The Institute of Cetacean Research
Special Permit Review
Scientific papers submitted to the JARPNII REVIEW meeting called by the International Whaling Commission (2009)
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SC/J09/JR1
Luis A. Pastene, Hiroshi Hatanaka, Yoshihiro Fujise, Naohisa Kanda, Hiroto Murase, Tsutomu Tamura, Tomio Miyashita and Hidehiro Kato
The Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the western North Pacific Phase-II (JARPNII): origin, objectives and research progress made in the period 2002-2007, including scientific considerations for the next research period
SC/J09/JR2
Hiroshi Kiwada, Saeko Kumagai and Koji Matsuoka
Methodology and procedure of the dedicated sighting surveys in JARPNII - Offshore and coastal component of Sanriku and Kushiro -
SC/J09/JR3
Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Mutsuo Goto, Takeharu Bando and Hidehiro Kato
Methodology and survey procedure under the JARPNII -coastal component of Sanriku and Kushiro-, with special emphasis on whale sampling procedures
SC/J09/JR4
Tamura, T., Matsuoka, K. and Fujise, Y.
Methodology and survey procedure under the JARPNII - offshore component- with special emphasis on whale sampling procedures
SC/J09/JR5
Shiroh Yonezaki, Hiroshi Nagashima, Hiroto Murase, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Takeharu Bando, Mutsuo Goto, Shigeyuki Kawahara, and Hidehiro Kato
Methodology and procedures of surveys of prey of common minke whales JARPNII - Coastal component of Sanriku -
SC/J09/JR6
Hikaru Watanabe, Shiroh Yonezaki, Hiroshi Kiwada, Saeko Kumagai, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, and Shigeyuki Kawahara
Methodology and procedures of common minke whale's prey surveys in JARPNII -Coastal component of Kushiro-
SC/J09/JR7
Hiroto Murase, Hikaru Watanabe, Shiroh Yonezaki, Tsutomu Tamura, Koji Matsuoka, Yoshihiro Fujise and Shigeyuki Kawahara
Methodology and procedures of cetacean prey surveys in JARPNII -Offshore component-
SC/J09/JR8
Takashi Hakamada, Koji Matsuoka and Tomio Miyashita
The number of western North Pacific common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) distributed in JARPNII coastal survey areas
SC/J09/JR9
Tsutomu Tamura, Kenji Konishi, Mutsuo Goto, Takeharu Bando, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Ryosuke Okamoto and Hidehiro Kato
Prey consumption and feeding habits of common minke whales in coastal areas off Sanriku and Kushiro
SC/J09/JR10
Hiroto Murase, Shigeyuki Kawahara, Hiroshi Nagashima, Keiichi Onodera, Tsutomu Tamura, Ryosuke Okamoto, Shiroh, Yonezaki, Ryuichi Matsukura,
Kenji Minami, Kazushi Miyashita, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Mutsuo Goto, Takeharu Bando, Denzo Inagake, Makoto Okazaki, Hiroshi Okamura and Hidehiro Kato
Estimation of prey preference of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in a coastal component (off Sanriku) of JARPNII in 2005 and 2006
SC/J09/JR11
Hikaru Watanabe, Shiroh Yonezaki, Hiroshi Kiwada, Saeko Kumagai, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, and Shigeyuki Kawahara
Distribution and abundance of prey species and prey preference of common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the coastal component of JARPN II off Kushiro from 2002 to 2007
SC/J09/JR12
Hideyoshi Yoshida, Toshiya Kishiro, Mutsuo Goto, Takeharu Bando, Tsutomu Tamura, Kenji Konishi, Ryosuke Okamoto, and Hidehiro Kato
Relationship between body size, maturity, and feeding habit of common minke whales off Sanriku in spring season, from 2003-2007 whale sampling surveys under the JARPNII coastal component off Sanriku
SC/J09/JR13
Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Tsutomu Tamura, Kenji Konishi, Naohisa Kanda, Ryosuke Okamoto and Hidehiro Kato
Relationship between body size, maturity, and feeding habit of common minke whales off Kushiro in autumn season, from 2002-2007 whale sampling surveys under the JARPNII coastal components off Kushiro
SC/J09/JR14
Hiroshi Okamura, Hiroshi Nagashima, Shiroh Yonezaki
Preliminary assessment of impacts on the sandlance population by consumption of minke whales off Sanriku region
SC/J09/JR15
Takashi Hakamada, Koji Matsuoka and Tomio Miyashita
Distribution and the number of western North Pacific common minke, Bryde's, sei and sperm whales distributed in JARPNII Offshore component survey area
SC/J09/JR16
Tsutomu Tamura, Kenji Konishi, Tatsuya Isoda, Ryosuke Okamoto and Takeharu Bando
Prey consumption and feeding habits of common minke, sei and Bryde's whales in the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR17
Tsutomu Tamura, Tsunemi Kubodera, Hiroshi Ohizumi, Kenji Konishi and Tatsuya Isoda
