List of peer-reviewed publications based on samples anddata collected by the Institute of Cetacean Research
December 2016

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1. Publications based on JARPA/JARPAII/NEWREP-A surveys

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2. Publications based on JARPN/JARPNII surveys

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3. Publications based on other surveys

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Publications based on JARPA/JARPAII/NEWREP-A
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1989 (2)Kato, H., Hiroyama, H., Fujise, Y. and Ono, K. 1989. Preliminary report of the 1987/88 Japanese feasibility
study of the special permit proposal for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 39: 235-248.
Nakamura, T., Ohnishi, S. and Matsumiya, Y. 1989. A Bayesian cohort model for catch-at-age data obtained
from research takes of whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 39: 375-382.
1990 (8)Butterworth, D. S. and Punt, A. E. 1990. Some preliminary examinations of the potential information content ofage-structure data from Antarctic minke whale research catches. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 40: 301-315.
Ichii, T. 1990. Distribution of Antarctic krill concentrations exploited by Japanese krill trawlers and minke
whales. Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology 3: 36-56.
Itoh, S., Takenaga, F. and Tsuyuki, H. 1990. Studies on lipids of the Antarctic minke whale. I. The fatty acidcompositions of the minke whale blubber oils caught on 1987/88 season. Yukagaku 39 (7): 486-90 (in Japanese).
Kasamatsu, F., Kishino, H. and Hiroyama, H. 1990. Estimation of the number of minke whale (Balaenoptera
acutorostrata) schools and individuals based on the 1987/88 Japanese feasibility study data. Rep. int. Whal.
Commn 40: 239-247.
Kato, H., Fujise, Y., Yoshida, H., Nakagawa, S., Ishida, M. and Tanifuji, S. 1990. Cruise report and preliminary
analysis of the 1988/89 Japanese feasibility study of the special permit proposal for southern hemisphere minke
whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 40: 289-300.
Kato, H., Kishino, H. and Fujise, Y. 1990. Some analyses on age composition and segregation of southern minke
whales using samples obtained by the Japanese feasibility study in 1987/88. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 40: 249-256.
Nagasaki, F. 1990. The Case for Scientific Whaling. Nature 334: 189-190.
Tanaka, S. 1990. Estimation of natural mortality coefficient of whales from the estimates of abundance and age
composition data obtained from research catches. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 40: 531-536.
1991 (9)Bergh, M. O., Butterworth, D. S. and Punt, A. E. 1991. Further examination of the potential information content
of age-structure data from Antarctic minke whale research catches. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 349-361.
Ichii, T. and Kato, H. 1991. Food and daily food consumption of southern minke whales in the Antarctic. Polar
Biology 11: 479-487.
Kasamatsu, F., Kishino, H. and Taga, Y. 1991. Estimation of southern minke whale abundance and school size
composition based on the 1988/89 Japanese feasibility study data. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 293-301.
Kato, H., Fujise, Y. and Kishino, H. 1991. Age structure and segregation of southern minke whales by the dataobtained during Japanese research take in 1988/89. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 287-292.
Kato, H. and Miyashita, T. 1991. Migration strategy of southern minke whales in relation to reproductive cycles
estimated from foetal lengths. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 363-369.
Kato, H., Zenitani, R. and Nakamura, T. 1991. Inter-reader calibration in age readings of earplugs from southernminke whale, with some notes of age readability. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 339-343.

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Kishino, H., Kato, H., Kasamatsu, F. and Fujise, Y. 1991. Detection of heterogeneity and estimation of
population characteristics from the field survey data: 1987/88 Japanese feasibility study of the Southern
Hemisphere minke whales. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematic 43(3): 435-453.
Nakamura, T. 1991. A new look at a Bayesian cohort model for time-series data obtained from research takes ofwhales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 345-348.
Wada, S., Kobayashi, T. and Numachi, K. 1991. Genetic variability and differentiation of mitochondrial DNA in
minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn (special issue 13): 203-215.
1992 (2)Nakamura, T. 1992. Simulation trials of a Bayesian cohort model for time-series data obtained from researchtakes of whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 42: 421-427.
Tanaka, S., Kasamatsu, F. and Fujise, Y. 1992. Likely precision of estimates of natural mortality rates fromJapanese research data for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 42: 413-420.
1993 (7)Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Saino, S., Nagano, M., Ishii, K., Kawaguchi, S., Tanifuji, S., Kawashima, S. andMiyakoshi H. 1993. Cruise report of the 1991/92 Japanese research in Area IV under the special permit forSouthern Hemisphere minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 357-371.
Hasunuma, R., Ogawa, T., Fujise, Y. and Kawanishi, Y. 1993. Analysis of selenium metabolites in urine samplesof minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) using ion exchange chromatography. Comparative Biochemistry
and Physiology 104C (1): 87-89.
Itoh, S., Takenaga, F. and Tsuyuki, H. 1993. Studies on lipids of the Antarctic minke whale. II. The fatty acidcompositions of the blubber oils of minke whale and dwarf minke whale caught on 1988/89 and 1989/90 seasons.
Yukagaku 42(12): 1007-1011 (in Japanese).
Iwata, H., Tanabe, S., Sakai, N., and Tatsukawa, R. 1993. Distribution of persistent organochlorines in theoceanic air and surface seawater and the role of ocean on their global transport and fate. Environ. Sci.
Technol.27: 1080-1098.
Kasamatsu, F., Yamamoto, Y., Zenitani, R., Ishikawa, H., Ishibashi, T., Sato, H., Takashima, K. and Tanifuji, S.
1993. Report of the 1990/91 southern minke whale research cruise under scientific permit in Area V. Rep. int.
Whal. Commn 43: 505-522.
Nakamura, T. 1993. Two-stage Bayesian cohort model for time-series data to reduce bias in the estimate of meannatural mortality rate. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 343-348.
Pastene, L.A., Kobayashi, T., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1993. Mitochondrial DNA differentiation in Antarctic
minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 349-355.
1994 (3)Kimoto, H., Endo, Y. and Fujimoto, K. 1994. Influence of interesterification on the oxidative stability of marine
oil triacylglycerols. Journal of American Oil Chemists Society 71(5): 469-473.
Pastene, L.A., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1994. Differentiation of mitochondrial DNA between ordinary anddwarf forms of southern minke whale. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 44: 277-281.
Yoshioka, M., Okumura, T., Aida, K . and Fujise, Y. 1994. A proposed technique for quantifying muscle
progesterone content in the minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Canadian Journal of Zoology 72: 368370.

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1995 (3)
Fukui, Y., Mogoe, T., Terawaki, Y., Ishikawa, H., Fujise, Y. and Ohsumi, S. 1995. Relationship between
physiological status and serum constituent values in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Journal of
Reproduction and Development 41(3): 203-208.
Ishikawa, H. and Amasaki, H. 1995. Development and physiological degradation of tooth buds and developmentof rudiment of baleen plate in Southern minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata: The Journal of Veterinary
Medical Science: 665-670.
Kasamatsu, F., Nishiwaki, S. and Ishikawa, H. 1995. Breeding areas and southbound migrations of southernminke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Mar.Ecol.Preg.Ser.119:1-10.
1996 (7)Bakke, I. Johansen, S., Bakke, O. and El-Gewely, M.R. 1996. Lack of population subdivision among the minke
whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from Icelandic and Norwegian waters based on mitochondrial DNA
sequences. Marine Biology 125: 1-9.
Butterworth, D. S. and Geromont, H. F. 1996. On the provision of advice on the effect on stock(s) of scientificpermit catches, with particular reference to proposed research catches of minke whales from Antarctic Area IV.
Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 653-655.
Butterworth, D. S., Punt, A. E., Geromont, H. F., Kato, H. and Miyashita, T. 1996. An ADAPT approach to theanalysis of catch-at-age information for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 349359.
Fukui, Y., Mogoe, T., Jung, Y.G., Terawaki, Y., Miyamoto, A., Ishikawa, H., Fujise, Y. and Ohsumi, S. 1996.
Relationships among morphological status, steroid hormones, and post-thawing viability of frozen spermatozoa
of male minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Marine Mammal Science 12(1): 28-37.
Iga, K., Fukui, Y., Miyamoto, A., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 1996. Endocrinological observations of femaleminke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Marine Mammal Science 12(2): 296-301.
Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y. and Pastene, L.A. 1996. A sighting of a large school of the pygmy right whale, Caperea
marginata in the southeast Indian Ocean. Marine Mammal Science 12(4): 594-597.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Itoh, S. and Numachi, K. 1996. Spatial and temporal patterns of mitochondrial DNA
variation in minke whale from Antarctic Areas IV and V. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 305-314.
1997 (3)Aono, S., Tanabe, S., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa, R. 1997. Persistent organochlorines in minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and their prey species from the Antarctic and the North Pacific. Environmental
Pollution 98: 81-89.
Fukui, Y., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 1997a. Factors affecting in vitro maturation of minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) follicular oocytes. Biology of Reproduction 56: 523-528.
Fukui, Y., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi S. 1997b. In vitro fertilization of in vitro matured minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) follicular oocytes. Marine Mammal Science 13(3): 395-404.
1998 (7)
Ichii, T., Shinohara, N., Fujise, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Matsuoka, K. 1998. Interannual changes in body fat
condition index of minke whales in the Antarctic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 175: 1-12.
Ito, S., Takenaga, F. and Tsuyuki, H. 1998. Lipids in Antarctic minke whales III. Site and sexual differences ofmuscle lipids. J. Jpn. Oil Chem. Soc. 47(2): 191-194 (in Japanese).

