Scientific contribution from JARPA/JARPA II
The Institute of Cetacean Research, Toyomi-cho 4-5, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0055, JapanThe Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) was conducted between
the austral summer seasons of 1987/88 and 2004/05. The JARPA had four main objectives: a) estimation of
biological parameters to improve the stock management of the Southern Hemisphere minke whale; b) elucidate
the role of whales in the Antarctic marine ecosystem; c) elucidation of the effect of environmental change on
cetaceans; and d) elucidation of the stock structure of Southern Hemisphere minke whales to improve stock
management.
The International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee carried two review workshops on JARPA, the firstin 1997 and the final on December 2006.
JARPA II started with two feasibility surveys in the seasons 2005/06 and 2006/07. The first full survey started in
2007/08. The objectives of the JARPA II are the following: a) monitoring the Antarctic ecosystem (whale
abundance trends and biological parameters; krill abundance and the feeding ecology of whales; effects ofcontaminants on cetaceans; cetacean habitat); b) modeling competition among whale species and future
management objectives (constructing a model of competition among whale species; new management objectives
including the restoration of the cetacean ecosystem); c) elucidation of temporal and spatial changes in stock
structure; and d) improving the management procedure for Antarctic minke whale stocks.
Scientific contribution of JARPA/JARPA II
Scientific contribution of JARPA/JARPA II has been made available in different forms, as scientific documents
for the IWC/SC meetings, as publications in peer reviewed journals, and as oral presentations at scientificsymposiums.
Table 1 shows the number of IWC/SC documents, peer-reviewed publications and oral presentations at scientificsymposium based on JARPA/JARPA II sample/data, by year.
IWC/SC documents
In the period 1988-2008 a total of 186 documents were presented to annual and intersessional meetings of the
IWC/SC, with an annual average of 8.9 documents. Several of these documents were prepared by or incollaboration with foreign scientists. Documents were presented mainly at the RMP, IA and SP sub-committees,
which deal mainly with management of whales.
Peer reviewed publications
The number of peer-reviewed papers made in same period is 101, with an annual average of 4.8 documents.
These contributions have been made not only in the field of whale management but also in the field of whale
natural sciences. Again several of these papers were prepared by or in collaboration with foreign scientists.
Oral presentations at symposium
The number of oral presentations made at scientific symposium in the period 1988-2008 is 183, with an annual
average of 8.7 documents. These contributions have been made not only in the field of whale management but
also in the field of whale natural sciences. Titles and contents of such presentations can be found in the annual
progress report of the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR).
The list of IWC/SC documents and peer-reviewed papers derived from JARPA/JARPA II is shown in the
Appendix 1, by year. An asterisk indicates those papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
Other scientific contribution
JARPA/JARPAII material has been used in:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Pre-graduated, master and doctoral thesis: 16
Chapters of books: 52
Local bulletin of ICR (Geiken Tsushin) and Suisan Shigen Kanri Danwakaihou: 31
Other reports: 0

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JARPA/JARPA II biological material such as whale skeletons has been provided to municipal museums.
Data access and availability
All the data and samples obtained by JARPA have been available to the national and international scientificcommunity through established data access protocols. Appendix 2 shows the data access protocol of ICR, which
can also be found at the IWC/SC web page. As a result ICR scientists carried research collaboration with anumber of national and international scientists and research institutions, as indicated above.
Table 1: Scientific contribution of JARPA/JARPA II
Year
IWC/SC documents
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total

Peer reviewed
publications
0
2
8
9
2
7
3
3
7
3
7
3
5
3
6
4
8
6
8
7
101

0
3
6
4
4
4
9
9
6
27
5
12
13
6
7
8
2
8
44
9
186

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Oral presentations at
symposium
2
6
5
5
6
7
7
11
7
4
2
6
10
15
15
22
14
21
12
6
0
183

