An item reported the American bark Swallow fitted out at Boston, USA returning home in 1898 with 2,000 barrels sea elephant oil after catcing 4,000 sea elephants in the three months of the winter of 1897-1898. Average yield of 15,75 gallons/sea elephant.
Source
George M. Bowers. U.S. Commision of fish and fisheries. Part XXVIII. Report of the commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1902. Washington, 1904.
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