5Kida, M.Y. 1998. Morphology of the tracheobronchial tree and the route of the pulmonary artery in the fetal
minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Okajimas Folia Anat. Jpn.75 (5): 251-258 (in Japanese).
Mogoe, T., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 1998a. Morphological observations of frozen-thawed
spermatozoa of Southern minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Journal of Reproduction andDevelopment 44(1): 95-100.
Mogoe, T., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi S. 1998b. Effects of diluent composition and temperature on
motility and viability after liquid storage and cryopreservation of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
spermatozoa. Marine Mammal Science 14(4): 854-860.
Nagasawa, K., Yamada, T.K. and Ishikawa, H. 1998. Measurements of the skeleton of a minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from the Antarctic Ocean. Bulletin of the Yamagata Prefectural Museum 20: 1-19.
Terabayashi, T. and Kawanishi, Y. 1998. Naturally occurring ganglioside lactones in minke whale brain.
Carbohydrate Research 307(1998): 281-290.
1999 (4)Bannister, J.L., Pastene, L.A. and Burnell, S.R. 1999. First record of movement of a southern right whale(Eubalaena australis) between warm water breeding grounds and the Antarctic Ocean, South of 60°S. Marine
Mammal Science 15(4):1337-1342.
Butterworth, D. S., Punt, A. E. Geromont, H. F., Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 1999. Inferences on the dynamics ofSouthern Hemisphere minke whales from ADAPT analyses of catch-at-age information. J. Cetacean Res.
Manage. 1(1): 11-32.
Ishikawa, H., Amasaki, H., Dohguchi, H., Furuya, A. and Suzuki, K. 1999. Immunohistological distributions offibronectin, tenascin, type I, III and IV collagens, and laminin during tooth development and degeneration infetuses of minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 61(3): 227-232.
Thomson, R.B., Butterworth, D.S. and Kato, H. 1999. Has the age at transition of southern hemisphere minke
whales declined over recent decades? Marine Mammals Science 15 (3): 661-682.
2000 (5)Asada, M., Horii, M., Mogoe, T., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2000. In vitro maturation andultrastructural observation of cryopreserved minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) follicular oocytes.
Biology of Reproduction 62(2): 253-259.
Kasamatsu, F., Matsuoka, K. and Hakamada, T. 2000. Interspecific relationships in density among the whale
community in the Antarctic. Polar Biol. (2000) 23: 466-473.
Mogoe, T., Suzuki, T., Asada, M., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2000. Functional reduction of theSouthern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) testis during the feeding season. Marine Mammal Science
16(3): 559-569.
Rosenbaum, H.C., Brownell, R.L., Brown, M.W., Schaeff, C., Portway, V., White, B.N., Malik, S., Pastene, L.A.,
Pateneude, N.J., Baker, C.S., Goto, M., Best, P.B., Clapham, P.J., Hamilton, P., Moore, M., Payne, R., Rowntree,
V., Tynan, C.T., Bannister, J.L., DeSalle, R. 2000. World-wide genetic differentiation of Eubalaena: questioning
the number of right whale species. Molecular Ecology 9:1793-1802.
Wei, H., and Fukui, Y. 2000. Fertilizability of ovine, bovine or minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
spermatozoa intracytoplasmically injected into bovine oocytes. Zygote 8(3): 267-274.
2001 (3)Asada, M., Tetsuka, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2001. Improvement on in vitro maturation,
fertilization and development of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) oocytes. Theriogenology 56: 521533.

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Asada, M., Wei, H., Nagayama, R., Tetsuka, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2001. An attempt at
intracytoplasmic sperm injection of frozen-thawed minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) oocytes. Zygote 9(November): 299-307.
Suzuki, T., Mogoe, T., Asada, M., Miyamoto, A., Tetsuka, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., Fukui, Y. 2001. Plasmaand pituitary concentrations of gonadotropins (FSH and LH) in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
during the feeding season. Theriogenology 55(5): 1127-1141.
2002 (6)Abe, H. and Goto, M. 2002. The application of microsatellite DNA for determining population structure ofminke whale. pp. 109-113. In: Nishimura, A. ed. Technical Reports of the Hokkaido National Fisheries ResearchInstitute No.5. pp.113. Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Hokkaido.
Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2002. Using trace elements in skin todiscriminate the populations of minke whale in southern hemisphere. Marine Environmental Research 53: 175197.
Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Ichii, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 2002. Relationship between the distribution of euphausiids
and baleen whales in the Antarctic (35ºE-145ºW). Polar Biol 25: 135-145.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2002. The utility of DNA analysis for the management and conservationof large whales. Fisheries Science 68 (Supp. I): 286-289.
Suzuki, M., Ishikawa, H., Otani, S., Tobayama, T., Katsumata, E., Ueda, K., Uchida, S., Yoshioka, M. and Aida,
K. 2002. The characteristics of adrenal glands and its hormones in cetacean. Fisheries Science 68(Supp. I): 272275.
Urashima, T., Sato, H., Munakata, J., Nakamura, T., Arai, I., Saito, T., Tetsuka, M., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H.,
Lyndersen, C. and Kovacs, K. M. 2002. Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in beluga(Delphinapterus leucas) and minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) milk. Comparative Biochemistry andPhysiology Part B 132: 611-624.
2003 (5)Hayashi, K., Nishida, S., Yoshida, H., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A. and Koike, H. 2003. Sequence variation of the
DQB allele in the cetacean MHC. Mammal Study 28: 89-96.
Matsuoka, K., Watanabe, T., Ichii, T., Shimada, H. and Nishiwaki, S. Large whale distributions in relation to theSouthern Boundary of the ACC (35E-130E). pp. 26-30. In: Antarctic Biology in a Global Context. Proceedingsof the VIIIth SCAR International Biology Symposium, 27August-1 September 2001.Vriji Universiteit,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Backhuys Publisheres, Leiden.
Nishida, S., Hayashi, K., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2003. Polymorphic analysis of
cetacean MHC - A case study on the minke whales -. Mammalian Science 3: 75-78 (in Japanese).
Nishida, S., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2003. SRY gene structure and phylogeny in the cetacean
species. Mammal Study 28: 57-66.
Ohishi, K., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Goto, Y., Uchida, K., Maruyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise,
Y. 2003. Pathological and serological evidence of Brucella-infection in baleen whales (Mysticeti) in the western
North Pacific. Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 26: 125-136.
2004 (8)Amemiya, K., Iwanami, Y., Kobayashi, T., Terao, T., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., Hirabayashi, M. and
Hochi, S. 2004. Acquirement of oocyte-activating factor in Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
spermatogenic cells, assessed by meiosis resumption of microinseminated mouse oocytes. J. Mamm. Ova Res.
21: 149-156.