Appendix 1
List of scientific papers based on data and samples collected by JARPA and JARPA II (peer-reviewed
papers and unpublished documents submitted to the IWC/Scientific Committee). Asterisks indicate thosepapers published in peer reviewed journals.
[1989] (5)Kasamatsu, F. and Shigemune, H. 1989. Preliminary report of the second minke whale sighting surveys in low
and middle latitudinal waters in the Southern Hemisphere in 1988/89. Paper SC/41/SHMi15 presented to the
IWC Scientific Committee, June 1989 (unpublished). 15pp.
*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.
Kishino, H., Kato, H., Kasamatsu, F. and Fujise, Y. 1989. Statistical method for the estimation of age
composition and biological parameters of the population. Paper SC/41/Mi3 presented to the IWC ScientificCommittee, June 1989 (unpublished). 38pp.
Naganobu, N., Shimamoto, K. and Kato, H. 1989. Oceanographical analysis on the southern minke whale
distribution based on the data during Japanese research take in 1987/88. Paper SC/41/SHMi18 presented to the
IWC Scientific Committee, June 1989 (unpublished). 9pp.
*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] (14)*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.
Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Kishino, H. 1990. Reproductive segregation of the minke whale population in highlatitudinal waters with some estimations of pregnancy and sexual maturity rates, data from Japanese researchtakes in 1987/88 and 1988/89. Paper SC/42/SHMi10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990
(unpublished). 20pp.
Fujise, Y., Yamamura, K., Zenitani, R., Ishikawa, H., Yamamoto, Y., Kimura, K. and Komaba, M. 1990. Cruise
report of the research on southern minke whales in 1989/90 under the Japanese proposal to the scientific permit.
Paper SC/42/SHMi25 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 (unpublished). 56pp.
*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.
Ichii, T. and Kato, H. 1990. Food of southern minke whales from Japanese research take in 1987/88. Paper
SC/42/SHMi14 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 (unpublished). 15pp.
*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 southernminke 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.

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Sedlak-Weinstein, E. 1990. Preliminary report of parasitic infestation of the minke whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata taken during the 1988/89 Antarctic expedition. Unpublished paper. 4pp.
Taga, Y., Kishino, H. and Kasamatsu, F. 1990. Detection probabilities and search half-widths of paired vessels.
Paper SC/42/SHMi27 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 (unpublished). 5pp. + Addendum
1pp.
*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.
Yoshioka, M., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Aida, K. 1990. Serum progesterone levels in southern minke whales byreproductive status. Paper SC/42/SHMi13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 (unpublished).
10pp.
[1991] (13)*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.
Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Kishino, H. 1991. Some progress in examination on age distribution and segregation of
the southern minke whale population using data from the Japanese research take. Paper SC/43/Mi18 presented to
the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1991 (unpublished). 17pp.
*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 fromsouthern minke whale, with some notes of age readability. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 41: 339-343.
*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.
Kishino, H., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Taga, Y. 1991. Maximum likelihood procedure for the estimation of themean age at sexual maturity of minke whales using the data from Japanese research take. Paper SC/43/Mi23
presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1991 (unpublished). 9pp.
Kishino, H., Taga, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Kasamatsu, F. 1991. Abundance estimate of the Southern Hemisphereminke whales in area IV from the sighting in the 1989/90 Japanese research take. Paper SC/43/Mi22 presented to
the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1991 (unpublished). 15pp.
Matsuishi, T. and Kishino, H. 1991. Precision of the estimated natural mortality coefficient and recruitment rateevaluated by Monte Carlo simulation. Paper SC/43/Mi21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1991
(unpublished). 9pp.
*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.

