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Annex DAnnexby
D tablesData Produced
JARPA II that were Available for the[Text table 1]
Review Workshop

Abundance estimate several species1
Seasons
1. Angle and distance experiments
2. Ice edge line
3. Effort data
4. Weather data
5. Sighting Antarctic minke whale
6. Sighting fin whale
7. Sighting humpback whale
8. Sighting blue whale
9. Sighting southern right whale
10. Sighting sperm whale
11. Sighting S bottlenose whale
12. Sighting[Texttablekiller2] whale

Sample size

2005/06-2010/11
2,617 tests
2005/06-2010/11
4,234 points
2005/06-2010/11 43,161 activities
2005/06-2010/11 34,694 records
2005/06-2010/11
7,344 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
605 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
4,570 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
146 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
150 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
894 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
310 sch.
2005/06-2010/11
352 sch.

Ecological data (oceanographic, marine debris, krill)
Seasons

Sample size

13. Temperature (XBT)
14. Temp. salin. (XCTD)
15. Temp. salin. (CTD)
16. Temp. salin. (EPCS)
17. Marine debris (stomach)2
18. Marine debris (sea surface)2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

19. Echo sound (krill abund./dist.)
20. IKMT net[Texttable3]krill
21. Body
length2007/08, 2008/09
2007/08, 2008/09
2007/08-2008/09

18 stations
347 stations
361 stations
482 days
3,280 whales
88 cases ofdebris obs.
326 days
68 stations
68 stations

Antarctic minke whale (biological, feeding ecology, pollutants, stock structure data)
Seasons

Sample size

Biological data
22. Catching date
23. Catching location
24. Sex25. Body length
26. Age (earplug)3
27. Age (racemization)4
28. Transition phase5
29. Presence/absence of corpora6
30. Testis weight7
31. Fetus length
32. Fetus weight
33. Fetus number8
34. Fetus sex
35. Lactation condition

2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 38 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,701 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,563 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,127 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,127 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,701 whales2005/06-2010/11 1,127 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,701 whales

Feeding ecology/energetics
36. Blubber thickness (two points)
37. Body weight
38. Freshness stom. contents
39. Main prey
40. Organ weight incl. fat weight
41. Girth (two points)
42. Stom. content (IWS)
43. Stom. content weight
44. Lipid content in blubber

2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,597 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,925 whales
2005/06-2010/11 332 whales
2005/06-2010/11 82 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 2,953 whales
2005/06-2010/11 20 whales

Pollutants/health945. Heavy metals (whale)
46. Organochlorine (whale)
47. Heavy metal (prey)
48. Gross pathological observations ofinternal organs10
Stock structure
49. Body proportion (8 measurements)
50. mtDNA (sequences) (from catches)
51. mtDNA (RFLP) (from catches)
52. Microsatellite DNA (from catches)

2005/06-2010/11 212 whales
2005/06-2010/11 5 whales
2005/06-2010/11
30 prey
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 3,264 whales
2005/06-2010/11 2,278 whales
2005/06
764 whales
2005/06-2010/11 2,551 whales

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Antarctic fin[Textwhale(biological,feeding ecology, pollutants, stock structure data)
Seasons

Sample size

Biological data
53. Catching date
54. Catching location
55. Sex
56. Body length
57. Age (earplug)3
58. Transition phase5
59. Presence/absence of corpora6
60. Testis weight7
61. Foetus length
62. Foetus weight
63. Foetus number8
64. Foetus sex
65. Lactation condition

2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

17 whales
17 whales
17 whales
16 whales
16 whales
0 whales
8 whales
8 whales
3 whales
3 whales
8 whales
3 whales
8 whalesFeeding ecology/energetics
66. Blubber thickness (14 points)
67. Body weight
68. Freshness stom. contents
69. Main prey
70. Organ weight including fat weight
71. Girth (three points)
72. Stomach content (IWS)
73. Stomach content weight
74. Lipid content in blubber

2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

16 whales
15 whales
14 whales
15 whales
15 whales
16 whales
16 whales
15 whales
10 whales

2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

16 whales
2 whales
16 whales

Pollutants/health975. Heavy metals (whale)
76. Organochlorine (whale)
77. Gross pathological observations ofinternal organs10

Stock structure
78. External measurements (41)2005/06-2010/11 16 whales
79. mtDNA (sequences) (catches/biopsy) 2005/06-2010/11 C:17; B:13
80. Microsatellite DNA (catches/biopsy) 2005/06-2010/11 C:17; B:13

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Stock structure other species
Seasons

Sample size

Humpback whale
81. mtDNA (sequences) (biopsy)
82. Microsatellite DNA (biopsy)
83. Photo-identification data

2005/06-2009/10 121 whales
2005/06-2009/10 127 whales
2005/06-2010/11 1,201 pictures

Blue whale
84. mtDNA (sequences) (biopsy)
85. Photo-identification data

2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

11 whales
376 pictures

Southern right whale
86. mtDNA (sequences) (biopsy)
87. Microsatellite DNA (biopsy)
88. Photo-identification data2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11
2005/06-2010/11

33 whales
33 whales
671 pictures

Annotations8
1
The figure given corresponds to the total females examined.
Standard Line Transect data. It should be noted that in some JARPA II
9
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami affected heavily the samples collectedsurveys some areas could not be covered due to external interferences andfor pollutant studies. This explains the particular smaller samples size forsabotages from anti-whaling groups, and that some kind of extrapolation
this item.
will be necessary.
102This figure corresponds to the total number of whales examined for
The figure given corresponds to the total number of stomachs examined.
3
abnormal tissues or organs in gross pathology.
JARPA II age data of Antarctic minke whale were obtained by a new reader
with expertise and training enough for this kind of work. The figure given
The data listed here do not necessarily match the numbers
here are the total number of earplugs examined. Age information could beobtained for 81.8% of the total samples. An ageing calibration exercise
for those items indicated in the cruise reports of the JARPAwas carried out (Kitakado et al., 2013). In the case of the fin whales age
II for the period 2005/06-2010/11. This is due to the fact that
information could be obtained for 100% of the samples.
a substantial number of samples for some items were lost4
This sample size corresponds to the results of a pilot study to investigate
due to the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan on
the feasibility of the racemization method for ageing purposes. At thisstage these data were not produced for the purpose of biological parameters
11 March 2011 (IWC, 2012). These tables shows the actual
estimates but for examining the feasibility of the technique.
number of data by each item. Data for those items obtained5
The figure given corresponds to the total earplugs examined. Transition
during the JARPA surveys were also available for the review
Phase information in the Antarctic minke whales could be obtained forWorkshop.
approximately 42.1% of the total samples (mature+immature).
6
Ovary samples were lost as an effect of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami soReferences
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Kitakado, T., Lockyer, C. and Punt, A.E. 2013. A statistical model forthe field.
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