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Branch, T.A., Matsuoka, K. and Miyashita, T. 2004. Evidence for increase in Antarctic blue whales based on
Bayesian modeling. Marine Mammal Science 20 (4):726-754.
Fujihira, T., Kinoshita, M., Sasaki, M., Ohnishi, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2004. Comparative
studies on lipid analysis and ultrastructure in porcine and southern minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
oocytes. Journal of Reproduction and Development 50(5): 525-532.
Fukui, Y., Togawa, M., Abe, N., Takano, Y., Asada, M., Okada, A., Iida, K., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2004.
Validation of the sperm quality analyzer and the hypo-osmotic swelling test for frozen-thawed ram and minke
whale (Balaenoptera bonarensis) spermatozoa. Journal of Reproduction and Development 50(1): 147-154.
Ikumi, S., Sawai, K., Takeuchi, Y., Iwayama, H., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2004. Interspecies
somatic cell nuclear transfer for in vitro production of Antarctic minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
Embryos. Cloning and Stem Cells 6(3): 284-293.
Iwayama, H., Hochi, S., Kato, M., Hirabayashi, M., Kuwayama, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y.
2004. Effects of cryodevice type and donor's sexual maturity on vitrification of minke whale (Balaenoptera
bonaerensis) oocytes at germinal vesicle-stage. Zygote 12(4): 333-338.
Muranishi, Y., Sasaki, M., Hayashi, K., Abe, N., Fujihira, T., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., Miyamoto, A. and Fukui,
Y. 2004. Relationship between the appearance of preantral follicles in the fetal ovary of Antarctic minke whales(Balaenoptera bonaerensis) and hormone concentrations in the fetal heart, umbilical cord and maternal blood.
Zygote 12: 125-132.
Tetsuka, M., Asada, M., Mogoe, T., Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2004. The pattern of ovariandevelopment in the prepubertal Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Journal of Reproduction andDevelopment 50(4): 381-389.
2005 (6)Ishikawa, H. and Shigemune, H. 2005. Improvements in more humane killing methods of Antarctic minke
whales, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, in the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the
Antarctic Sea (JARPA). Jpn. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 10(1): 27-34.
Iwayama, H., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2005. Attempt at in vitro maturation of minke whale(Balaenoptera bonaerensis) oocytes using a portable CO2 incubator. Journal of Reproduction and Development
51(1): 69-75.
Matsuoka, K., Pitman, R. and Marques, F. 2005. A note on a pigmy right whale (Caperea marginata) sighting inthe southwestern Pacific Ocean. J.Cetacean Res.Manage 7(1): 71-73.
Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2005. Abundance increases of large
baleen whales in the Antarctic based on the sighting survey during Japanese Whale Research Program (JARPA).
Global Environmental Research 9(2): 105-115.
Nikaido, M., Sasaki, T., Makino, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2005. Phylogenetic
reconstruction of baleen whales and detection of their past extensive radiation event by the SINE insertion
analysis. Fossils 77: 22-28 (in Japanese).
Sasaki, T., Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Goto, M., Kato, H., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Cao, Y., Fordyce, R.E.,
Hasegawa, M. and Okada, N. 2005. Mitochondrial phylogenetics and evolution of mysticete whales. Systematic
Biology 54(1): 77-90.
2006 (9)Fujihira, T., Kobayashi, M., Hochi, S., Hirabayashi, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2006.
Developmental capacity of Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) vitrified oocytes following invitro maturation, and parthenogenetic activation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Zygote 14: 89-95.

8Honda, K., Aoki, M. and Fujise, Y. 2006. Echochemical approach using mercury accumulation of Antarctic
minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, as tracer of historical change of Antarctic marine ecosystem during
1980-1999. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol 76: 140-147.
Iwanami, K., Mita, H., Yamamoto, Y., Fujise, Y., Yamada, T. and Suzuki, T. 2006. cDNA-derived amino acidsequences of myoglobins from nine species of whales and dolphins. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B Biochem. Mol.
Biol. 45:249-56.
Kobayashi, T., Amemiya, K., Takeuchi, K., Tsujioka, T., Tominaga, K., Hirabayashi, M., Ishikawa, H., Fukui, Y.
and Hochi, S. 2006. Contribution of spermatozoal centrosomes to the microtubule-organizing centre in Antarctic
minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Zygote 14(1): 45-51.
Konishi, K. 2006. Characteristics of blubber distribution and body condition indicators for Antarctic minke
whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Mammal Study 31: 15-22.
Mori, M. and Butterworth, D.S. 2006. A first step towards modelling the krill–predator dynamics of the
Antarctic ecosystem. CCAMLR Science 13: 217-277.
Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Makino, H., Sasaki, T., Takahashi, K., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada,N. 2006. Baleen whale phylogeny and a past extensive radiation event revealed by SINE insertion analysis.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(5): 866-873.
Rock, J., Pastene, L.A., Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Matsuoka, K. and Allen, J. 2006. A note on East Australia
Group V Stock humpback whale movement between feeding and breeding areas based on photo-identification. J.
Cetacean Res. Manage. 8(3): 301-305.
Yabuki, T., Suga, T., Hanawa, K., Matsuoka, K., Kiwada, H. and Watanabe, T. 2006. Possible source of the
Antarctic bottom water in the Prydz Bay Region. Journal of Oceanography 62(5): 649-655.
2007 (7)Asada, M., Tetsuka, M., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2007. Ultrastructural changes during maturationand cryopreservation of follicular oocytes of Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Japanese
Journal of Zoo Wildlife and Medicine 12(1): 51-66.
Branch, T.A., Stafford, K.M., Palacios, D.M., Allison, C., Bannister, J.L., Burton, C.L.K., Cabrera, E., Carlson,
C.A., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Gill, P.C., Hucke-Gaete, R., Jenner, K.C.S., Jenner, Mn. M., Matsuoka, K.,
Mikhalev, Y.A., Miyashita, T., Morrice, M.G., Nishiwaki, S., Sturrock, V.J., Tormosov, D., Anderson, R.C.,
Baker, A.N., Best, P.B., Borsa, P., Brownell Jr, R.L., Childerhouse, S., Findlay, K.P., Gerrodette, T., Ilangakoon,
A.D., Joergensen, M., Kahn, B., Ljungblad, D.K., Maughan, B., Mccauley, R.D., Mckay, S., Norris, T.F., Oman
Whale and Dolphin Research Group, Rankin, S., Samaran, F., Thiele, D., Van Waerebeek, K. and Warneke, R.M.
2007. Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere andadjacent waters. Mammal Rev37 (2): 116-175.
LeDuc, R.G., Dizon, A.E., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kato, H., Nishiwaki, S. and Brownell, R.L. 2007. Patterns ofgenetic variation in southern hemisphere blue whales, and the use of assignment test to detect mixing on thefeeding grounds. J. Cetacean Res. Manage.9 (1): 73-80.
Nagai, H., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H., Hochi, S., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2007. Follicle size-dependent changes
in follicular fluid components and oocyte diameter in Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis).
Journal of Reproduction and Development 53(6): 1265-1272.
Nishida, S., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among cetaceansrevealed by Y-chromosome sequences．Zoological Science 24(7): 723-732．
Onbe, K. Nishida, S., Sone, E., Kanda, N., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Tanabe, S. and Koike, H. 2007. Sequencevariation in the Tbx4 gene in marine mammals．Zoological Science 24(5): 449-464.

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Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Zerbini, A.N., Kerem, D., Watanabe, K., Bessho, Y., Hasegawa, M., Nielsen,
R., Larsen, F. and Palsbøll, P.J. 2007. Radiation and speciation of pelagic organisms during periods of global
warming: the case of the common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Molecular Ecology 16: 1481–1495.
2008 (4)Ishikawa, H. and Shigemune, H. 2008. Comparative experiment of whaling grenades in the Japanese Whale
Research Program under Special Permit (JARPA and JARPN). Jpn. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 13(1): 21-28.
Konishi, K., Tamura, T., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Kato, H. and Walløe, L. 2008. Decline in energy storage in the
Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Southern Ocean. Polar Biol 31:1509-1520.
Ohishi, K., Fujise, Y. and Maruyama, T. 2008. Brucella spp. in the western North Pacific and Antarctic
cetaceans: a review. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 10 (1):67-72.
Yunoki, K., Ishikawa, H., Fukui, Y. and Ohnishi, M. 2008. Chemical properties of epidermal lipids, especiallysphingolipids, of the Antarctic minke whale. Lipids (2008) 43: 151-159.
2009 (2)Ono, N., Yamaguchi, T., Ishikawa, H., Arakawa, M., Takahashi, N. Saikawa, T. and Shimada, T. 2009.
Morphological varieties of the Purkinje fiber network in mammalian hearts, as revealed by light and electron
microscopy. Arch Histol Cytol. 72(3), 139-149.
Tamura, T. and Konishi, K 2009. Feeding habits and prey consumption of Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera
bonaerensis) in the Southern Ocean. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 42:13-25.
2010 (14)Fujise, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Ishikawa, S. 2010. Overview of the Japanese Whale Research Program underSpecial Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA). Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 43-44 (in Japanese).
Fujise, Y., Hatanaka, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2010. Changes in the Antarctic marine ecosystem as revealed by the
JARPA research: What has happened to the Antarctic minke whale stocks? Ottar 280:29-34 (Tromso Museum)(in Norwegian).
Glover, K.A., Kanda, N., Haug, T., Pastene, L.A., Oien, N., Goto, M., Seliussen, B.B. and Skaug, H.J.
2010. Migration of Antarctic minke whales to the Arctic. PlosOne 5 (12):Ishikawa, H. 2010. Animal Welfare - Introduction - Jpn.J.Zoo.Wildl.Med. 15(1):1-3 (in Japanese).
Ishikawa, H. 2010. Lethal Research for Wildlife. Jpn.J.Zoo.Wildl.Med. 15(1):9-14 (in Japanese).
Kokubun, N., Yasuma, H., Murase, H. and Naganobu, M. 2010. Distribution of seabirds in the Ross Sea,
Antarctica. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 42-43 (in Japanese).
Matsuoka, K., Kiwada, K., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2010. Whale species composition and their distribution
patterns in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 44-45 (in Japanese).
Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Nishiwaki, S., Naganobu, M. and Kitakado, T. 2010. Estimation of
spatial distribution pattern of cetacean using environmental covariates in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Jpn. Soc. Fish.
Oceanogr. 74: 47-48 (in Japanese).
Naganobu, M. and Murase, H. 2010. Ecological linkage between oceanographic environment and distribution of
top predators and their preys in the Ross Sea region. Bull. Soc. Jpn. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 48-49 (in Japanese).
Naganobu, M., Murase, H., Nishiwaki, S., Yasuma, H., Matsukura, R., Takao, Y., Taki, K., Hayashi, T.,
Watanabe, Y., Yabuki, T., Yoda, Y., Noiri, Y., Kuga, M., Yoshikawa, K., Kokubun, N., Iwami, T., K., I., Goto,
M., Isoda, T., Matsuoka, K., Tamura, T. and Fujise, Y. 2010. Structure of marine ecosystem of the Ross Sea,
Antarctica – overview and synthesis of the results of the Japanese multidisciplinary study by Kaiyo-Maru and
JARPA –. Bull. Japan. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 1-12 (in Japanese).

