Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic [JARPA] Second Edition

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Full-Scale JARPNII

Outline of the preliminary results of the 2002 and 2003 surveys
Research areas

Offshore surveys

Offshore surveys diagram
Offshore research vessels
Sighting surveys
Feeding ecology surveys
Ecosystem modelling
Prey species surveys
Preys species and environmental surveys
Studies on environmental contamination
Studies on stock structure
Clarifying stock structure
Studies on feeding ecology

Minke whale

Bryde's whale

Sei whale

Sperm whale

Prey consumption of whales

Coastal surveys

Background
Research areas and research vessels
Prey species surveys
Studies on feeding ecology : Minke whale

Future of JARPNII

Improving fisheries resource management

Appendix

Index