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Annex E
Summary of Available Data for JARPN II
Taken from SC/J09/JR1 (*= database complete)

I SIGHTING DATA - Coastal and Offshore components
DBAngle and distance experiment data (no. of experiments)* Photo ID humpback whales (no. of schools photographed)* Photo ID right whales (no. of schools photographed)* Photo ID blue whales (no. of schools photographed)* Sighting data (no. of schools)* Effort data (n.miles)
Weather data (no. observations)

Total sample size
3,807
24
22
65
9,426
439,047
66,260II-1. BIOLOGICAL DATA - COMMON MINKE WHALE - Offshore component
Number of whales
DB
Data and sample
MaleFemale
Total* Sampling date
661
79
740
* Sampling location
661
79
740
* Body length
661
79
740
* Body proportion
661
79
740
Skull (length and breadth)
656
78
734
Body scar record
661
79
740
Parasites, external occurrence record
661
79
740
Parasites, internal occurrence record
661
79740
* Sex
661
79740
* Body weight
661
79740
* Organ weights
158
23181
* Blubber thickness
661
79
740
* Girth661
79740* Maturity stage
661
79
740
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
79
79* Lactation condition
79
79* Testis weight
661
661* Stomach contents (IWS format)
661
79
740
* Stomach contents weights
661
79
740
* Main prey species in stomach contents
661
79
740
* Freshness of stomach contents
661
79
740
Foetus, number
79
79
Foetus, sex
35
Foetus, body length
35
Foetus, body weight35
Ear plug
661
79740* PCB concentrations (blubber)
347
347* Total Hg levels (liver)
77
77* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)
35540* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)
35540* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)
35540* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
655
79734
* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (16 loci)
654
79733

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II-2. BIOLOGICAL DATA - SEI WHALE - Offshore component
Number of whales
DB
Data and sample
MaleFemaleTotal* Sampling date
238251489* Sampling location
238
251489* Body length
238
251
489
* Body proportion
238
251
489
Skull (length and breadth)
232
243
475
Body scar record
238
251
489
Parasites, external occurrence record
238
251
489
Parasites, internal occurrence record
238
251
489
* Sex
238
251
489
* Body weight
238
251
489
* Organ weights
63
64
127
* Blubber thickness
238
251
489
* Girth238
251
489* Maturity stage
238
251
489
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
251
251* Lactation condition
251
251* Testis weight238
238* Stomach contents (IWS format)
238
251
489
* Stomach contents weights
238
251
489
* Main prey species in stomach contents
238
251
489
* Freshness of stomach contents
238
251
489
Foetus, number
251
251
Foetus, sex
115
Foetus, body length
115
Foetus, body weight115
Ear plug
238
251
489
* PCB concentrations (blubber)
1515* Total Hg levels (liver)30
30* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
238
251
489
* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (17 loci)
238
251
489

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II-3. BIOLOGICAL DATA - BRYDE'S WHALE - Offshore component
Number of whales
DBData and sample
MaleFemale
Total* Sampling date166
227393* Sampling location
166
227
393
* Body length166
227393* Body proportion
166
227
393
Skull (length and breadth)161
222383
Body scar record
166
227
393
Parasites, external occurrence record
166
227
393
Parasites, internal occurrence record
166
227393* Sex
166
227393* Body weight166
227393* Organ weights
5671
127* Blubber thickness
166227393* Girth
166
227393* Maturity stage
166
227393
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
227
227* Lactation condition
227
227* Testis weight
166
166* Stomach contents (IWS format)
166
227
393
* Stomach contents weights
166
227
393
* Main prey species in stomach contents
166
227
393
* Freshness of stomach contents
166
227
393
Foetus, number
227
227
Foetus, sex
127
Foetus, body length
127
Foetus, body weight127
Ear plug
166
227
393
* PCB concentrations (blubber)
1515* Total Hg levels (liver)20
20* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)
212243* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)
212243* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)
212243* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
166
227393* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (17 loci)166
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II-4. BIOLOGICAL DATA - SPERM WHALE - Offshore component
Number of whales
DB
Data and sample
MaleFemale
Total* Sampling date
133245* Sampling location
133245* Body length
133245* Body proportion
133245Skull (length and breadth)1330
43
Body scar record
133245
Parasites, external occurrence record
133245
Parasites, internal occurrence record
133245
* Sex
1332
45
* Body weight133245* Organ weights
82230* Blubber thickness
133245* Girth133245* Maturity stage
133245
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
32
32* Lactation condition
3232* Testis weight
13
13* Stomach contents (IWS format)
133245* Stomach contents weights
133245* Main prey species in stomach contents
133245* Freshness of stomach contents
133245
Foetus, number
3232
Foetus, sex
7Foetus, body length
7Foetus, body weight
7Ear plug
133245* PCB concentrations (blubber)* Total Hg levels (liver)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)325* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)325* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)
325* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
133245* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (15 loci)13324548