10Naganobu, M., Nishiwaki, S., Nagai, N. and Tohyama, D. 2010. Multidisciplinary ecological survey by the R/V
Kaiyo Maru and JARPA in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr.74: 34-35 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L. A., Acevedo, J., Goto, M., Zerbini, A. N., Acuna, P. and Aguayo-Lobo, A. 2010. Population structure
and possible migratory links of common minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the Southern Hemisphere.
Conservation Genetics 11(4):1553-1558．
Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Nishiwaki, S., Taki, K., Hayashi, T. and Naganobu, M. 2010. Feeding ecology of the
Antarctic minke whales in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 46-47 (in Japanese).
Yabuki, T., Noiri,Y., Murase, H., Kiwada, H., Matsuoka, K. and Naganobu, M. 2010. Physical and chemical
study of hydrographic feature based on the R/V Kaiyo Maru cruise and JARPA in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Jpn.
Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 74: 35-36 (in Japanese).
2011 (1)Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2011. Abundance estimates and trends
for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Antarctic Areas IV and V based on JARPA sighting data. J.
Cetacean Res. Manage. (Special Issue) 3, 75-94.
2012 (1)Sremba, A.L., Hancock-Hanser, B., Branch, T.A., LeDuc, R.L. and Baker, C.S. 2012. Circumpolar diversity andgeographic differentiation of mtDNA in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculusintermedia). Plos One 7 (3).
2013 (6)Glover, K.A., Kanda, N., Haug, T., Pastene, L.A., Øien, N., Seliussen, B.B., Sørvik, A.G.E. and Skaug, H.J.
2013. Hybrids between common and Antarctic minke whales are fertile and can back-cross. BMC Genetics 14:
25.
Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S. and Kitakado, T. 2013. Abundance estimates and trends for
Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in Antarctic Areas IV and V for the period 1989/90-2004/05.
J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 13 (2): 123-151.
Kitakado, T., Lockyer, C. and Punt, A.E. 2013. A statistical model for quantifying age-reading errors and its
application to the Antarctic minke whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 13(3):181-190.
Murase, H., Kitakado, T., Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S. and Naganobu, M. 2013. Spatial
distribution of Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in relation to spatial distributions of krill in
the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Fisheries Oceanography 22 (3): 154-173.
Sasaki, M., Amano, Y., Hayakawa, D., Tsubota, T., Ishikawa, H., Mogoe, T., Ohsumi, S., Tetsuka, M.,
Miyamoto, A., Fukui, Y., Budipitojo, T. and Kitamura, N. 2013. Structure and steroidogenesis of the placenta in
the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Journal of Reproduction and Development 59(2): 159167.
Shibata, Y., Matsuishi, T., Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kitakado, T. and Matsuda, H. 2013. Effectsof stratification and misspecification of covariates on species distribution models for abundance estimation fromvirtual line transect survey data. Fisheries Science 79(4): 559-568.
2014 (3)Konishi, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Kitakado, T. and Walløe, L. 2014. Decrease in stomach contents in the
Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Southern Ocean. Polar Biology 37: 205-215.
Punt, A.E. 2014. A summary history of the application of statistical catch-at-age analysis (SCAA) to Antarctic
minke whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 14:81-92.

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Punt, A.E., Hakamada, T., Bando, T. and Kitakado, T. 2014. Assessment of Antarctic minke whales using
statistical catch-at-age analysis (SCAA). J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 14:93-116.
2015 (2)Konishi, K. and Walloe, L. 2015. Substantial decline in energy storage and stomach fullness in Antarctic minke
whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) during the 1990’s. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 15:77-92.
Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y., Zenitani, R., Tanabe, S. and Kato, H. 2015. Spatial and temporal variation of PCBs
and organochlorine pesticides in the Antarctic minke whales, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, in the period 19872005. Chemosphere 126: 11-17.
2016 (2)Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2016. Genetic characterization and population genetic structure of the Antarctic
minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis in the Indo-Pacific region of the Southern Ocean. Fish. Sci. 82: 873-886.
Wada, N., Yamanaka, S., Shibato, J., Rakwal, R., Hirako, S., Iizuka, Y., Kim, H., Matsumoto, A., Kimura, A.,
Takenoya, F., Yasunaga, G. and Shioda, S. 2016. Behavioral and omics analyses study on potential involvementof dipeptide balenine through supplementation in diet of senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8. Genom. Data
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1996 (3)Butterworth, D.S., Geromont H.F. and Wada S. 1996. Further analysis of allele frequency data to provide
estimates of the extent of mixing between the various North Pacific minke whale stocks, and their implications
for the status of the “O”stock. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 443-451.
Kuramochi, T., Machida, M., Araki, J., Uchida, A., Kishiro, T. and Nagasawa, K. 1996. Minke whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are one of the major final hosts of Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the
Northwestern North Pacific Ocean. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 415-419.
Miyashita, T. and Fujise, Y. 1996. Abundance estimate of the western North Pacific minke whale in sub-area 9
with notes on the results of dedicated surveys. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 543-551.
1997 (6)Aono, S., Tanabe, S., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa, R. 1997. Persistent organochlorines in minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and their prey species from the Antarctic and the North Pacific. Environmental
Pollution 98: 81-89.
Araki, J., Kuramochi, T., Machida, M., Nagasawa, K., and Uchida, A. 1997. A note on the parasite fauna of thewestern North Pacific minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 565-567.
Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. Population structure of western North Pacific minke whale based on an RFLP
analysis of mtDNA control region. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 531-537.
Hatanaka, H. and Miyashita, T. 1997. On the feeding migration of the Okhotsk Sea-West Pacific stock of minke
whales, estimates based on length composition data. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 557-564.
Hatanaka, H. 1997. A short review of hypotheses on minke whale stock structure in the Northwestern part of theNorth Pacific. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 553-555.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Itoh, S., Wada, S. and Kato, H. 1997. Intra- and inter-oceanic patterns of mitochondrial
DNA variation in the Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 569-574.
1998 (4)
Lindstrøm, U., Fujise, Y., Haug, T. and Tamura, T. 1998. Feeding habits of western North Pacific minke whales,
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, as observed in July-September 1996. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48:463-469.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kishino, H. 1998. An estimate of mixing proportion of ‘J’ and ‘O’ stocks minke
whales in sub-area 11 based on mitochondrial DNA haplotype data. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48: 471-474.
Tamura, T., Fujise, Y. and Shimazaki, K. 1998. Diet of minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the
Northwestern part of the North Pacific in summer 1994 and 1995. Fisheries Science 64(1): 71-76.
Uchida, A., Kawakami, Y., Yuzu, S., Kishikawa, S., Kuramochi, T., Araki, J., Machida, M. and Nagasawa, K.
1998. Prevalence of parasites and histopathology of parasitisation in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)from the western North Pacific Ocean and Southern Sea of Okhotsk. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48: 475-479.
1999 (2)Le, T.H.L., Takahashi, S., Saeki, K., Nakatani, N., Tanabe, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise, Y. 1999. High
percentage of butyltin residues in total tin in the livers of cetaceans from Japanese coastal waters. Environmental
Science & Technology 33(11): 1781-1786.
Martinez, I. and Pastene, L.A. 1999. RAPD-typing of central and eastern North Atlantic and western North
Pacific minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. ICES Journal of Marine Science 56:640-651.

