I havent posted in nearly a year but i had to log in to register my disgust with what these people are doing...

They boarded another countries SHIP.... They are violating the LAW.

Any sympathy i had for these people is gone. The captain is the biggest coward of all, calling others cowards because they wont attempt to jump over the rail while he is safe in his cabin just watching. WoW.... i cant believe this is what passes for logic on these ships:

Lets start throwing stuff on the deck (bombs they call them), then we will throw a rope into their propeller so it fucked their ship, Then we will board their ship.... but they are holding a letter so they will be seen as non threatening. WHAT THE FUCK.

completely agree these people are morons especially the captain

The japanese suck, greenpeace sucks, and these self appointed shepherds suck.... and the whales as well as other marine life continue to be mismanaged to the negative impact and detriment of all... because the majority of humans are unaware how thier seafood is supplied... and that's what really sucks.
The oceans and seas and their resorces belong to no one country or even a group...nor do they belong to just this generation... This resource is at it's tipping point.. google "oceon dead zones" to see what is beginning to happen... and rapidly spreading. There is no excuse for fouling or decimating this very precious and necessary part of our habitat that we share with all.

And for more wild sea goin adventerous bafoonery from the captn and crew of the beleagured Steve Irwin... there was a short trailer that said new eps of season 2 to begin summer 2009.

Man this isnt even the least but funny. He is putting REAL lives on the line without so much as a thought toward it. They already have the new epps up if you look at that youtube account. When he puts it to a "crew vote" and they come back with a no... he basically orders them to do it anyway. They have had one ship capsize and lost another.... They have attempted to board two ships and gotten two crew members detained.... what the fuck is his problem.

Before i saw this i was all for making the whalers lives hard.... but now im in complete support of them. Of o was the captain of that boat and had people throwing acid on my deck and ropes into my props i wouldn't even ask questions when they started to board my fucking ship. They would have been shot. Period.

Cannot agree more that the captain is the biggest coward of all. I thought that all the way through the show. Has absolutely no problem putting his thoughtless plans to use with someone else in the firing line, funny that he doesn't seem to want to go himself isn't it? I do agree with their cause, but I completely disagree that idiots like these should be the ones acting. It should be a real organisation, not a bunch of fanatics.

Gatt, you can disagree with what the Captain is doing, without automatically changing your stance and agreeing with what the Whalers are doing.

i wish those guys would come up to a ship that is waiting for them with machine guns and RPG's, or maybe they could capture and decapitate everyone they get. It would be incredibly harsh but these guys need a harsh lesson, thy are some of the biggest douche bags on the planet.

I dont agree with Whaling either, but these pricks endanger everyone around them. The Whalers are usually poorer people just doing their job, they arent the root of the problem. There has to be an international treaty on ocean fishing, including banning the fishing of certain species. Nations like Japan have to ban the sale of any endangered species and even create public service announcements of it to create awareness. Unless this industry is policed internationally, its going to continue being a problem, but you cant attack one whaler ship and think you are going to make a difference...

i don't know... everytime I see someone saying something really dumb.... I point it out.. and I believe it makes a difference.
Like.. what's with the over the top fantasy about guns and decapitation dude... cuz if being a douche bag was a terminatin offense... you'd be first in line with that kind of mental douche thinkin.
And makin excuses for these folks sounds like you got it right out of the Nazi war crimes trials handbook... Poor whalers.. so misunderstood.. didn't know nothin.. see nothin.. just following orders.. just a job, sir. Poor families needing money and such, sir.. yes sir.
I think the point you're not seeing is that no one is doing anything like even green peace... There's no one like a fleet of "rangers" protecting the whales.. no legislation.. no protests.. no anything really... and this is true across the board with all our ocean resources... out of sight out of mind... and these resources are disappearing rapidly and often permanently out of sight. While some folks hollar about jobs.. Maybe if you stayed in school you could get a better job than shoveling whale guts over the side..

Now... did that make a difference....

Your right but after seeing what they put up with on a daily basis... AND the more then INSANE tactics extreme environmentalists go to make them look bad it sure makes me rethink my prior stance. If you keep watching the show you will see where the Japanese agree to return them if they can just be left alone. The captain then decides not to go pick up the 'hostages" and instead fuck with another boat.

THEN he decides that the world would be even more sympathetic if it was two GIRLS 'kidnapped'. He tries to do it AGAIN.

dude.. im sorry but if you are supporting tactics such as those you are FAR more out of touch with reality then whalers. I cant believe they were not arrested as soon as they docked... sure no one would talk.. but THEY HAD IT ON FILM. I dont think ive ever been more irate over reality show antics then i am about this show.

To make it even better the show climaxes when the captain gets SHOT.... the whalers not only accuses this of being staged but offered to pay for ANY ballistic testing to prove that this has been a hoax. After what sea Shepard ADMITS to doing for publicity i would total believe they would do something like that without telling the audience.

I don't understand the argument here. THERE IS LEGISLATION.... what whalers are doing is LEGAL. Contrary to what this show explains they ARE doing research on these whales... they are BOUND to use the meat of the whale after it is dead. If they conducted the research and then dumped the body overboard you would be even more upset. Even if they outlawed the use of the body after research these boats would still go out and kill the same amount of whales a year. The fact is they ARE conducting REAL research that YOU can find for yourself. In fact when the claim that this was just commercial whaling in disguise was investigated here is what the investigating party concluded:

"the dataset provides a valuable resource to allow investigation of some aspects of the role of whales within the marine ecosystem and that this has the potential to make an important contribution to the Scientific Committee’s work in this regard as well as the work of other relevant bodies such as the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources” and,

“the results from the research program “have the potential to improve management of minke whales in the Southern Hemisphere”.


Here are some of the works that have resulted from the exact research being done on this show (There are even more that showed up in peer reviewed journals):




1989蟷ｴ
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.

