Appendix 1
List of data collected by the NEWREP-A 2015/16.
Items
Data
Whale abundance
estimate*
Weather data***
115 days
Effort data***
115 days
Sighting record of whales***
1,472 schools
Angle and distance experiments***
320 times
Ice edge line ***115°E–170°W
Environmental data
Temperature and salinity profile (CTD)**37 stations
Echo sound (krill distribution/abundance)**31 daysMarine debris (sea surface)
0 observation
Antarctic minke
whale*Catching date and location***333 individuals
Photographic record of external character
333 individuals
Record of internal and external parasites
333 individuals
Sex and body length***
333 individuals
Body proportion for stock structure*
333 individuals
Skull measurements (length and breadth) for stock
310 individuals
structure*
Satellite tracking for stock structure and feeding ecology* 3 individuals
Body weight for feeding ecology**
333 individuals
Organ weight including fat weight for feeding ecology**
5 individuals
Diatom film record for feeding ecology**
333 individuals
Blubber thickness for feeding ecology**
333 individuals
Stomach content: freshness and weight for feeding
333 individuals
ecology**
Diving behaviour for feeding ecology**‒Testis weight for reproductive study***
103 individuals
Mammary gland: lactation status and measurement for
230 individuals
reproductive study
Foetal number, sex, length and weight for reproductive study158 individuals
Marine debris (stomach)
0 individuals
Gross pathological observation and sampling
333 individuals
Other large whales Photo-ID
82 individuals* Data or samples to be used for Main Objective I; ** data or samples to be used for Main Objective II(Other items will be used for other research purposes); *** data or samples to be used for Main
Objectives I and II.
List of sample collected by the NEWREP-A 2015/16.
Items
SampleAntarctic minke
whale*
Prey species in stomach for feeding ecology**
47 individuals
Faeces and contents from the large intestine for feeding
0 individuals
ecology**
Testis for reproductive study***
103 individuals
Ovary for corpora counting and reproductive study***
230 individuals
Mammary grand and endometrium for reproductive study 230 individuals

Earplug for age determination***333 individuals
Ocular lens for age determination***333 individuals
Baleen plates for age determination and stable isotope
26 individuals
study***
Tissue samples for genetic study***
333 individuals
Tissue and organ samples for chemical study***
333 individuals
Tissue and plasma samples for physiological study***
333 individuals
Vertebral epiphyses for physical maturity
307 individuals
Skin sample (biopsy)
10 individuals
Other large whales Skin sample (biopsy)
40 individuals* Data or samples to be used for Main Objective I; ** data or samples to be used for Main Objective II(Other items will be used for other research purposes); *** data or samples to be used for Main Objective
I and II.
Number of total sighted whales in the NEWREP-A 2015/16 (school / individual).
Species
Transit to RA
Research area
Transit from RA Sub total
Total
Primary Secondar Primary Secondar Primary Secondar Primary Secondar
yyyy
Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind. Sch. Ind.
Blue whale0000
14 25 69002214 25 811 22 36Fin whale220014 37 10 25 000016 39 10 25 26 64Sei whale
120000004400560056Antarctic minke whale1100476 1,33 80 219 0034477 1,34 83 223 560 1,56903Like Antarctic minke 000077000000770077whale
Humpback whale
0000525 1,12 136 302 00722 525 1,12 143 324 668 1,45882
Southern right whale 00001
1000011111122
Baleen whale0022
18 24 22000018 24 4422 28
Sperm whale
440019 19 22002223 23 4427 27Southern bottlenose 000024000000240024whale
Arnoux's beaked
0000220 1
70000220 1
7327whale
Unid. beaked whale 121315 17 22450020 24 3523 29
Killer whale
000026 241 3
18 000026 241 318 29 259
Number of photo-identified whales and number of biopsies in the NEWREP-A 2015/16.
SpeciesNo. of individuals photographed
No. of biopsy
individuals collectedBlue whale
248Fin whale07
Humpback whale
3615Southern right whale
11
Killer whale
21
9
Total8240