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2000 (2)Punt, A.E., Butterworth, D.S. and Wada, S. 2000. On the use of allele frequency data within a Bayesianframework: evaluation of relative probabilities of alternative stock structure hypotheses for North Pacific minke
whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 2(2): 151-158.
Uchida, A. and Araki, J. 2000. The ectoparasites and endoparasites in the minke whale, Balaenoptera
acutorostrata from the western North Pacific Ocean. J. Jpn. Vet. Med. Assoc. 53(2): 85-88 (in Japanese).
2001 (1)Okamura, H., Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Okazaki, M. and Miyashita, T. 2001. Spatial and temporal structureof the western North Pacific minke whale distribution inferred from JARPN sightings data. J. Cetacean Res.
Manage. 3(2): 193-200.
2002 (5)Abe, H. and Goto, M. 2002. The application of microsatellite DNA for determining population structure ofminke whale. pp. 109-113. In: Nishimura, A. ed. Technical Reports of the Hokkaido National Fisheries ResearchInstitute No.5. pp.113. Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Hokkaido.
Cui, G., Punt, A. E., Pastene, L. A., and Goto, M. 2002. Bayes and Empirical Bayes approaches to addressing
stock structure questions using mtDNA data, with an illustrative application to North Pacific minke whales. J.
Cetacean Res. Manage. 4(2): 123-134.
Ohsumi, S. and Tamura, T. 2002. Dietary studies on baleen whales in the North Pacific. Fisheries Science 68(Supp. I): 260-263.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2002. The utility of DNA analysis for the management and conservationof large whales. Fisheries Science 68 (Supp. I): 286-289.
Tamura T. and Fujise Y. 2002. Geographical and seasonal changes of the prey species of minke whale in the
Northwestern Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59(3): 516-528.
2003 (4)Hayashi, K., Nishida, S., Yoshida, H., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A. and Koike, H. 2003. Sequence variation of the
DQB allele in the cetacean MHC. Mammal Study 28: 89-96.
Nishida, S., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2003. SRY gene structure and phylogeny in the cetacean
species. Mammal Study 28: 57-66.
Nishida, S., Hayashi, K., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2003. Polymorphic analysis of
cetacean MHC - A case study on the minke whales -. Mammalian Science 3: 75-78 (in Japanese).
Ohishi, K., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Goto, Y., Uchida, K., Maruyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise,
Y. 2003. Pathological and serological evidence of Brucella-infection in baleen whales (Mysticeti) in the western
North Pacific. Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 26: 125-136.
2004 (5)Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2004. Searching for novel CYP members using cDNA libraryfrom a minke whale liver. Mar. Environ. Res. 58: 495-498.
Ohishi. K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y., Yamamoto, S. andMaruyama, T. 2004. Molecular evidence of new variant Brucella in North Pacific common minke whales.
Microbes and Infection 6: 1199-1204.

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Ohishi, K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Maruyama, T., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y. andYamamoto, S. 2004. Molecular characterization of Brucella from North Pacific common minke whale.
Oceans'04: 499-504.
Watanabe, H., Mogoe, T., Asada, M., Hayashi, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., Miyamoto, A. andFukui, Y. 2004. Relationship between serum sex hormone concentrations and histology of seminiferous tubulesof captured baleen whales in the western North Pacific during the feeding season. Journal of Reproduction andDevelopment 50(4): 419-427.
Zharikov, K., Fujise, Y., Tamura, T., Kiwada, H., Bando, T., Konishi, K. and Isoda, T. 2004. Distribution andfeeding of large cetaceans based on the data of JARPN II - 2003 May, 17-July, 9. Marine Mammals of theHolarctic 2004: 207-210.
2005 (6)Birukawa, N., Ando, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Nakatsuji, H., Hata, H. and Urano, A. 2005. Plasma
and urine levels of electrolytes, urea and steroid hormones involved in osmoregulation of cetaceans. Zoological
Science 22: 1245–1257.
Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2005. Genetic characteristics of western North Pacific sei whales,
Balaenoptera borealis, as revealed by microsatellites. Marine Biotechnology 8: 86-93.
Nikaido, M., Sasaki, T., Makino, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2005. Phylogenetic
reconstruction of baleen whales and detection of their past extensive radiation event by the SINE insertion
analysis. Fossils 77: 22-28 (in Japanese).
Niimi, S., Watanabe, M.X., Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2005. Molecularcloning and mRNA expression of cytochrome P4501A1 and 1A2 in the liver of common minke whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(2005): 784-793.
Ohishi, K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y., Yamamoto, S. andMaruyama, T. 2005. Chimeric structure of omp2 of Brucella from North Pacific common minke whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Microbiol. Immunol. 49(8): 789-793.
Sasaki, T., Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Goto, M., Kato, H., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Cao, Y., Fordyce, R.E.,
Hasegawa, M. and Okada, N. 2005. Mitochondrial phylogenetics and evolution of mysticete whales. Systematic
Biology 54(1): 77-90.
2006 (4)
Iwanami, K., Mita, H., Yamamoto, Y., Fujise, Y., Yamada, T. and Suzuki, T. 2006. cDNA-derived amino acidsequences of myoglobins from nine species of whales and dolphins. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part B Biochem.
Mol. Biol. 45:249-56.
Mitani, Y., Bando., T., Takai., N. and Sakamoto, W. 2006. Patterns of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in thebaleens of common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the western North Pacific. Fisheries Science72(1): 69-76.
Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Makino, H., Sasaki, T., Takahashi, K., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada,N. 2006. Baleen whale phylogeny and a past extensive radiation event revealed by SINE insertion analysis.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(5): 866-873.
Ohishi, K., Maruyama, T., Ninomiya, A., Kida, H., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Nakamatsu, K., Miyazaki,
N. and Boltunov, A. N. 2006. Serologic investigation of influenza a virus infection in cetaceans from the western
North Pacific and the Southern Oceans. Marine Mammal Science 22(1): 214-221.
2007 (11)
Fukui, Y., Iwayama, H., Matsuoka, T., Nagai, H., Koma, N., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H., Fujise, Y., Hirabayashi,
M., Hochi, S., Kato, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2007. Attempt at intracytoplasmic sperm injection of in vitro matured

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oocytes in common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) captured during the Kushiro coast survey.
Journal of Reproduction and Development. 53(4): 945-952.
Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kato, H., McPhee, M.V. and Pastene, L.A. 2007. Population genetic structure of Bryde’s
whales (Balaenoptera brydei) at the inter-oceanic and trans-equatorial levels. Conservation Genetics 8(4): 853864.
Konishi, K. and Tamura, T. 2007. Occurrence of the minimal armhook squids Berryteuthis anonychus(Cephalopoda: Gonatidae) in the stomachs of common minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the western
North Pacific. Fisheries Science 73: 1208-1210.
Murase, H., Tamura, T., Kiwada, H., Fujise, Y., Watanabe, H., Ohizumi, H., Yonezaki, S., Okamura, H. and
Kawahara, S. 2007. Prey selection of common minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and Bryde's (Balaenoptera
edeni) whales in the western North Pacific in 2000 and 2001. Fish. Oceanogr. 16(2): 186-201.
Niimi, S., Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Watanabe, M.X., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2007. Identificationand hepatic expression profiles of cytochrome P450 1-4 isozymes in common minke whales (Balaenoptera
acutorostrata). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part B 147 (2007): 667-681.
Nishida, S., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among cetaceansrevealed by Y-chromosome sequences．Zoological Science 24(7): 723-732.
Onbe, K. Nishida, S., Sone, E., Kanda, N., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Tanabe, S. and Koike, H. 2007. Sequencevariation in the Tbx4 Gene in marine mammals．Zoological Science 24(5): 449-464.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Zerbini, A.N., Kerem, D., Watanabe, K., Bessho, Y., Hasegawa, M., Nielsen,
R., Larsen, F. and Palsbøll, P.J. 2007. Radiation and speciation of pelagic organisms during periods of global
warming: the case of the common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Molecular Ecology 16: 1481–1495.
Urashima, T., Kobayashi, M., Asakuma, S., Uemura, Y., Arai, I., Fukuda, K., Saito, T., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H.,
Fukui, Y. 2007. Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Sei
whale (Balaenoptera borealis) milk. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 146: 153–159.
Watanabe, H., Tateno, H., Kusakabe, H., Kamiguchi, Y., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y.
2007. Fertilizability and chromosomal integrity of frozen-thawed Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
spermatozoa intracytoplasmically injected into mouse oocytes. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 19 (1):306.
Watanabe, H., Tateno, H., Kusakabe, H., Matsuoka, T., Kamiguchi, Y., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. andFukui, Y. 2007. Fertilizability and chromosomal integrity of frozen-thawed Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
spermatozoa intracytoplasmically injected into mouse oocytes. Zygote 15: 9-14.
2008 (4)Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Hirayama, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H.,
Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2008. Attempts at in vitro fertilization and culture of in vitro matured oocytes
in sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and Bryde's (B. edeni) whales. Zygote 16: DOI 10.1017/
S0967199408004887.
Birukawa, N., Ando, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Urano, A. 2008. Molecular cloning of urea
transporters from the kidneys of baleen and toothed whales. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part B 149 (2008): 227235.
Ishikawa, H. and Shigemune, H. 2008. Comparative experiment of whaling grenades in the Japanese
Whale Research Program under Special Permit (JARPA and JARPN). Jpn. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 13(1): 2128.
Ohishi, K., Fujise, Y. and Maruyama, T. 2008. Brucella spp. in the western North Pacific and Antarctic
cetaceans: a review. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 10(1):67-72.