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[1992] (6)Fujise, Y., Kato, H., Zenitani, R. and Kishino, H. 1992. Seasonal and areal changes in age distribution andsegregation of the southern minke whales in Antarctic areas IV and V using data from the Japanese researches.
Paper SC/44/SHB10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1992 (unpublished). 37pp.
*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.
Nishiwaki, S., Kawasaki, M., Kishino, H. and Taga, Y. 1992. Abundance estimates of the Southern Hemisphereminke whale in Area V from the sightings in the Japanese research in 1990/91. Paper SC/44/SHB8 presented to
the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1992 (unpublished). 12pp.
*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.
Yoshioka, M. and Fujise, Y. 1992. Serum testosterone and progesterone levels in southern minke whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Paper SC/44/SHB13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1992
(unpublished). 4pp.
Yoshioka, M., Okumura, T., Aida, K. and Fujise, Y. 1992. Development of techniques for quantifying muscle
progesterone content in the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Paper SC/44/SHB12 presented to the
IWC Scientific Committee, June 1992 (unpublished). 4pp.
[1993] (11)
Cooke, J. G. and De La Mare, W. K. 1993. A comparative note on demographic parameters of right and minke
whales. Paper SC/45/O25 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1993 (unpublished). 4pp.
*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.
Fujise, Y., Zenitani, R., Saino, S., Itoh, S., Kawasaki, M., Matsuoka, K. and Tamura, T. 1993. Cruise report ofthe 1992/93 Japanese research under the special permit for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Paper
SC/45/SHBa12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1993 (unpublished). 39pp.
*Hasunuma, R., Ogawa, T., Fujise, Y. and Kawanishi, Y. 1993. Analysis of selenium metabolites in urine
samples of 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.
Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1993. Preliminary oceanographical analyses on the southernminke whale distribution based on the data during Japanese research take in 1988/89. Paper SC/45/SHBa15
presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1993 (unpublished). 13pp.
*Nakamura, T. 1993. Two-stage Bayesian cohort model for time-series data to reduce bias in the estimate ofmean natural mortality rate. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 343-348.
*Pastene, L.A., Kobayashi, T., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1993b. Mitochondrial DNA differentiation in
Antarctic minke whales. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 43: 349-355.

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Pastene, L. A., Kobayashi, T., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1993a. Temporal Variation in Mitochondrial DNA
Haplotypes Composition in Minke Whales from Antarctic Area IV. Paper SC/45/SHBa13 presented to the IWC
Scientific Committee, April 1993 (unpublished). 16pp.
[1994] (12)Fujise, Y. and Kishino, H. 1994. Patterns of segregation of minke whales in Antarctic Areas IV and V asrevealed by a logistic regression model. Paper SC/46/SH11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May
1994 (unpublished). 23pp.
Fujise, Y., Zenitani, R., Kato, H. and Kishino, H. 1994. Age distributions of minke whales in the Antarctic Areas
IV and V in 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons. Paper SC/46/SH20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May
1994 (unpublished). 22pp.
Hori, H., Bessho, Y., Kawabata, R., Watanabe, I., Koga, A. and Pastene, L.A. 1994. World-wide population
structure of minke whales deduced from mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Paper SC/46/SH14
presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994 (unpublished). 11pp.
*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.
Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1994. Relationship between oceanographic condition andminke whale density in the Ross Sea based on the data from the 1992/93 cruise of Japanese whale research
programme under special permit. Paper SC/46/SH17 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994
(unpublished). 21pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Ishikawa, H., Itoh, S., Matsuoka, K., Yuzu, S., Nagatome, I., Yamagiwa, D., Murase, H., Tanifuji,S., Miyakoshi, H. and Ono, K. 1994. Report of the 1993/94 cruise of the Japanese whale research programme
under special permit in the Antarctic Area IV. Paper SC/46/SH15 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee,
May 1994 (unpublished). 42pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Matsuoka, K. and Kawasaki, M. 1994. Abundance estimates of Southern Hemisphere minke
whale in 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons using data from Japanese whale research programme under special permit
in Antarctic. Paper SC/46/SH12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994 (unpublished). 14pp.
Ohsumi, S., Kawasaki, M. and Nishiwaki, S. 1994. Biological results of beaked whales surveyed by Japanesewhale research programme under special permit in the Antarctic and the need of their research take. Paper
SC/46/SM15 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994 (unpublished). 24pp.
*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.
Pastene, L.A. and Fujise, Y. 1994. An outline, with a progress report, of the photo-identification experiments on
southern baleen whales conducted during the Japanese Whale Research Programme Under Special Permit in the
Antarctic. Paper SC/46/SH21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994 (unpublished). 14pp.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1994. Further analysis on the spatial and temporal
heterogeneity in mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution in minke whales from Antarctic Areas IV and V.
Paper SC/46/SH13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1994 (unpublished). 25pp.
*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.
[1995] (12)Butterworth, D. S., Thomson, R. and Kato, H. 1995. An Initial Analysis of Updated Transition Phase Data for
Minke Whales in Antarctic Area IV. Paper SC/47/SH24 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1995
(unpublished), and Paper SC/47/SH24 (Rev) presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1996
(unpublished). 18pp.

