Protocol for participation of foreign scientists in field andanalytical research under the NEWREP-NP and NEWREP-A
Field surveys
Participation of foreign scientists in the field surveys of NEWREP-NP and NEWREP-A will be welcomed,
so long as they meet the following qualifications established by the Government of Japan: i) costs forparticipation, travel expenses to and from the home ports, subsistence on board the research vessels andany other ancillary cost, will be covered by the participant; ii) indemnification and insurance for any
casualty or personal injury while on board the research vessels, will be covered by the participant; iii)
participation of those who are found to have intentionally sabotaged the implementation of the research inthe field shall be terminated.
PROTOCOL
Scientists interested in participating in field surveys of NEWREP-NP and NEWREP-A should:
1. Complete the application form below.
2. Send the application form electronically to the director of the Survey and Research Division of theInstitute of Cetacean Research (ICR) (tamura@cetacean.jp) at least five month before the start of the survey.
An ad-hoc team in ICR will examine applications and communicate its resolution to applicants at least
three months before the start of the survey.
APPLICATION FORM
Family name:First name:Research institution, postal address and E-mail address:

Field expertise:
Explain briefly the reasons of why you want participate in the NEWREP-NP/NEWREP-A field survey:
Past field experience:

Indicate the field survey of your interest: Whale biological survey: Cetacean dedicated sighting survey: Whale’s prey survey: Oceanographic survey: Other (ex: satellite tracking:)
Medical check to see if you fit for long-period field surveys at sea : YRemarks:
Date:

Signature:N

If yes, attach certificate

Research collaboration
As in the case of JARPN/JARPNII and JARPA/JARPAII, data obtained by NEWREP-NP and NEWREPA will be shared with members of the IWC SC in accordance with the IWC SC Data Availability Agreement(DAA) (IWC, 2004). Data and samples from the research will be available for other accredited scientists
and research organizations in accordance with the protocol for access to samples/data from the ICR(http://www.icrwhale.org/pdf/appendix2.pdf).
To facilitate the collaboration and analyses, databases will be created after each annual survey, which will
specify the kind of samples and data collected during the research activities, and the list will be posted onthe ICR Home Page.
PROTOCOL
Scientists interested in conducting a particular research based on data and/or samples collected by
NEWREP-NP or NEWREP-A should follow two steps:
1. Complete the application form below.
2. Send the application form electronically to the director of the Survey and Research Division of theInstitute of Cetacean Research (ICR) (tamura@cetacean.jp).
An ad-hoc team in ICR will examine research proposals and communicate its resolution to applicants within
two weeks after receiving the proposal.

APPLICATION FORMRESEARCH PROPOSAL TO THE INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH
Title of the research
Principal Investigator
Institution andAddress of Principal
Investigator
Co-Investigators
Institutions andAddresses of CoInvestigators
Objective of theresearch and rationale
Data requested
Methods
Research plan andschedule
Output of theresearch (oralpresentations,publications)
Other remarks

Reference
International Whaling Commission. 2004. Report of the Data Availability Working Group. Annex T. J.
Cetacean Res. Manage. 6 (Suppl.): 406-408.