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2009 (8)Fujita, H., Honda, K., Hamada, N., Yasunaga, G and Fujise, Y. 2009. Validation of high-throughput
measurement system with microwave-assisted extraction, fully automated sample preparation device, and gas
chromatography-electron capture detector for determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in whale blubber.
Chemosphere 74:1069-1078.
Hiwasa, M., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S.,
and Fukui, Y. 2009. Effects of semen extenders and storage temperatures on characteristics of frozen-thawed
Bryde’s (Balaenoptera edeni) whale spermatozoa. J. Reprod. Dev. 55. 599-606.
Konishi, K., Tamura T., Isoda, T. Okamoto, R., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H. and Matsuoka, K. 2009. Feeding
strategies and prey consumption of three baleen whale species within the Kushiro-Current Extension. Journal ofNorthwest Atlantic Fishery Science 42: 27-40.
Lee, E., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Watanabe, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Fukui. Y. 2009. Productionof cloned sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) embryos by interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer using
enucleated pig oocytes. J. Vet. Sci.10 (4): 285-292.
Matsukura, R., Yasuma, H., Murase, H., Yonezaki, S., Funamoto, T., Honda, S. and Miyashita, K. 2009.
Measurements of density contrast and sound-speed contrast for target strength estimation of Neocalanus
copepods (Neocalanus cristatus) in the North Pacific Ocean. Fish. Sci. 75: 1377-1387.
Murase, H., Ichihara, M., Yasuma, H., Watanabe, H., Yonezaki, S., Nagashima, H., Kawahara, S. and Miyashita,
T. 2009. Acoustic characterization of biological backscatterings in the Kuroshio-Oyashio inter-frontal zone andsubarctic waters of the western North Pacific in spring. Fisheries Oceanography. 18(6): 386-401.
Murase, H., Nagashima, H., Yonezaki, S., Matsukura, R. And Kitakado, T. 2009. Application of a generalized
additive model (GAM) to reveal relationships between environmental factors and distributions of pelagic fishand krill: a case study in Sendai Bay, Japan. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 66(6): 1417-1424.
Tsuki, K., Sato, A., Kaneko, H., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Nomata, H. 2009. Comparison of physiologicallysignificant imidazole dipeptides in cetaceans sampled in Japanese whale research (short paper). Sci. Rep.
Hokkaido Fish. Exp. Stn. 74:25-28.
2010 (7)Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Lee, E., Hirayama, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H.,
Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2010. Production of sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) cloned embryos by inter- andintra-species somatic cell nuclear transfer. J. Reprod. Dev. 56: 131-139.
Funakasa, N., Yoshioka, M. and Fujise, Y. 2010. Features of the Ocular Harderian Gland in three Balaenopterid
species based on anatomical, histological and histochemical observations. Mammal Study 35(1):9-15.
Ogawa, G., Ishida, M., Kato, H., Fujise, H. And Urano, N. 2010. Identification of facultative anaerobic bacteria
isolated from the intestine of the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis.
Fish Sci 76:177-181.
Pastene, L.A., Fujise, Y. and Hatanaka, H. 2010. JARPNII: a challenging multidiscipline research program
focused on whales in the western North Pacific. Ottar 280:23-28 (Tromso Museum) (in Norwegian)．
Shishido, R., Ohishi, K., Suzuki, R., Takishita, K., Ohtsu, D., Okutsu, K., Tokutake, K., Katsumata, E., Bando,T., Fujise, Y., Murayama, T. and Maruyama, T. 2010．Cetacean Toll-like receptor 4 and myeloid differentiation
factor 2, and possible cetacean-specific responses against Gram-negative bacteria．Comparative Immunology,
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 33(6): 89-98．
Suzuki, Y., Umatani, M., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Watanabe, H., Mogoe, T., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H.,
Ohsumi, S., Sasaki, M. and Fukui, Y. 2010. Effects of equilibration steps, type of sugars and addition of whale

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follicular fluid on viability and in vitro maturation of vitrified whale oocytes．Japanese Journal of Zoo andWildlife Medicine 15(2):65-72．
Tojo, N., Matsukura, R., Yasuma, H., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Kawahara, S., Murase, H., and Miyashita, K.
2010．Spatial analysis of isada krill (Euphausia pacifica) distribution in frontal environments in the North
Pacific Ocean．GIS/spatial analyses in fisheries and aquatic science．4．International Fishery GIS Society: 115138.
2011 (20)
Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. 2011. Abundance estimate for common minke, Bryde’s and sei whales in theoffshore region of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 173-174 (in Japanese).
Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2011. Genetic stock structure of baleen whales. Bull. Jpn. Soc.
Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 191 (in Japanese).
Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 2011. General discussion: Symposium on “Marine ecosystem of the western North
Pacific with special interest in cetaceans”. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 194-195 (in Japanese).
Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Kanda, N., Okamoto, R. and Kato, H. 2011. Relationshipbetween maturity and feeding ecology of common minke whales off Kushiro in autumn. Bull. Jpn. Soc.
Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 175-176 (in Japanese).
Maehara, T., Aoki, I., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Murase, H. and Yamaguchi, A. 2011. Feeding ecology of theJapanese anchovy in the offshore area east of Honshu, Japan in summer. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr.
75(3):187 (in Japanese).
Matsuoka, K., Kiwada, H., Fujise, Y. and Miyashita, T. 2011. Distribution of baleen whales in the western North
Pacific based on the JARPN and JARPN II sighting surveys (1994 to 2007). Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr.
75(3): 178-179 (in Japanese).
Miyashita, K., Matsukura, R., Tojo, N., Minami, K., Yasuma, H., Nagashima, H., Onodera, K., Watanabe, H.,
Yonezaki, S. and Murase, H. 2011. Monitoring of prey of cetaceans by using quantitative echosounders. Bull.
Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 183-184 (in Japanese).
Mori, M., Watanabe, H., Hakamada, T., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Murase, H. and Matsuoka, K. 2011.
Development of an ecosystem model of western North Pacific using Ecopath with Ecosim. Bull. Jpn. Soc.
Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 189 (in Japanese).
Murase, H., Kawabata, A., Kubota, H., Nakagami, M., Amakasu, K., Abe, K., Miyashita, K. and Oozeki, Y.
2011. Effect of depth-dependent target strength on biomass estimation of Japanese anchovy. Mar. Sci. Technol.
19: 267-272.
Murase, H., Tamura, T., Isoda, T., Okamoto, R., Kato, H., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Tojo, N. Matsukura, R.,
Miyashita, K., Kiwada, H., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Inagake, D., Okazaki, M., Okamura, H. and Fujise, Y.
2011. Prey selection of common minke, Bryde’s and sei whales in the offshore region of the western North
Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 180-181 (in Japanese).
Nishiwaki, S., Otani, S. and Tamura, T. 2011. The satellite tracking of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc.
Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 193-194 (in Japanese).
Onodera, K., Nagashima, H., Matsukura, R., Miyashita, K., Yonezaki, S. and Murase, H. 2011. Cetacean preyspecies and oceanographic surveys in Sendai Bay. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 184-185 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Miyashita, T. and Kato, H. 2011.
Whale research program under special permit in the western North Pacific – Phase II (JARPN II): origin andobjectives. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 172-173 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Yasunaga, G., Kishiro, T., Yoshida,H., Miyashita, T. and Kato, H. 2011. The Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the western18

