At the IWC's annual meeting in 1991, the Scientific Committee submitted its finding that there existed approximately 761,000 minke whales in Antarctic waters, 87,000 in the northeast Atlantic, and 25,000 in the North Pacific.
På det årlige IWC-møde i 1991 konkluderede den at der omtrent var 760.000 vågehvaler i farvandene ved Antarktis, 87.000 i Nordatlanten og 25.000 i det nordlige Stillehav.