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 Scientific Committee, 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.

1990蟷ｴ
Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Kishino, H. 1990. Reproductive segregation of the minke whale population in high latitudinal waters with some estimations of pregnancy and sexual maturity rates, data from Japanese research takes 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. 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.

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.

Yoshioka, M., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Aida, K. 1990. Serum progesterone levels in southern minke whales by reproductive status. Paper SC/42/SHMi13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 (unpublished). 10pp.

1991蟷ｴ
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.

Kishino, H., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Taga, Y. 1991. Maximum likelihood procedure for the estimation of the mean 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 Hemisphere minke 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 rate evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation. Paper SC/43/Mi21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1991 (unpublished). 9pp.

1992蟷ｴ
Fujise, Y., Kato, H., Zenitani, R. and Kishino, H. 1992. Seasonal and areal changes in age distribution and segregation 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.

Nishiwaki, S., Kawasaki, M., Kishino, H. and Taga, Y. 1992. Abundance estimates of the Southern Hemisphere minke 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.

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蟷ｴ
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., Zenitani, R., Saino, S., Itoh, S., Kawasaki, M., Matsuoka, K. and Tamura, T. 1993. Cruise report of the 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.

Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1993. Preliminary oceanographical analyses on the southern minke 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.

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蟷ｴ
Fujise, Y. and Kishino, H. 1994. Patterns of segregation of minke whales in Antarctic Areas IV and V as revealed 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.

Naganobu, M., Kano, H., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1994. Relationship between oceanographic condition and minke 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 Japanese whale 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. 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.

1995蟷ｴ
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.

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.

Matsuoka, K. 1995. Finding of blue whales by JARPA in the Antarctic. Paper SC/M95/BW3 presented to the Steering 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 estimates in 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 southern minke whales using JARPA data. Paper SC/47/SH8 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1995 (unpublished). 10pp.

1996蟷ｴ
Aono, S., Tanabe, S., Fujise, Y. and Tatsukawa, R. 1996. Specific accumulation of persistent organochlorines in minke 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.

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.

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 scientific permit 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 eastern part of Area III. Paper SC/48/SH12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1996 (unpublished). 48pp.

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.

1997蟷ｴ
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 and Results 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 in symposium and other scientific meetings (Item 2 of Documents 窶牢cientific contribution of the JARPA窶・. 24pp.

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 and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 16pp.

Butterworth, D. S. and Punt, A.E. 1997. The effects of different tunings of control parameters and of the incorporation of an independent estimate of MSY rate on the performance of the Punt-Butterworth whale stock management procedure. Early version of the paper (SC/J90/Mg1 and SC/J90/Mg3) are presented to the IWC Workshop on Management Procedure, June 1990 (unpublished). 44pp.

Butterworth, D. S., Punt, A. E. Geromont, H. F., Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 1997. Further ADAPT analyses of catch-at-age information for Southern Hemisphere minke whales in Areas IV and V. Paper SC/M97/6 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). 50pp.

Clarke, E.D. and Borchers, D.L. Proposal for the development of unbiased abundance estimators for JARPA sightings survey data. Paper SC/49/SH30 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, September 1997 (unpublished). 10pp.

Cooke, J., Fujise, Y., Leaper, R., Ohsumi, S. and Tanaka, S. 1997. An exploratory analysis of the age distribution of minke whales collected during JARPA expeditions 1987/88 through 1995/96. Paper SC/M97/21 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). 11pp.

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 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. 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 and Results 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 Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, 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 Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 17pp.

Ichii, T. 1997. A review of the Marine Ecosytem Studies under the JARPA. Paper SC/M97/4 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). 9pp.

Ichii, T., Tamura, T., Fujise, Y., Nishiwaki, S. and Matsuoka, K. 1997. Interannual changes in body fat condition, 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 whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 19pp.

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 Results from 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 and abundance 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.

Ohsumi, S. 1997. Development of objectives in the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in 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 Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 25pp.

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 Results from 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 Research on 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 Results from 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 and Results 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 phase readings, 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 whales in 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 IWC Intersessional Working Group to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke whales in the Antarctic, May 1997 (unpublished). 19pp.

1998蟷ｴ
Clarke, E.D., Ashbridge, J., Burt, M.L., Hedley, S.L. and Borchers, D.L. GAM-based abundance estimation from JARPA survey data: Progress and simulation model design. Paper SC/50/CAWS33 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1998 (unpublished). 51pp.

Goto, M., Zenitani, R., Fujise, Y. and Pastene, L.A. 1998. Examination of mitochondrial DNA heterogeneity in minke whale from Area IV considering temporal, longitudinal and latitudinal factors. Paper SC/50/CAWS7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998 (unpublished). 10pp.

Ishikawa, H., Matsuoka, K., Tohyama, D., Yuzu, S., Shimokawa, T., Ohshima, K., Mizushima, Y., Nibe, T., Kido T., Asada, M., Nakamura, M., Ichinomiya, D. and Kinoshita, T. 1998. Cruise report of the Japanese Whale 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.

Matsuoka,K., Nishiwaki, S., Hakamada, T. and Kasamatsu, F. 1998. Abundance and Distribution of Sperm and Beaked Whales in the Antarctic Areas IV and V -Preliminary Report-. Paper SC/50/CAWS9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998 (unpublished). 15pp.

Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1998. Further RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA in Antarctic minke whales from Areas V and VI. Paper SC/50/CAWS4 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998 (unpublished). 16pp.

1999蟷ｴ
Abe, H., Goto, M., Katsumata, Y., Mizutani, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1999. Preliminary microsatellite DNA analysis to investigate stock structure in the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Paper SC/51/CAWS9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 12pp.

