Risso's three captive.

Statistics since 2010

year	Pilot whale	White stripe dolphin	Bottlenose dolphin	Rissodelphin
2010	1107	14th		21st
2011	726
2012	713
2013	1104	430
2014	48
2015	501
2016	295
2017	1203	488
2018	624	256
2019	682	10
2020

source

• Dorote Bloch, Faroe Islands Natural History Museum

credentials

1. ↑ portal.fo: 30 hval í Sandágerði , July 4, 2007
2. ↑ portal.fo Grind legði beinini við Norðskála , July 13, 2007
3. ↑ portal.fo: Grind deyð á Gøtuvág , July 13, 2007
4. ↑ portal.fo: 39 hval í Tjørnuvík , August 11, 2007
5. ↑ portal.fo: Grind í Havn , August 27, 2007
6. ↑ portal.fo: Í kø eftir grind , August 28, 2007
7. ↑ portal.fo : Fyrsta grindin deyð í Tjørnuvík (First grind died in Tjørnuvík) , March 30, 2007
8. ^ Dimmalætting , April 2, 2007; see also the list of the Natural History Museum
9. ↑ Norðlýsið : Hampuliga stór grind  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   “Quite a Big Grind,” January 5, 2009
10. ↑ portal.fo: Grind deyð í Hvannasundi "Grind killed in Hvannasund", January 5, 2009
11. ↑ portal.fo: Seðlarnar koma út klokkan eitt í nátt “Distribution key will be out tonight at 1”, 23 May 2009
12. ↑ portal.fo: 100 springarar løgdu beinini “100 white-sided dolphins killed”, August 22, 2009
13. ↑ portal.fo: Grind í Gøtu “Grind in Gøta”, September 6, 2009
14. ↑ portal.fo: Óvanligar delfinir lagt beinini “Unusual dolphins killed”, September 17, 2009
15. ↑ Catch statistics 2000-2019. Accessed on June 28, 2020 .