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Fujise, Y. 1995. A Preliminary morphometric study in minke whales from Antarctic Area IV using data from the
1989/90 JARPA survey. Paper SC/47/SH7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1995 (unpublished).
15pp.
*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., 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.
Matsuoka, K. 1995. Finding of blue whales by JARPA in the Antarctic. Paper SC/M95/BW3 presented to theSteering Committee Meeting for Research Related to Conservation of Large Whales in the Southern Oceans,
Tokyo, 1995 (unpublished). 10pp.
Matsuoka, K. and Ohsumi, S. 1995. Yearly trend in population density of large baleen whales in the Antarctic
Areas IV and V in recent years. Paper SC/47/SH9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1995
(unpublished). 25pp.
Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Fujise, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Kato, H. 1995. Relationship between oceanographic
condition and minke whale density in the Antarctic Ocean based on the data from the Japanese scientific permit
cruise in 1989/90, 1991/92 and 1993/94. Paper SC/47/SH11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May
1995 (unpublished). 21pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Ishikawa, H., Itoh, S., Shimamoto, K., Mogoe, T., Kawazu, H., Machida, S., Yamane, T., Ono, K.
and Ohkoshi, C. 1995. Report of the 1994/95 cruise of the Japanese whale research programme under special
permit (JARPA) in the Antarctic Area V. Paper SC/47/SH5 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May
1995 (unpublished). 38pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Matsuoka, K. and Kawasaki, M. 1995. Comparison of parameters to obtain abundance estimatesin the Japanese whale research programme under special permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) and the International
Decade of Cetacean Research (IDCR). Paper SC/47/SH10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May
1995 (unpublished). 17pp.
Tanabe, S., Aono, S., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa, R. 1995. Persistent organochlorine residues in the
Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Paper SC/M95/P13 presented to the Workshop on Chemical
Pollution and Cetaceans, Bergen, 1995 (unpublished). 6pp.
Tanaka, E. and Nakamura, T. 1995. Preliminary estimation of average natural mortality coefficient of southernminke whales using JARPA data. Paper SC/47/SH8 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1995
(unpublished). 10pp.
[1996] (13)Aono, S., Tanabe, S., Fujise, Y. and Tatsukawa, R. 1996. Specific accumulation of persistent organochlorines inminke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and their prey species from the Antarctic and the North Pacific. Paper
SC/48/O22 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1996 (unpublished). 10pp.
*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.

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*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.
Butterworth, D. S. and Punt, A.E. 1996. An Extension of the adapt Approach Put Forward for the Analysis of
Catch-At-Age Information for Southern hemisphere Minke Whales. Paper SC/48/SH17 presented to the IWC
Scientific Committee, June 1996 (unpublished). 17pp.
*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.
Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Itoh, K., Nishiwaki, S. and Kato, H. 1996. Relationship between oceanographic
conditions and minke whale density in and around the Ross Sea based on the data from the Japanese scientificpermit cruise in 1994/95. Paper SC/48/SH19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1996
(unpublished). 25pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Ishikawa, H., Tohyama, D., Kawasaki, M., Shimamoto, K., Yuzu, S., Tamura, T., Mogoe, T.,
Hishii, T., Yoshida, T., Hidaka, H., Nibe, H., Yamashiro, K., Ono, K. and Taguchi, F. 1996. Report of the
1995/96 Japanese whale research program under special permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) in Area IV and easternpart of Area III. Paper SC/48/SH12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1996 (unpublished). 48pp.
*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.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Abe, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 1996. A preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA in
humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Antarctic Areas IV and V. Paper SC/48/SH10 presented to
the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1996 (unpublished). 17pp.
Pastene, L.A., Kishino, H. and Goto, M. 1996. Preliminary RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA in the
Antarctic minke whale from Areas III and VI. Paper SC/48/SH13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee,
May 1996 (unpublished). 19pp.