Butterworth, D.S., Punt, A.E., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1999. Do the JARPA age-structure data for Southern Hemisphere minke whales provide indication that commercial selectivity could have been age-specific for higher 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 methods. Paper SC/51/RMP16 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 17pp.

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 of minke whales in the Antarctic Area IV using a logistic regression model, with considerations on the pack ice distribution. Paper SC/51/CAWS18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 18pp.

Matsuoka, K., Watanabe, T., Ichii, T., Shimada, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 1999. Application of the XCTD oceanographic survey in the Antarctic Areas IIIE and IV (35ﾂｰE-130ﾂｰE) during 1997/98 JARPA cruise. Paper 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., Okubo, J., Tsutsui, S., Takatsuki, M. and Kinoshita, T. 1999. Cruise Report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area V and western part of area VI in 1998/99. Paper SC/51/CAWS10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 20pp.

Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1999a. Further spatial and temporal analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation in minke whales from Areas III and IV considerations on the pack-ice distribution. Paper SC/51/CAWS11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 11pp.

Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1999b. Review of the studies on stock identity in the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the Southern Hemisphere. Paper SC/51/CAWS30 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 28pp.

Polacheck, T., Dobbie, M., Fujise, Y. and Kato, H. 1999. Spatial and Temporal distribution of ages of southern hemisphere minke whales in commercial and JARPA catches in areas IV and V. Paper SC/51/CAWS31 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 32pp.

Tanabe, S., Aono, S., Fujita, K., Nakata, H., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa R. 1999. Temporal trend of persistent organochlorine residues in minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) collected from the Antarctic during 1984-1995. Paper SC/51/E4 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 8pp.

Tanaka, S. 1999b. Bias in density estimates when the speed of whale sampling vessels is reduced in high density areas. Paper SC/51/CAWS12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 1999 (unpublished). 18pp.

2000蟷ｴ
Clarke, E.D., Burt, M.L. and Borchers, D.L. 2000. Investigation of bias in GAM-based abundance estimation methods and their suitability for JARPA survey data. Paper SC/52/IA19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 15pp.

Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Results of molecular genetic analyses of whale products collected from the Japanese retail markets in 1996 and 1999/2000 surveys. Paper SC/52/SD7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 21pp.+ Appendix 11pp.

Hakamada, T. and Fujise, Y. 2000. Report of an experiment on alternative sampling methodology performed during the 1999/2000 JARPA survey. Paper SC/52/O19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 6pp.

Ishikawa, H., Murase, H., Tohyama, D., Yuzu, S., Otani, S., Mogoe, T., Masaki, T., Kimura, N., Ohshima, T., Konagai, T., Asada, M., Takeuchi, J. and Kinoshita, T. 2000. Cruise report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area IV and eastern part of Area III in 1999/2000. Paper SC/52/O20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 25pp.

Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 2000. Dwarf minke whales; Morphology, growth and life history with some analyses on morphometric variation among the different forms and regions. Paper SC/52/OS3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 30pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 2000. Current abundance and density trend of humpback whales in the Antarctic Area IV using JARPA data. Paper SC/52/IA2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 14pp.

Matsuoka, K., Murase, H., Nishiwaki, S., Fukuchi, T. and Shimada, H. 2000. Development of a retrievable sonobuoy system for whale sounds recording in polar region. Paper SC/52/O7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 7pp.

Matsuoka, K., Watanabe, T., Ichii, T., Shimada, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2000. Large whale distributions in relation to the southern boundary of the ACC in the Antarctic Areas IV and IIIE using JARPA 1997/98 data. Paper SC/52/E4 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 15pp.

Murase, H., Matsuoka, K., Ichii, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 2000. Relationship between the distribution of euphausiids and baleen whales in the Antarctic examined using JARPA data. Paper SC/52/E5 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 18pp.

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). 8pp.

Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2000. Mitochondrial DNA analysis in minke whales from Antarctic Areas V and VI. Paper SC/52/IA3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 12pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Abe, H., Nishiwaki, S. and Palsbﾃｸll, P. 2000. Genetic diversity of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding ground examined by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite. Paper SC/52/IA4 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 16pp.

Tamura, T. and Ohsumi, S. 2000. Regional assessments of prey consumption by marine cetaceans in the world. Paper SC/52/E6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2000 (unpublished). 42pp.

2001蟷ｴ
Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Murase, H and Tanaka, S. 2001. Abundance trend of Southern Hemisphere minke whales in Areas IV and V obtained from JARPA data. Paper SC/53/IA12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July (unpublished). 35pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2001. Current abundance and density trend of humpback and fin whales in the Antarctic Areas IV and V using JARPA data. Paper SC/53/IA18 Presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2001 (unpublished). 23pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H. and Hakamada, T. 2001. Review of the sighting procedure in the JARPA. Paper SC/53/IA7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2001 (unpublished). 24pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Ishikawa, H., Narita, H., Otani, S., Kiwada, H., Kariya, T., Yoshimura, I., Takamatsu, T., Teraoka, T., Shiozaki, M., Abe, N., Okamura, S., Yasui, K. and Mori, M. 2001. Cruise report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area V and Western part of Area VI in 2000/2001. Paper SC/53/O11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2001 (unpublished). 21pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2001. An update of the mitochondrial DNA RFLP analysis in the Antarctic minke whales from Areas III and IV. Paper SC/53/IA17 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2001 (unpublished). 16pp.

Zenitani, R., Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 2001. Year to year trends of some biological parameters of Antarctic minke whales from the viewpoint of population monitoring. Paper SC/53/IA13 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2001 (unpublished). 16pp.

2002蟷ｴ
Butterworth, D.S., Punt, A.E., Branch, T.A., Fujise, Y., Zenitani, R. and Kato, H. 2002. Updated ADAPT VPA recruitment and abundance trend estimated for Southern Hemisphere minke whales in areas IV and V. Paper SC/54/IA25 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2002 (unpublished). 18pp.