Feeding habits of sperm whales and their impact on neon flying squid resources in the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR18
Hiroto Murase, Tsutomu Tamura, Tatsuya Isoda, Ryosuke Okamoto, Shiroh Yonezaki, Hikaru Watanabe, Naoki Tojo, Ryuichi Matsukura,
Kazushi Miyashita, Hiroshi Kiwada, Koji Matsuoka, Shigetoshi Nishiwaki, Denzo Inagake, Makoto Okazaki, Hiroshi Okamura, Yoshihiro Fujise and Shigeyuki Kawahara
Prey preferences of common minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), Bryde's (B. edeni) and sei (B. borealis) whales in offshore component of JARPNII from 2002 to 2007
SC/J09/JR19
Kenji Konishi, Hiroshi, Kiwada, Koji Matsuoka, Takashi, Hakamada and Tsutomu Tamura
Density prediction modeling and mapping of common minke, sei and Bryde's whales distribution in the western North Pacific using JARPNII (2000-2007) data set
SC/J09/JR20
Kenji Konishi, Tsutomu Tamura, Mutsuo Goto, Takeharu Bando, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, and Hidehiro Kato
Trend of blubber thickness in common minke, sei and Bryde's whales in the western North Pacific during JARPN and JARPNII periods
SC/J09/JR21
Mori, M., Watanabe, H., Hakamada, T., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Murase, H. and Matsuoka, K.
Development of an ecosystem model of the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR22
Shigeyuki Kawahara
A minimum realistic model in the JARPNII offshore survey area
SC/J09/JR23
Genta Yasunaga and Yoshihiro Fujise
Temporal trends and factors affecting mercury levels in common minke, Bryde's and sei whales and their prey species in the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR24
Genta Yasunaga and Yoshihiro Fujise
Temporal trends and factors affecting PCB levels in baleen whales and environmental samples from the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR25
Genta Yasunaga and Yoshihiro Fujise
Accumulation features of total and methyl mercury and selenium in tissues of common minke, Bryde's and sperm whales from the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR26
Naohisa Kanda, Mutsuo Goto, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Hidehiro Kato, and Luis A. Pastene
Individual identification and mixing of the J and O stocks around Japanese waters examined by microsatellite analysis
SC/J09/JR27
Takashi Hakamada and Takeharu Bando
Morphometric analysis on stock structure in the western North Pacific common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
SC/J09/JR28
Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Bando, T. and Hatanaka, H.
Differences in cookie cutter shark-induced body scar marks between J and O stocks of common minke whales in the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR29
Mutsuo Goto, Naohisa Kanda, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Hidehiro Kato and Luis A. Pastene
Mitochondrial DNA analysis on stock structure in the western North Pacific common minke whales
SC/J09/JR30
Naohisa Kanda, Mutsuo Goto, Toshiya Kishiro, Hideyoshi Yoshida, Hidehiro Kato and Luis A. Pastene
Microsatellite analysis of minke whales in the western North Pacific
SC/J09/JR31
Naohisa Kanda, Mutsuo Goto, and L.A. Pastene
Stock structure of Bryde's whales in the western North Pacific as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses
SC/J09/JR32
Naohisa Kanda, Mutsuo Goto, Hideyoshi Yoshida and Luis A. Pastene
Stock structure of sei whales in the North Pacific as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses
SC/J09/JR33
Naohisa Kanda, Mutsuo Goto and Luis A. Pastene
Genetic characteristics of sperm whales sampled during JAPRNII from 2000 to 2007 as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses
SC/J09/JR34
Makoto Okazaki, Denzo Inagake, Masachika Masujima, Hiroto Murase, Hikaru Watanabe, Shiroh Yonezaki, Hiroshi Nagashima, Koji Matsuoka, Hiroshi Kiwada and Shigeyuki Kawahara
Oceanographic conditions of the western north Pacific based on oceanographic data during the JARPNII
SC/J09/JR35
Koji Matsuoka, Hiroshi Kiwada, Yoshihiro Fujise and Tomio Miyashita
Distribution of blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (B. physalus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and north pacific right (Eubalaena japonica) whales in the western North Pacific based on JARPN and JARPNII sighting surveys (1994 to 2007)
SC/J09/JR36
Takashi Hakamada
Examination of the effects on whale stocks of future JARPNII catches
Report of the January 2009 JARPNII REVIEW MEETING
The Report of the Expert Workshop to review the ongoing JARPNII Programme
The Workshop was held at the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science (NRIFS) in Yokohama, Japan from 26-30 January 2009.