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II-5. BIOLOGICAL DATA - COMMON MINKE WHALE - Coastal component off Kushiro
Number of whales
DB
Data and sample
MaleFemale
Total* Sampling date
182
72254
* Sampling location
182
72254
* Body length
182
72
254
* Body proportion
182
72
254
Skull (length and breadth)
181
72
253
Body scar record
182
72
254
Parasites, external occurrence record
182
72
254
Parasites, internal occurrence record
* Sex
182
72
254
* Body weight
182
72
254
* Organ weights
11314* Blubber thickness
182
72
254
* Girth182
72
254* Maturity stage18272254
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
72
72* Lactation condition
72
72* Testis weight
182
182* Stomach contents (IWS format)
182
72
254
* Stomach contents weights
182
72
254
* Main prey species in stomach contents
182
72
254
* Freshness of stomach contents
182
72
254
Foetus, number
72
72
Foetus, sex
4Foetus, body length
4
Foetus, body weight4
Ear plug
181
71
252* PCB concentrations (blubber)* Total Hg levels (liver)46
46* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
181
72
253
* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (16 loci)
182
71
253

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II-6. BIOLOGICAL DATA - COMMON MINKE WHALE - Coastal component off Sanriku
Number of whales
DB
Data and sample
MaleFemale
Total* Sampling date
91
136
227
* Sampling location
91
136
227
* Body length
91
136
227
* Body proportion
91
136
227
Skull (length and breadth)
89
133
222
Body scar record
91
136
227
Parasites, external occurrence record
91
136
227
Parasites, internal occurrence record
* Sex
91
136
227
* Body weight
91
136
227
* Organ weights
459* Blubber thickness
91
136
227
* Girth91
136
227* Maturity stage
91
136
227
Corpora albicantia and lutea (number)
135
135* Lactation condition
136
136* Testis weight
89
89* Stomach contents (IWS format)
91
136
227
* Stomach contents weights
89
133
222
* Main prey species in stomach contents
91
136
227
* Freshness of stomach contents
91
136
227
Foetus, number
135
135
Foetus, sex
30
Foetus, body length30
Foetus, body weight30Ear plug
91
136
227
* PCB concentrations (blubber)* Total Hg levels (liver)29
29* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (liver)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (kidney)* Total Hg, methyl Hg and Se levels (muscle)* Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences
91
136
227
* Nuclear DNA microsatellite (16 loci)
91
136
227

III. POLLUTANT DATA (Enviromental and prey species samples) - Offshore component
DBItemNumber of samples* Organochlorine compounds (air)6* Organochlorine compounds (sea water)
7* Total Hg compounds (copepods)
5* Total Hg compounds (Krill)
17* Total Hg compounds (Larval of anchovy)
6* Total Hg compounds (Adult of anchovy)
20* Total Hg compounds (Pacific saury)41* Total Hg compounds (mackerels)
5* Total Hg compounds (Pacific pomfret)3* Organochlorine compounds (walleye pollock)250

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IV-1. OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA - Offshore component
DBMarine debris (sighting survey, days)* Temperature & Salinity (XCTD survey: 2000-2007)* Temperature & Salinity (CTD survey: 2000-2007)* Midwater trawl (# of hawls)* MOCNESS (# of hawls)* IKMT (# of hawls)* NORPAC (# of hawls)* Echo sounder (km: 2002-2007)

Number of samples
56
38593
141
24
30
75
12,838IV-2. OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA - Coastal component off Sanriku
DB
Number of samples* Temperature & Salinity (XCTD survey: 2003-2007)11* Temperature & Salinity (CTD survey: 2003-2007)149* Midwater trawl (# of hawls)
57* Bongo net (# of hawls)
5* IKMT (# of hawls)
17* Sampling by fishing (# of stations)2* Echo sounder (km; 2005 and 2006 seasons)2,775
IV-3. OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA - Coastal component off Kushiro
Number of samples
DBItem* Temperature & Salinity (CTD survey: 2002-2007)109* Midwater trawl (no. tow)
133
* MOCNESS survey (no. tow)
* IKMT survey (no. tow)
6
* NORPAC net survey (no. tow)
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