Hakamada, T. 2002. Comparative analyses on abundance trend for Antarctic minke whales between JARPA and IWC/IDCR-SOWER in Areas IV and V. Paper SC/54/IA14 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2002 (unpublished). 6pp.

Ishikawa, H., Otani, S., Mogoe, T., Kiwada, H., Tohyama, D., Yoshida, T., Hayashi, T., Nagamine, M., Fukutome, K., Koyanagi, T., Fujihira, T., Sasaki, T., Ishihara, T. and Mori, M. 2002. Cruise report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area IV and Eastern Part of Area III in 2001/2002. Paper SC/54/O18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2002 (unpublished). 20pp.

Matsuda, H., Murase, H. and Morishita, J. 2002. Comprehensive re-evaluation of the IWC窶冱 standard Antarctic minke whale abundance estimation approach. Paper SC/54/IA11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2002 (unpublished). 12pp.

Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2002. An update of the mitochondrial DNA RFLP analysis in the Antarctic minke whales from Areas V and VI. Paper SC/54/IA9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May (unpublished). 14pp.

Shimada, H. and Murase, H. 2002. Some analyses on sea ice condition in relation to changes in the Antarctic minke whale distribution pattern in the Antarctic Area IV. Paper SC/54/IA18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2002 (unpublished). 8pp.

Tanaka, E., Matsuoka, K. and Hakamada, T. 2002. A Calculation of Extent of Discrepancy of Cetacean Stock Abundance under Assumption that g(0)=1. Paper SC/54/IA30 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May (unpublished). 5pp.

2003蟷ｴ
Branch, T.A., Matsuoka, K. and Miyashita, T. 2003. Antarctic blue whales are recovering. Paper SC/55/SH6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 21pp.

Goto, M., Berube, M., Kanda, N., Ishikawa, H., Nishiwaki, S. and Pastene, L.A. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of fin whale mtDNA control region sequences world-wide. Paper SC/55/SD6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 8pp.

LeDuc, R.G., Dizon, A.E., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kato, H. and Brownell, R.L.Jr. 2003. Patterns of genetic variation in southern hemisphere blue whales. Paper SC/55/SH9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 8pp.

Marques, Fernanda F.C., Hedley, S.L., Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. 2003. Spatial modelling of JARPA survey data in Area IV. Paper SC/55/IA3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 25pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2003. Current distribution, abundance and density trend of humpback whales in the Antarctic Areas IV and V. Paper SC/55/SH10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 15pp.

Nikaido, M., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2003. A new SINE procedure for species identification of baleen whales. Paper SC/55/SD7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 6pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Tohyama, D., Mogoe, T., Murase, H., Yasunaga, G., Mori, M., Yoshida, T., Fukutome, K., Machida, S., Ogawa, R., Oka, R., Ito, S., Konagai, T., Isoda, T., Mori, Y., Iwayama, H. and Horii, N. 2003. Cruise Report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area V and western Part of Area VI in 2002/2003. Paper SC/55/O6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 20pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2003. Further analyses of mtDNA RFLP data in the Antarctic minke whale from Areas III-VI. Paper SC/55/IA8 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May 2003 (unpublished). 6pp.

2004蟷ｴ
Ishikawa, H., Otani, S., Kiwada, H., Isoda, T., Tohyama, D., Honjo, K., Hasegawa, A., Terao, T., Kushimoto, T., Ohshima, T., Sugiyama, K., Sasaki, T., Itoh, S., Takamatsu, T. and Yoshida, T. 2004. Cruise Report of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area IV and Eastern Part of Area III in 2003/2004. Paper SC/56/O12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2004 (unpublished). 18pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2004. Current abundance estimates of humpback and fin whales in the Antarctic Areas IIIE, IV, and VIW (35ﾂｺE-145ﾂｺW). Paper SC/56/SH11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2004 (unpublished). 33pp.

2005蟷ｴ
Burt, M.L., Hedley, S.L., Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. 2005. Comparison of abundance estimates of JARPA survey data in Area V from standard line transect analysis and density surface fitting. Paper SC/57/IA18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 14pp.

Butterworth, D.S. and Mori, M. 2005. Some implications of the ADAPT-VPA assessments of minke whales in Areas IV and V for their dynamics. Paper SC/57/IA19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 6pp.

Matsuoka, K., Kiwada, H., Hakamada, T., Nishiwaki, S. and Ohsumi, S. 2005. Distribution and Abundance of Sperm Whales in the Antarctic Areas IIIE, IV, V and VIW (35ﾂｰE-145ﾂｰW). Paper A&D 7 presented to the Cachalot Assessment Research Planning (CARP) Workshop, March 2005 (unpublished). 13pp.

Mori, M. and Butterworth, D.S. 2005. Some advances in the application of ADAPT-VPA to minke whales in Areas IV and V. Paper SC/57/IA17 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 27pp.

Mori, M. and Butterworth, D.S. 2005. Modelling the predator-prey interactions of krill, baleen whales and seals in the Antarctic. Paper SC/57/O21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 44pp.

Naganobu, M., Taki, K. and Hayashi, T. 2005. Preliminary survey report of the Japanese R/V Kaiyo Maru in the Ross Sea and adjacent waters, Antarctica in 2004/05. Paper SC/57/O16 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 8pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Tohyama, D., Goto, M., Mogoe, T., Isoda, T., Tsunekawa, M., Yoshimura, K., Kasai, H., Teraoka, T., Koyanagi, T., Ito, S., Kitajima, A., Ogihara, M., Hasegawa, A. and Fujihira, T. 2005. Cruise report of the Japanese whale research program under special permit in the Antarctic (JARPA) Area V and western part of Area VI in 2004/2005. Paper SC/57/O5 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 22pp.