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Anonymous. 1997a. List of data sets produced by the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in
the Antarctic (JARPA). Paper SC/M97/8 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data
and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 6pp.
Anonymous. 1997b. Scientific contribution of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the
Antarctic (JARPA). Paper SC/M97/9 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data andResults from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 12pp.
Anonymous. 1997c. Abstract of the scientific works, based on JARPA data and material, presented insymposium and other scientific meetings (Item 2 of Documents ‘Scientific contribution of the JARPA’). 24pp.
*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.
Burt, M.L. and Borchers, D.L. 1997. Minke whale abundance estimated from the 1991/92 and 1992/93 JARPA
sighting surveys. Paper SC/M97/23 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data andResults from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 16pp.

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Butterworth, D. S. and Punt, A.E. 1997. The effects of different tunings of control parameters and of theincorporation of an independent estimate of MSY rate on the performance of the Punt-Butterworth whale stock
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Clarke, E.D. and Borchers, D.L. Proposal for the development of unbiased abundance estimators for JARPA
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Cooke, J., Fujise, Y., Leaper, R., Ohsumi, S. and Tanaka, S. 1997. An exploratory analysis of the age distributionof minke whales collected during JARPA expeditions 1987/88 through 1995/96. Paper SC/M97/21 presented to
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Cooke, J., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1997. A analysis of maturity stage and transition phase data from minke
whales collected during JARPA expeditions in Area IV, 1987/88 through 1995/96. Paper SC/M97/22 presented
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Fujise, Y. 1997. A brief review of studies related to research on effects of environmental changes on cetaceans in
the JARPA survey. Paper SC/M97/5 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data andResults from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 19pp.
Fujise, Y., Honda, K., Yamamoto, Y., Kato, H., Zenitani, R. and Tatsukawa, R. 1997. Changes of hepatic
mercury accumulations of Southern minke whales in past fifteen years. Paper SC/M97/20 presented to the IWC
Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the
Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 16pp.
Fujise, Y. and Kishino, H. 1997. Further examination of segregation pattern of minke whales in Antarctic Areas
IV and V as revealed by a logistic regression model. Paper SC/M97/13 presented to the IWC Intersessional
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May 1997 (unpublished). 22pp.
Fujise, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. An examination of the randam sampling scheme of the JARPA
surveys. Paper SC/M97/14 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Resultsfrom Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 17pp.
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IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whalesin the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 9pp.
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stomach-content mass and distribution of minke whales in Areas IV and V. Paper SC/M97/16 presented to the
IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whalesin the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 19pp.

