Complex sentence: The plan NEWREP-A is scheduled to begin in December 2015; the objective is to collect 3,000 Antarctic minke whales over ten years, starting with 330 whales during the 2015-2016 season.
Split into simpler sentences: The plan NEWREP-A is scheduled to be begin in December 2015. The objective of NEWREP-A is to collect 3,000 Antarctic minke whales over ten years; starting with 330 whales during the 2015-2016 season.