North Pacific Phase-II (JARPN II): origin, objectives and research progress made in the first six years period(2002-2007), including scientific considerations for the next research period. Aquabiology 33 (2): 171-185 (inJapanese).
Sasaki, Y., Saito, S., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H. and Kiwada., H. 2011. Spatial distribution patterns of sei and
Bryde’s whales. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 179-180 (in Japanese).
Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Isoda, T., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Okamoto, R. and Matsuoka, K. 2011. The food
habitat, relation of habitat factor and prey consumption of three baleen whale species in the offshore region of
the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 174-175 (in Japanese).
Watanabe, H., Kiwada, H., Kumagai, S., Yonezaki, S., Kishiro, T., Konishi., K. and Yoshida, H. 2011. Habitatand prey selection of common minke whale off Kushiro in autumn –Estimation of distribution and migration ofcommon minke whale using environmental information- Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 182-183 (inJapanese).
Yamaguchi, A., Hanamiya, Y., Murase, H. and Watanabe, H. 2011. Vertical flux of materials by diel verticalmigration of macrozooplankton. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3):185-186 (in Japanese).
Yasunaga, G. and Fujise, Y. 2011. Monitoring of pollutants in the baleen whales and their prey species in thewestern North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 190 (in Japanese).
Yoshida, H., Kishiro, T., Goto, M., Bando, T., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Okamoto, R. and Kato, H. 2011. Feeding
ecology of common minke whales in coastal waters off Sanriku in spring. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3):177-178 (in Japanese).
2012 (4)Maeda, H. and Kato, H. 2012. Technical improvements of the age character (earplug) collections in common
minke whales. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 76 (2):59-65 (in Japanese).
Murase, H., Kawabata, A., Kubota, H., Nakagami, M., Amakasu, K., Abe, K., Miyashita, K. and Oozeki, Y.
2012. Basin-scale distribution patterns and biomass estimation of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicas in thewestern North Pacific. Fish Sci 78:761-773.
Nakamura, G., Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 2012. Relative growth of the skull of the common minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the North Pacific in comparison to other Balaenoptera species. Mammal Study
37(2): 105-112.
Watanabe, H, Okazaki, M., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Inagake, D., Bando, T., Kiwada, H. and Miyashita, T. 2012.
Habitat and prey selection of common minke, sei, and Bryde’s whale in mesoscale during summer in the subarctic and transition regions of the western North Pacific. Fish Sci 78:557-57.
2013 (5)Kershaw, F., Leslie, M.S., Collins, T., Mansur, R.M., Smith, B.D., Minton, G., Baldwin, R., LeDuc, R.G.,
Anderson, R.C., Brownell, R.L. and Rosenbaum, H.C. 2013. Population differentiation of 2 forms of Bryde’s
whales in the Indian and Pacific Ocenas. Journal of Heredity doi:10.1093/jhered/est057.
Maeda, H., Kawamoto, T. and Kato, H. 2013. A study on the improvement of age estimation in common minke
whales using the method of gelatinized extraction of earplug. NAMMCO Scientific Publications. Doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/3.2609.
Matsukura, R., Sawada, K., Abe, K., Minami, K., Nagashima, H., Yonezaki, S., Murase, H. and Miyashita, K.
2013. Comparison of measurements and model calculations of target strength of juvenile sandeel in Sendai Bay.
Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 79 (4):638-648 (in Japanese).
Sasaki, H., Murase, H., Kiwada, H., Matsuoka, K., Mitani, Y. and Saitoh, S. 2013. Habitat differentiation
between sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and Bryde's whales (B. brydei) in the western North Pacific. Fisheries
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Shimizu, Y., Ohishi, K., Suzuki, R., Tajima, Y., Yamada, T., Kakizoe, Y., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Taru, H.,
Murayama, T. Maruyama, T. 2013. Amino acid sequence variations of signaling lymphocyte activation moleculeand mortality caused by morbillivirus infection in cetaceans. Microbiology and Immunology 57: 624-632.
2014 (5)Inoue, S., Kishiro, T., Fujise, Y., Nakamura, G. and Kato, H. 2014. Seasonal changes in the testis of the North
Pacific common minke whale. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 80 (2): 185-190 (in Japanese).
Murase, H., Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Inagake, D., Okazaki, M., Tojo, N. and Kitakado, T.
2014. Distribution of sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in the subarctic–subtropical transition area of thewestern North Pacific in relation to oceanic fronts. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
107: 22-28.
Nakamura, G., Kadowaki, I., Nagatuka, S., Fujise, Y., Kishiro, T. and Kato, H. 2014. Variation in a color patternof white patch on the flippers of North Pacific common minke whales: potential application for their interoceanic
difference. La mer 52: 31-47.
Nakamura, G. and Kato, H. 2014. Developmental changes in the skull morphology of common minke whales
Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Journal of Morphology 275:1113-1121.
Niimi, S., Imoto, M., Kunisue, T., Watanabe, M.X., Kim, E.Y., Nakayama, K., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y., Tanabe,
S. and Iwata, H. 2014. Effects of persistent organochlorine exposure on the liver transcriptome of the common
minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from the North Pacific. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 108:95-105.
2015 (1)Kitayama, C., Sasaki, M., Ishikawa, H., Mogoe, T., Ohsumi, S., Fukui, Y., Budipitojo, T., Kondoh, D. andKitamura, N. 2015. Structure and functions of the placenta in common minke (Balaenoptera
acutorostrata), Bryde’s (B. brydei) and sei (B. borealis) whales. Journal of Reproduction andDevelopment 61(5): 415-421.
2016 (5)Hirako, S., Suzuki, M., Kim, H., Iizuka, Y., Matsumoto, A., Wada, N., Okabe, M., Takenoya, F., Yasunaga, G.,
Yamanaka, S., Miyazaki, A. and Shioda, S. 2016. Hepatic lipid accumulation is ameliorated in obese KK miceby dietary sei whale oil. Fish. Sci. 82: 509-517.
Miyakawa, N., Kishiro, T., Fujise, Y., Nakamura, G. and Kato, H. 2016. Sexual Dimorphism in Pelvic Bone
Shape of the North Pacific Common Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Open J. Anim. Sci. 6: 131-136.
Murase, H., Tamura, T., Otani, S. and Nishiwaki, S. 2016. Satellite tracking of Bryde’s whales Balaenoptera
edeni in the offshore western North Pacific in summer 2006 and 2008. Fish. Sci. 82: 35-45.
Nakamura, G., Kadowaki, I., Nagatsuka, S., Hayashi, R., Kanda, N., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A. and Kato, H. 2016.
White Patch on the Fore-Flipper of Common Minke Whale, as a Potential morphological Index to Identify
Stocks. Open J. of Anim. Sci. 6: 116-122.
Ohishi, K., Bando, T., Abe, E., Kawai, Y., Fujise, Y. and Maruyama, T. 2016. Long-term and large-scale
epidemiology of Brucella infection in baleen whales and sperm whales in the western North Pacific andAntarctic Oceans. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 78: 1457-1464.

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Publications based on other surveys
1993 (1)Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Saino, S. and Kawasaki, M. 1993. Catch and struck-and-lost rate in the Japanese Dall's
porpoise hand-harpoon fishery. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 453-457.
1995 (1)Shimada, H. and Pastene, L.A. 1995. Report of a sightings survey off the Solomon Islands with comments on
Bryde's whale distribution. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn 45: 413-418.
1997 (4)Kimura, T., Ozawa, T. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. Sample preparation and analysis of mitochondrial DNA fromwhale baleen plates. Marine Mammal Science, 13(3):495-498.
Ljungblad, D.K., Stafford, K.M., Shimada, H. and Matsuoka, K. 1997. Sounds attributed to blue whales recorded
off the southwest coast of Australia in December 1995. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 435-439.
Ohmagari, K. and Berkes, F. 1997: Transmission of indigenous knowledge and bush skills among the WesternJames Bay Cree Women of Subarctic Canada. Human Ecology 25(2): 197-222.
Shimamura, M, Yasue, H., Ohshima, K., Abe, H., Kato, H., Kishiro, T., Goto, M., Munechika, I. and Okada, N.
1997. Molecular evidence from retroposons that whales form a clade within even-toed ungulates. Nature 388:
666-670.
1998 (2)Miyazaki, N., Fujise, Y. and Iwata, K. 1998. Biological analysis of a mass stranding of melon-headed whales(Peponocephala electra) at Aoshima. Japan. Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. A 24(1): 31-60.
Otani, S., Naito, Y., Kawamura, A., Kawasaki, M., Nishiwaki, S. and Kato, A. 1998. Diving behavior andperformance of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in Fukuoka bay, Hokkaido, Japan. Marine Mammal
Science 14(2): 209-220.
1999 (4)Iino, Y. 1999. Treaty Implementation: the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. System
Compliance in Ocean Management. Southeast Asian Programme in Ocean Law. Policy and Management: 189193.
Pastene, L.A. and Shimada, H. 1999. Report of a sighting survey in Chile's Exclusive Economic Zone withcomments on sei whale distribution. Anales Instituto Patagonia, Serie Cs. Nat. 27: 51-62.
Shimamura, M., Abe, H., Nikaido, M., Ohshima, K. and Okada, N. 1999. Genealogy of families of SINEs incetaceans and artiodactyls: the presence of a huge superfamily of tRNAGlu-derived families of SINEs. Mol. Biol.
Evol. 16(8): 1046-1060.
Yoshida, H. and Kato, H. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of Bryde’s whales in the Western North Pacific andadjacent waters inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Marine Mammal Science 15(4): 1269-1286.
2000 (3)Goto, M. and Ohsumi, S. 2000. Response to “Scientific Whaling Source of illegal Products for Market” By
Baker et al. Science 290: 1695-1696.