Punt, A.E. and Polacheck, T. 2005. Application of statistical catch-at-age analysis to data for Southern Hemisphere minke whales in Antarctic Areas IV and V. Paper SC/57/IA9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2005 (unpublished). 75pp.

2006蟷ｴ
Bando, T., Zenitani, R. and Fujise, Y. 2006. A study on stock structure in the Antarctic minke whales from the JARPA research area based on analysis of body length of physically matured whales. Paper SC/D06/J11 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 7pp.

Bando, T., Zenitani, R., Fujise, Y., Hakamada, T. and Kato, H. 2006. Biological parameters of Antarctic minke whale based on materials collected by the JARPA survey in 1987/88 to 2004/05. Paper SC/D06/J17 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 28pp.

Fujise, Y., Hatanaka, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2006. What has happened to the Antarctic minke whale stocks? 窶・An interprepation of results from JARPA -. Paper SC/D06/J26 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 15pp.

Hakamada, T., Goto, M. and Ishikawa, H. 2006. Examination of the effect of skip on the abundance estimate for Antarctic minke whales in JARPA. Paper SC/58/IA6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 10pp.

Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. Abundance trend of Antarctic minke whales in Areas IV and V based on JARPA data. Paper SC/58/IA7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 4pp.

Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. 2006. Examination of the effect of survey mode on abundance estimate for Southern Hemisphere humpback whales using JARPA Sighting data. Paper SC/58/SH6 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 5pp.

Hakamada, T., Goto, M. and Ishikawa, H. 2006. Examination of correction the effect of skip on the abundance estimate for Antarctic minke whales in JARPA. Paper SC/D06/J3 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 8pp.

Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. An update of Antarctic minke whales abundance estimate based on JARPA data. Paper SC/D06/J6 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 34pp + Addendum 2pp.

Hakamada, T. 2006. Morphometric analysis on stock structure in the Antarctic minke whale based on JARPA samples. Paper SC/D06/J10 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 8pp.

Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Pastene, L.A. and Ohsumi, S. 2006. Review of JARPA research objectives and update of the work related to JARPA tasks derived from the 1997 SC meeting. Paper SC/D06/J1 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 12pp.

Kato, H. and Zenitani, R. 2006. Interpretation of differences in body length for younger age classes of Antarctic minke whales between by commercial and JARPA data sets. Paper SC/58/IA22 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 5pp.

Konishi, K., Tamura, T. and Walloe, L. 2006. Decline in energy storage in the Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis in the Southern Ocean. Paper SC/D06/J19 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 6pp.

Matsuishi, T., Ikeda, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. Estimation of g(0) based on the sighting survey data and covariates information of JARPA. Paper SC/D06/J5 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 12pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006c. Distribution and abundance estimates of humpback whales in the Antarctic Areas IV and V (70oE -170oW). Paper SC/A06/HW57 presented to the Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, April 2006 (unpublished). 21pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006a. Distribution and abundance estimates of blue whales in the Antarctic Areas IIIE,IV, V and VIW (35oE -145oW) based on JARPA data. Paper SC/58/SH7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 9pp.

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006b. Updated distribution and abundance estimates of humpback whales in the Antarctic Areas IV and V (70oE -170oW). Paper SC/58/SH21 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 41pp. [Colour figures]

Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Murase, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006d. Distribution and standardized abundance estimates for humpback, fin and blue whales in the Antarctic Areas IIIE, IV, V and VIW (35ﾂｰE-145ﾂｰW), south of 60ﾂｰS. Paper SC/D06/J7 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 37pp.

Mori, M. Butterworth, D.S. and Kitakado, T. 2006. Application of ADAPT-VPA to Various stock Hypotheses for the Antarctic minke whales Distributed through IWC Management areas IIIE to VIW. Paper SC/58/IA8 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 40pp.

Mori, M., Butterworth, D.S. and Kitakado, T. 2006. Application of ADAPT-VPA to Antarctic minke whales in the JARPA research area. Paper SC/D06/J14 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 32pp.

Mori, M., Butterworth, D.S., Zenitani, R. and Kato, H. 2006. Model-based analyses of trends over time in age corresponding to the transition phase for Antarctic minke whales in the JARPA research area. Paper SC/D06/J16 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 17pp.

Murase, H., Kiwada, H., Matsuoka, K. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. Results of the cetacean prey survey using a quantitative echo sounder in JARPA from 1998/99 to 2004/2005. Paper SC/D06/J21 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 15pp.

Murase, H., Tamura, T., Matsuoka, K., and Hakamada, T. 2006. First attempt of estimation of feeding impact on krill standing stock by three baleen whale species (Antarctic minke, humpback and fin whales) in Areas IV and V using JARPA data. Paper SC/D06/J22 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 7pp.

Murase, H., Tamura, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Yasuma, H., Matsukura, R., Yabuki, T., Takao, Y., Taki, K., Hayashi, T. and Naganobu, M. 2006. Distribution patterns and biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and ice krill (E. crystallorophias) with referece to Antarctic minke whales in the Ross Sea in 2005 using Kaiyo Maru-JARPA joint survey data. Paper SC/D06/J24 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 19pp.

Murase, H., Kitakado, T., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S. and Naganobu, M. 2006. Relating the distribution patterns of Antarctic minke whales with abiotic and biotic environmental factors in the Ross Sea in 2005 using Kaiyo Maru-JARPA joint survey data. Paper SC/D06/J25 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 15pp.