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Nishiwaki, S., Matsuoka, K., Kawasaki, M., Kishino, H. and Kasamatsu, F. 1997. Review of the sighting surveys
in the JARPA .Paper SC/M97/1 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Resultsfrom Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 42pp.
Nishiwaki, S.. Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T. and Kasamatsu, F. 1997. Temporal change of distribution andabundance estimates on large baleen whales in Areas IV and V in the Antarctic. Paper SC/M97/19 presented to
the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke
whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 20pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Niimi, Y., Ito, S., Shimamoto, K., Abe, H., Yuzu, S., Shimokawa, T.,Miyamoto, S., Taguchi. F.,
Kasai, H., Kinoshita, T., Iwata, T., Sano, K. and Tanabe, K. 1997. Report of the 1996/97 Japanese Whale
Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) in Area V and western part of Area VI. Paper
SC/49/SH10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, September 1997 (unpublished). 37pp.
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the Antarctic (JARPA). Paper SC/M97/10 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data
and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 5pp.
Ohsumi, S., Tanaka, S. and Kato, H. 1997. A review of the studies on estimation of biological parameters
conducted under the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA). Paper
SC/M97/2 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit
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Ohsumi, S., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Hakamada, T, Zenitani, R. and Matsuoka, K. 1997. The fattyness of the
Antarctic minke whale and its yearly change. Paper SC/M97/18 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working
Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997
(unpublished). 21pp.
Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1997. A review of the studies on stock/species identity in the minke and other baleen
whale species, conducted under the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic(JARPA). Paper SC/M97/3 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Resultsfrom Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 34pp.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kimura, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 1997. Population structure of the humpback whale in the
Antarctic feeding ground based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Paper SC/M97/15
presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Researchon Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 13pp.
Tamura, T., Ichii, T. and Fujise, Y. 1997. Consumption of krill by minke whales in Areas IV and V of the
Antarctic. Paper SC/M97/17 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Resultsfrom Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 9pp.
Tanaka, E. and Fujise, Y. 1997. Interim estimation of natural mortality coefficient of Southern minke whales
using JARPA data. Paper SC/M97/11 presented to the IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data andResults from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 20pp.
Thomson, R.B., Butterworth, D.S. and Kato, H. 1997. Has the age at maturity, as indicated by transition phasereadings, of Southern Hemisphere minke whales declined over recent decades? Paper SC/M97/7 presented to the
IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whalesin the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 33pp.
Zenitani, R., Fujise, Y. and Kato. H. 1997. Biological parameters of Southern minke whales based on materials
collected by the JARPA survey under special permit in 1987/88 to 1995/96. Paper SC/M97/12 presented to the
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Scientific Committee, May 1998 (unpublished). 51pp.

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Goto, M., Zenitani, R., Fujise, Y. and Pastene, L.A. 1998. Examination of mitochondrial DNA heterogeneity inminke whale from Area IV considering temporal, longitudinal and latitudinal factors. Paper SC/50/CAWS7
presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998 (unpublished). 10pp.
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Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area IV and eastern part of Area III in
1997/98. Paper SC/50/CAWS8 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998 (unpublished). 26pp.
*Ito, S., Takenaga, F. and Tsuyuki, H. 1998. Lipids in Antarctic Minke Whales III. Site and Sexual Differencesof Muscle Lipids. J. Jpn. Oil Chem. Soc. 47(2): 191-194. (in Japanese).
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Butterworth, D.S., Punt, A.E., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1999. Do the JARPA age-structure data for Southern
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ages? Paper SC/51/CAWS21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 10pp.
Clarke, E.D., Burt, M.L. and Borchers, D.L. 1999. Sumulation of JARPA surveys to test abundance estimation
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Fujise, Y. and Ohsumi, S. 1999. Progress of the outstanding tasks identified at the JARPA review meeting. Paper
SC/51/CAWS13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 5pp.
Fujise, Y., Tamura, T., Ichihashi, H. and Kishino, H. 1999. Further examinations of the Segregation pattern ofminke whales in the Antarctic Area IV using a logistic regression model, with considerations on the pack ice
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SC/51/E5. presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 11pp.
Nishiwaki, S., Tohyama, D., Yuzu, S., Bando, T., Watanabe, M., Kitajima, A., Takeda, S., Murase, H., Otose, S.,
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Polacheck, T., Dobbie, M., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1999. Spatial and Temporal distribution of ages of southernhemisphere minke whales in commercial and JARPA catches in areas IV and V. Paper SC/51/CAWS31
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Tanabe, S., Aono, S., Fujita, K., Nakata, H., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa R. 1999. Temporal trend of
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Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Ichii, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 2000. Relationship between the distribution of euphausiids
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Nishiwaki, S. 2000. Performance of biopsy skin sampling for minke whales during the JARPN and JARPA
surveys using ICR air gun. Paper SC/52/O5 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished).
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Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Murase, H and Tanaka, S. 2001. Abundance trend of Southern
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Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2001. Current abundance and density trend of
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Nishiwaki, S., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H. and Hakamada, T. 2001. Review of the sighting procedure in the
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*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. (Proceedings of International Commemorative
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Appendix 2
Protocol for access to samples/data from the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), Tokyo, Japan underProcedure B (JCRM 6 (suppl.): in press
INTRODUCTION
This protocol has been developed in the context of Procedure B of the IWC Scientific Committee's rules for data
availability adopted at the 55th Annual Meeting (Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6 (suppl.): inpress). Procedure B applies to data required for analyses deemed important in providing advice to the Committee
other than catch limits. Conditions for data recipients (repeated below) as specified in the rules for data
availability are applicable.
It was agreed that the Committee shall specify the nature of the work and the data required during the meeting at
which the recommendation is made, to the fullest extent possible in the time available at the meeting and inaccord with the published protocol. Requests to the ICR for data under Procedure B of the Scientific Committee's
rules for data availability shall be submitted by the Data Availability Group assisted by a nominated member of
ICR.
It was also agreed that if the correct process is followed, the data owners will normally approve the applications
within a ‘specified time period’; in this case ICR agrees that it will respond within XXX weeks of receiving anapplication.