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Otani, S., Naito, Y., Kato, A., Kawamura, A. 2000. Diving behavior and swimming speed of a free-ranging
harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena. Marine Mammal Science 16(4): 811-814.
Takahashi, S., Le, L. T. H., Saeki, H., Nakatani, N., Tanabe, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise, Y. 2000. Accumulationof butyltin compounds and total tin in marine mammals. Water Science and Technology 42(7-8): 97-108.
2001 (2)Abe, H., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Dewa, K. and Naito, E. 2001. Practical use of multiplex fluorescent PCR for
cetacean sex identification. Marine Mammal Science 17(3): 657-664.
Yoshida, H., Yoshioka, M., Shirakihara, M. and Chow, S. 2001. Population structure of finless porpoises(Neophocaena phocaenoides) in coastal waters of Japan based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of
Mammalogy 82: 123-130.
2002 (1)Konishi, K. and Sakurai, Y. 2002. Geographical variations in infection by larval Anisakis simplex andContracaecum osculatum (Nematoda, Anisakidae) in walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma stocks off
Hokkaido, Japan. Fisheries Science 68(3): 534-542.
2003 (1)Matsuoka, K., Ensor, P., Hakamada, T., Shimada, H., Nishiwaki, S., Kasamatsu, F. and Kato, H. 2003. Overview
of the minke whale sighting survey in IWC/IDCR and SOWER cruises from 1978/79 to 2000/01. J. Cetacean
Res. Manage 5(2): 173-201.
2004 (5)Branch, T.A., Matsuoka, K. and Miyashita, T. 2004. Evidence for increases in Antarctic blue whales based on
Bayesian modelling. Marine Mammal Science 20(4): 726-754.
Escorza-Trevino, S., Pastene, L.A. and Dizon, A.E. 2004. Molecular analyses of the Truei and Dallimorphotypes of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). Journal of Mammalogy 85(2): 347-355.
Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Yasunaga, G., Baba, N., Miyazaki, N., Petrov, E.A. and Tanabe, S. 2004.
Comparison of trace element accumulation in Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica), Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) andnorthern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Environmental Pollution 127: 83-97.
Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Hakamada, T. and Mori, M. 2004. Effect of observed covariates(school size, sighting cue, latitude and sea state) on the Antarctic minke whale abundance estimation parametersin the IWC/IDCR-SOWER surveys. J. Cetacean. Res. Manage. 6(3): 283-292.
Yanagimoto, T. and Konishi, K. 2004. Acanthochondria priacanthi (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) as a
biological indicator for stock identification of sandfish Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner). Fisheries Science70: 336-338.
2005 (5)Agusa, T., Matsumoto, T., Ikemoto, T., Anan, Y., Kubota, R., Yasunaga, G., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Ogi, H. andShibata, Y. 2005. Body distribution of trace elements in black-tailed gulls from Rishiri Island, Japan: agedependent accumulation and transfer to feathers and eggs. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24(9):2107-2120.
Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Yasunaga, G., Iwata, H., Subramanian, A., Ismail, A. and Tanabe, S. 2005. Concentrationsof trace elements in marine fish and its risk assessment in Malaysia. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 51(8-12):896-911.
Fukui, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2005. Difficulties in publishing research results from scientific whaling.
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Prudente, M., Tanabe, S., Kunisue, T., Yasunaga, G., Watanabe, I. and Miyazaki, N. 2005. Accumulation of
trace elements and persistent organochlorines in resident and migratory waders from Calatagan Bay, Philippines.
Coastal Mar. Sci. 29(2):133-140.
Sanino, G.P., Waerebeek, K.V., Van Bressem, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. A preliminary note on population
structure in eastern South Pacific common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. J. Cetacean Res. Manage
7(1): 65-70.
2006 (6)Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A. and Pastene, L.A. 2006. Filopatria de la ballena jorobada (Megaptera
novaeangliae Borowski, 1781), al area de alimentacion del Estrecho de Magallanes. Revista de Biologia Marina
y Oceanografia 41(1): 11-19.
Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Acuna, P. and Pastene, L.A. 2006. A note on the first record of the dwarf minke
whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Chilean waters. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 8(3): 293-296.
Hayashi, K., Yoshida, H., Nishida, S., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kanda, N., Baba, H. and Koike, H. 2006. Genetic
Variation of the MHC DQB locus in the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Zoological Science 23:
147-153.
Mori, M. and Butterworth, D.S. 2006. A first step towards modelling the krill–predator dynamics of the
Antarctic ecosystem. CCAMLR Science 13: 217-277.
Sekiguchi,K., Olavarria, C., Morse, P., Olson, P., Ensor, P., Matsuoka, K., Pitman, R., Findlay, K. and Gorter, U.,2006. The spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) in Antarctic waters. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 8(3):265–
271.
Takahashi, Y., Ohwada, S., Watanabe, K., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Zenitani, R., Naito, Y. and Yamaguchi, T. 2006.
Does elastin contribute to the persistence of corpora albicantia in the ovary of the common dolphin (Delphinusdelphis). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 819-830.
2007 (2)Acevedo, J., Rasmussen, K., Felix, F., Castro, C., Llano, M., Secchi, E., Saborio, M.T., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Haase,
B., Scheidat, M., Dalla-Rosa, L., Olavarria, C., Fosestell, P., Acuna, P., Kaufman, G. and Pastene, L.A. 2007.
Migratory destinations of humpback whales from the Magellan Strait feeding ground, Southeast Pacific. Marine
Mammal Science 23(2): 453-463.
Branch, T.A., Stafford, K.M., Palacios, D.M., Allison, C., Bannister, J.L., Burton, C.L.K., Cabrera, E., Carlson,
C.A., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Gill, P.C., Hucke-Gaete, R., Jenner, K.C.S., Jenner, Mn. M., Matsuoka, K.,
Mikhalev, Y.A., Miyashita, T., Morrice, M.G., Nishiwaki, S., Sturrock, V.J., Tormosov, D., Anderson, R.C.,
Baker, A.N., Best, P.B., Borsa, P., Brownell Jr, R.L., Childerhouse, S., Findlay, K.P., Gerrodette, T., Ilangakoon,
A.D., Joergensen, M., Kahn, B., Ljungblad, D.K., Maughan, B., Mccauley, R.D., Mckay, S., Norris, T.F., Oman
Whale and Dolphin Research Group, Rankin, S., Samaran, F., Thiele, D., Van Waerebeek, K. and Warneke, R.M.
2007. Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere andadjacent waters. Mammal Rev 37(2): 116-175.
2009 (1)Nambu, H., Tokutake, K., Ishikawa, H., Ohta, M., Fujita, K. and Yamada, T.K. 2009. Observation of a graywhale, Eschrichtius robustus, in Tokyo Bay in 2005. Japan Cetology 19: 17-22 (in Japanese).
2010 (3)Nambu, H., Ishikawa, H. and Yamada, T. 2010. Records of the western gray whale Eschrichtius robustus: its
distribution and migration. Japan Cetology (20): 21-29 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A. and Quiroz, D. 2010. An Outline of the History of Whaling in Chile. pp. 73-98. In:
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Taguchi, M., Ishikawa, H. and Matsuishi, T. 2010. Seasonal distribution of harbour porpoise(Phocoena phocoena) in Japanese waters inferred from stranding and bycatch records．Mammal Study
35:133-138．
2011 (2)Acevedo, J., Olavarría, C., Plana, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Larrea, A., Pastene, L.A. 2011. Occurrence of dwarf
minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata subsp .) around the Antarctic Peninsula．Polar Biology．34(2): 313318.
Acevedo, J., Plana, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Pastene, L.A. 2011. Surface feeding behavior of humpback
whales in the Magellan Strait. Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia. 46(3): 483-490.
2013 (4)Acevedo J., Haro D., Dalla R.L., Aguayo-Lobo A., Hucke-Gaete R., Secchi E., Plana J. and Pastene L.A. 2013.
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