Naganobu, M., Nishiwaki, S., Yasuma, H., Matsukura, R., Takao, Y., Taki, K., Hayashi, T., Watanabe, Y., Yabuki, T., Yoda, Y., Noiri, Y., Kuga, M., Yoshikawa, K., Kokubun, N., Murase, H., Matsuoka, K. and Ito, K. 2006. Interactions between oceanography, krill and baleen whales in the Ross Sea and Adjacent Waters: An overview of Kaiyo Maru-JARPA joint survey in 2004/05. Paper SC/D06/J23 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 33pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Ishikawa, H. and Fujise, Y. 2006. Review of general methodology and survey procedure under the JARPA. Paper SC/D06/J2 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 47pp.

Nishiwaki, S., Tohyama, D., Ishikawa, H., Otani, S., Bando, T., Murase, H., Yasunaga, G., Isoda, T., Nemoto, K., Mori, M., Tsunekawa, M., Fukutome, K., Shiozaki, M., Nagamine, M., Konagai, T., Takamatsu, T., Kumagai, S., Kage, T., Ito, K., Nagai, H. and Komatsu, W. 2006. Cruise Report of the Second Phase of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPAII) in 2005/2006 -Feasibility study-. Paper SC/58/O7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 21pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Nishiwaki, S., Yoshida, H. and Kanda, N. 2006. Genetic characteristics and population structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding ground as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing and microsatellite analyses. Paper SC/A06/HW40 presented to the Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, April 2006 (unpublished). 13pp.

Pastene, L.A. 2006. A brief review of the genetic studies on dwarf minke whale based on JARPA samples. Paper SC/D06/J8 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 8pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto M. and Kanda, N. 2006. Genetic analysis on stock structure in the Antarctic minke whales from the JARPA research area based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites. Paper SC/D06/J9 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 22pp.

Pastene, L.A. 2006. What do we know about the stock structure of the Antarctic minke whale? A summary of studies and hypotheses. Paper SC/D06/J12 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 24pp.

Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Nishiwaki, S., Yoshida, H. and Kanda, N. 2006. Genetic characteristics and population structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding ground as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing and microsatellite analyses. Paper SC/D06/J31 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 14pp.

Pastene, L.A., Ishikawa, H., Goto, M. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. Overview of other studies on large whales based on JARPA samples. Paper SC/D06/J32 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 6pp.

Paxton, C.G.M., Burt, M.L., Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. Spatial modelling of JARPA survey data in Area V: fitting all years in a single model. Paper SC/58/IA20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 16pp. [Colour figures]

Polacheck, T. and Punt A.E. 2006. Minke whale growth models for use in statistical catch-at-age models. Paper SC/58/IA3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 36pp.

Punt, A.E., and Polacheck, T. 2006. Further statistical catch-at-age analyses for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Paper SC/58/IA2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, May-June 2006 (unpublished). 40pp.

Tamura, T. and Konishi, K. 2006. Food habit and prey consumption of Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis in JARPA research area. Paper SC/D06/J18 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 23pp.

Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Nishiwaki, S., Taki, K., Hayashi, T. and Naganobu, M. 2006. Comparison between stomach contents of Antarctic minke whale and krill sampled by RMT net in the Ross Sea and its adjacent waters. Paper SC/D06/J20 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 13pp.

Tanaka, E., Zenitani, R., Hakamada, T. and Fujise, Y. 2006. An estimate of average natural mortality coefficient of Antarctic minke whales using JARPA data. Paper SC/D06/J13 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 12pp.

Watanabe, T., Yabuki, T., Suga, T., Hanawa, K., Matsuoka, K. and Kiwada, H. 2006. Results of oceanographic analyses conducted under JARPA and possible evidence of environmental changes. Paper SC/D06/J30 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 13pp.

Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Honda, K. 2006. Trace element accumulations of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, in Areas III, IV, V and VI from the Antarctic Ocean during 1989-1999. Paper SC/D06/J27 presented to the JARPA Review Meeting, December 2006 (unpublished). 12pp.

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So because it is legal for them to slaughter whales does that make it right??

meh, regulated whalehunt is fine by me...

i've sat here and read all the negative stuff people have written.all i have to say is after these japanese "fisherman" kill all the whales and there is nothing left what will they "research" next?i grew up in nova scotia and we have been battling france and spain over the illegal fishing off our coast, i hope someone like the sea sheppards come to our coast and protect our fisheries like they do the whales.so saying all that i am in total aggrement with the sea sheppards and what they are doing and the rest of you people who disagree, well you can have your opinions, its a free world and you can say what you want, so i can say this to all you negative people out there "GO FUCK YOURSELVES"

The Captain and his 1st mate are 1st class dickheads,you do not send a ribbed craft out at night and to top it off the captain fucked off to bed leaving the halfwit in charge,i also do not beilieve that the craft found the whaling ship and the return was staged for the cams.

Both of those blokes need a damn good shoeing,it's very easy to put other peoples lives in danger especially when they are people that they hardly know.

The guy would fail every test in any Navy on the planet,i always thought he was 5% retarded but looking at the pics he's atleast 45% there.

its more than a fishery for the Japanese. there are villages that have been hunting whale for hundereds of years. they have festivals. i think they just look at a whale as just another fish. japan eats huge amounts of seafood. blue fin tuna being the most expensive and probably the most endangered. but almost all the tuna they eat comes from off the coast of America fished by Americans. if i was japaneze and a buncha white guys told me not to eat my traditional food stuffs (because the white man killed them all a few generations back)
i would tell them to fuck off as well. if there the only ones out there killing and eating whale then i doubt they could make such a big impact on the entire species. and if they do well it was probably to late to save them in the first place.

You will struggle to spot a Jap eating Whale meat,they virtually have to give it away.

I am all for tradition but the most sickening thing they do in its name is the brutal murder of Dolphins in Taiji there is no excuse for what the sick fuckers do there it's not for food or anything,i love Japan and Japanese people but they need to realy sort out there morals when it comes to certain aspects of there culture.