FORMAT OF THE APPLICATION
The format for the application is based on the revised application for catch-at-age analyses agreed by all
members of the Scientific Committee at the end of the Scientific Committee meeting in 2003 (Annex G,
Appendix 11).
(a) Title of the proposal, giving the broad subject of the proposed analyses.
(b) Investigators: the full name and affiliation of the principal investigator(s) and co-investigator(s) should
be provided. This should include at least one scientist from ICR.
(c) Objectives and rationale of the study as specified by the by the Scientific Committee along with theappropriate reference to the report(s) of the Scientific Committee. This will include the reasons why the
proposed analyses are important and how they fit into previous work.
(d) Data to be used will include a general description of all data to be used as well as data held by ICR. For
the ICR-held data, the precise requirements will be given, including the level of disaggregation.
(e) Description of the methods likely to be used. The level of detail must be in accordance with the level ofnovelty of the proposed methods and the particular research questions they will address. References tosimilar analyses should be included where available.
(f) Schedule of the work: this should include estimated times for the various analyses to be carried out andan indication of which investigators will collaborate on individual components. If the project is a longterm project, annual progress reports will be required by ICR and the Scientific Committee.
(g) Output of the research: this will follow the rules for publication agreed at the Scientific Committee
meeting and given below. ICR may consider requests for less stringent conditions (e.g. presentations at
non-IWC scientific meetings, publications, etc.). Such requests should be detailed here.
CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSAL
If an application has been approved by the whole Scientific Committee at an annual meeting, it will normally beapproved by ICR. However, the final decision will always remain the prerogative of ICR. ICR may request
reviews by an internal review group and/or external experts. The following factors will be taken in to account by
ICR when considering applications.
(a) Priority: highest priority for analysis/research of samples/data produced by Japan's Whale Research
Programs under Special Permit, will be for the scientists that collected and obtained the data in any
particular field.
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(c) Level of co-operation with ICR scientists.
The response to an application for data will be communicated by the ICR's Director General to the Data
Availability Group and may include requests for further information. If the research proposal is accepted, ICR
will nominate a scientist, (normally one of the co-investigators) who shall be responsible for making thenecessary arrangements to provide the required samples/data.

Agreed Scientific Committee conditions for data recipients
Applications deemed suitable under Procedure A or Procedure B below are granted under the following
conditions:(1) Data shall not be transmitted to third parties.
(2) Papers may only be submitted to a Committee meeting in accordance with the time restrictions given
below. Such papers must not include the raw data or the data in a form in more detail than is necessary
to understand the analysis.
(3) Papers must carry a restriction on citation except in the context of IWC meetings.
(4) Data owners are offered co-authorship.
(5) Publication rights remain strictly with the data owner.
(6) Data shall be returned, to the Secretariat or the data owner as appropriate, immediately after the meetingat which the paper is submitted and any copies destroyed, unless an extension is granted.
(7) Data requesters sign a form agreeing to the above conditions. Such forms will be held by the data ownerand the Secretariat. In the case of Procedure B, the Data Availability Group will sign the agreement on
the Committee’s behalf and ensure that the conditions of any agreement are met by any individual
scientists involved in the analysis.
(8) In the event of a breach of the conditions in (6), serious sanctions [to be determined] will apply.

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