Tradition is a cowards excuse.

what do whales contribute to society?. has the whales somehow in the past or to come in the future made my life or anyone elses better? i say let them eat them till their extinct. at least they eat it. i aint gonna use them for anything. anyone else got another use for whales? if im out in the woods hunting a deer and some greenpeace hippie jumps out hollering :dont shoot my animal brother: i swear i would go dick cheney on their ass. bang right in the face. i watched one episode of this and the hippie captain says if he spots a jap ship hooked to a whale (harpoon i suppose) that he was going to cut the line. now i ask you how humane is it to let a huge whale swim off with a huge harpoon stuck in it? wont it suffer for weeks and die? maybe they have a whale e.r. maybe that will be the next show. and in this same show the captain run the boat into a huge ice feild and they literally have to brace the hull of this ship with boards, because this captain is in a hurry to stop these japanese people and cant wait for help to arrive or a clear path to open up. he would literally kill the 10 people he has on board in the ice water. what authority do these people have on this show? are they police from the u.n. ? if they are just vigilantes why dont the japanese ships just sink thier ship? im for the japs on this one.

I agree with most of the negative comments people have made towards the sea shepherds but what these guys are doing is right, the japs have no right to kill off an endangered species for 'research', whats wrong with just leaving the whales alone? We don't need to kill them to find out about stomach contents, guess or just monitor what it eats.. Sometimes the only way to get something done maybe extreme but its worth it. In this case it is.

The whales in this are NOT endangered.

Oh i think they are. Get your facts right before arguing...

species population status and listings*
northern right whale 500-1,000 endangered (ESA, IUCN)
southern right whale 3,000 endangered (ESA); vulunerable (IUCN)
bowhead whale 8,000 endangered (ESA, IUCN)
blue whale 10,000-14,000 endangered (ESA, IUCN)
fin whale 120,000-150,000 endangered (ESA); vulnerable (IUCN)
sei whale 50,000 endangered (ESA)
humpback whale 10,000+ endangered (ESA, IUCN)
sperm whale 200,000 endangered (ESA)
vaquita a few hundred endangered (ESA)
baiji about 300 endangered (ESA, IUCN)
Indus susu 500 endangered (ESA, IUCN)
Ganges susu unknown vulnerable (IUCN)
boto unknown; thought to be declining vulnerable (IUCN)
franciscana unknown not listed
tucuxi unknown not listed
Hector's dolphin 3,000-4,000 vulnerable (IUCN)
Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin unknown; thought to be depleted not listed
Atlantic humpbacked dolphin unknown, but depleted not listed

"According to the IUCN Red List, B. acutorostrata is considered "Least Concern", whereas B. bonaerensis is "Data Deficient"

" Minke Whales are widely distributed throughout the world, commonly found from the poles to the tropics but prefer the open sea. The IUCN list the northern species as Least Concern and the southern as Data Deficient. CITES on the other hand, list both of the species in Appendix I (threatened) with the exception of the West Greenland stock, which is given in Appendix II (trade controls required).

The dwarf minke whale (B. acutorostrata subspecies) has no population estimate, and its conservation status is categorised as "data deficient".."

Do you even know what sort of whale they are hunting in this show? The type of whale "Minke" or Alaenoptera acutorostrata/Balaenoptera bonaerensis isnt even on your list. Perhaps its YOU who needs to get some facts together before posting?

fucking lol

god i want to strangle that blonde bitch

Okay, i apologies gatt, Had a bad day maybe over reacted and came across as rude.

in my opinion they are no better than the pirates of Somalia. I thought stopping another countries ship and boarding, when you have no legal authority to do so.(as in your not law enforcement) it was an act of piracy.

No image, it wasn't an act of piracy. Boarding another persons ship isn't illegal because Police are allowed to board and search ships without permission or proof of anything illegal. (As far as im aware)

Even so, yes they boarded the ship but they are still peace protesters. there intentions were never that of robbery which doesn't make it piracy. anyway

I might be wrong.

I was watching the second episodes of the new season and theres a part where they are stuck in the ice and keep running into icebergs, anyway in a few shots you can clearly see large red smears on the ice as they pass it, is it possible that they smashed some poor defenseless creatures in their escape from the ice? That would be amazing.

I watched this show for the first time yesterday, and they showed a few episodes back to back.... I really am dumbfounded by what they are allowed to get away with.... theres probobly better ways to protect sea species, and that captain is the biggest retard I have ever seen. I think a whaling boat with a Long range accoustic weapon would be the very least of their worries. Environmental terrorists are still terrorists, no matter what "good" their intentions are. At least the Dutch finally told them to stop being stupid while sailing under their flag.

You're wrong Kya,you cannot put these muppets and the police in the same bracket ffs,it is illegal to board a ship without the captains permission unless you are part of a law enforcement agency.

What they did wasn't an act of Piracy though but it was illegal,the Jap captain should've kept them onboard until he got back home (that's what i would've done)

It was hull paint,the fact that they are throwing that organic acid and prop disablers into a pristine Ocean is another story alltogether though.

There intentions are good,actions dangerous and the captain is a prick who needs a damn good kicking,i wouldn't give that guy the steam from my piss even if it was the last thing on earth that could keep him alive.

yea, i realized then while watching an episode of Deadliest Catch last night, when the exact same thing happened.

Butyric acid is a natural chemical found in rancid butter, cheese, body odor, etc, so I'd suggest it's not a pollutant. The glass from the bottles is basically made of silica, so again, over time it'll just wear away into it's basic components, and their prop disablers have floats, so they are retrievable, although in the event that they get one to work, it'll be the Japanese who get to retrieve them from the shaft of their prop. As for rubbing paint on an ice flow, well, if you had a million ships all doing it in a 100 square mile area, then ya, you may kill some fish, but their little paint rub doesn't amount to anything.

If you really want to nit-pik their conservation efforts, you should focus on the tons of diesel they burn with that ship of theirs. Necessary evils I think.

BTW, Capt. Watson is a bit of a tool, most definitely, and their actions are dangerous, but then, sometimes you have to stand in front of a tank, or stick a daisy in the barrel of a gun to get your point across. (please note the pimpness in those historical references...)

Captain Retard has always said if they ever managed to find the Nishimaru all they would need to do is track it and the whole hunt would be shut down,well they found and tracked the Nishi but insted of carrying out that plan they decided they wanted to attack something but because the Nishi is so big they wanted a harpoon vessel to come back to protect the Nishi so they could attack that.

End result the Harpoon ship did come back but it went after Captain Retard which allowed the Nishi to move away which in turn allowed the other Harpoon ships to kill a Whale,all Captain Retard had to do is stick with the original plan and the Whale would still be swimming freely.

So i ask you what exactly are Captain Retards motives ?

Oh and atleast half of a prop disabler was left in the Ocean because the Harpoon vessel cut straight through it and they could only find a small section,it would be ironic if one of there drifting disablers took out the Greenpeace vessel.

these guys keep refering to "doing battle" with the Nishi.... then when the Nishi turns the sound weapon on them they cry foul.... effin retards every one of them. They should be thankful that a sound weapon is the worst they get hit with. When the japanese govt, right or wrong, starts sending armed craft with their boats, I bet that wimp ass captain will be singing a diff tune... when his antics cause a death, or one of the ships ( the japanese or his own) to be sunk, there'll be a shitstorm in the media for sure.

Wow, this thread here made me finally curious enough to check out this show. I agree wholeheartedly that the capt is an ass wipe, borderline retarded (meant in the colloquial sense). I think the biggest problem facing the Sea Shephard is having an idiot for a skipper.

How is illegally boarding a ship a kidnapping by the ship being illegally boarded?

It's a loophole in maritime law. You can board a ship to deliver a message if there is a 'failure' in communications. Sea Shepherd was manipulating this loophole to deliver their message on illegal whaling because the Japanese refused to respond to them, however the same law says that the Japanese are responsible for safely returning the messenger to his/her own vessel which they failed to do. Therefore, the Japanese weren't able to bring them to port for prosecution and Sea Shepherd was able to claim kidnapping under international law.

Quite an effective tactic on their part, unlike most of the other brainless garbage Capt. Watson comes up with.

Yeah the skipper and his mate are douche bags...

I also wonder which numskulls actually support this guy and give him money...

anyone who boards the Sea Shepard, is a lamb going to the slaughter...

i hope the japs sink them..

the dutch gave them a big check, with more to come. They have other donors as well internationally... and they sail under the dutch flag.

this quote from an old article I found on the net before season 2 was aired.

sorry, couldn't help myself.....

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers give them alot of money,it was Kiedis who paid for there engines to be fixed,i'm wondering how much longer the Dutch are going to allow them to fly under there flag.

During the last episode the Heli pilot had to radio them to tell them to back off and think before they act (you'll see why) and all captain retard had to say if 'I don't understand what he means' he them carried on with his retarded actions.

Just another nail into my retard hate coffin.

i don't see any of the whining little bitches on here doing anything, get some balls and do something about it if you don't like his tactics, can you do better?QQ some more.

He doesn't have any tactics & after this season it's fair to say that the Japs have won the War unless he gets given a bigger,faster & newer boat close season then they may aswell stay at home because the Whalers now have his number.

last I checked, this topic was in TV DISCUSSION, and also last I checked we were doing just that, having a discussion on what a retard Captain Watson is on the show.... hope you didn't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back after "telling us a thing or two". I volunteer 12 hours a week at the local animal rescue, so be careful what you assume about someone making a post (kinda like I assumed you gave yourself a back pat... and thats my point, I dont know, nor do I care, what you do in your spare time.... lets keep this discussion on topic and keep the name calling down to ZERO.) There's other ways to say you support his methods without calling other QSS members derogatory names. You don't even have to reply back to this, because I certainly have noting left to say to you on the subject. Next time you might wanna take an extra minute and consider what you are posting before you click the submit button.

well the captain might be an idiot.. but some of the crew are quite likable and its a good show

btw i just read the the "Earthrace" will join Sea Shepherd as a kind of "stealth" assault boat (well its not stealth.. but they call it that way).. i saw this boat two years ago in Hamburg harbor and its just straight out of a science fiction movie. wiki says they will paint it black like the Irwin.. i can't wait till i see this in season 3 ^^

Has to be the funniest thing i've heard all week,Earthrace has spent more time out of the water than in it,all the Japs will do is go into an ice flow and Bathune will be buggered,will be fun to watch though.

yeah ice might not be the ideal element for this boat.. but then again the flag ship is suitable for this environment with its strengthened hull.. but they use the Steve Irwin which lacks this... or maybe they use thier flagship somewheere elso but the Irwin looks prettier on tv.. :/

Yeah it's sat in Sydport Nova Scotia after being impounded by the Canadian gov,they've put it up for sale (Can.Gov) to cover the birthing $500,000 costs since being impounded (that will have risen aswell).

ah okay... i probably should have looked that up

i think this is a pretty interesting topic. so far they have sunk 10 whaling ships and gotten away with it becase these were illegal fishing vessels...

so what does volunteering at a local animal rescue have to do with stopping the killing of whales, obviously you should take that extra minute to realize this is a discussion forum about whale wars, not going to the animal rescue center which is a nice safe place,and if you don't like my opinion too bad.have you tried to stop them from killing whales?to be honest i haven't but i have helped to stop the killing of baby seals.i have a disabled child and still found the time to do something about it.so don't give me "i volunteer at an animal rescue", good for you that you do that, that is a good thing but it still has nothing to do with stopping the killing of whales.