Brief Outline of the Second Japanese Research Whaling Program in the North Pacific (JARPN II)

Brief Outline of the Second Japanese Research Whaling Program in the North Pacific (JARPN II)

Fiscal Year Cruise period Survey period Survey track length Mother ship Sighting/Sampling vessels Size of crew Survey area Number of specimens
collected Remarks
2000 29/Jul/'00 - 21/Sep/'00
(55 days) 1/Aug/'00 - 16/Sep/'00
(47 days) 7,284.0 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Toshi Maru No. 25,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(trawler for prey fish research) 219 Area 7, 8, 9 40 minke whales
43 Bryde's whales
5 sperm whales Feasibility study

2001 10/May/'01 - 7/Aug/'01
(90 days) 14/May/'01 - 3/Aug/'01
(82 days) 15097.8 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Toshi Maru No. 25,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2
(sighting only),
Torishima
(trawler for prey fish research) 211 Area 7, 8, 9 100 minke whales
50 Bryde's whales
8 sperm whales Feasibility study.
One sei whale was taken accidentally.

2002 29/Jun/'02 - 23/Sep/'02
(87 days) 5/Jul/'02 - 18/Sep/'02
(76 days) 11497.3 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Toshi Maru No. 25,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(trawler for prey fish research) 233 Area 7, 8, 9 100 minke whales
39 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
5 sperm whales

2002 (coastal) 10/Sep/'02 - 12/Oct/'02
(33 days) 3522.8 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kaiyo Maru No. 3 (sampling vessel for prey species),
Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel) 30 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 50 minke whales

2003 (coastal) 8/Apr/'03 - 2/May/'03
(25 days) 3833.6 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (sampling vessel for prey species),
Shonan Maru (sighting research vessel) 30-50 miles off Sanriku area 50 minke whales

2003 13/May/'03 - 13/Aug/'03
(93 days) 17/May/'03 - 8/Aug/'03
(84 days) 12123.0 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only),
Shonan Maru,
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(trawler for prey fish research) 254 Area 7, 8, 9 100 minke whales
50 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
10 sperm whales

2004 10/Jun/'04 - 24/Sep/'04
(107 days) 15/Jun/'04 - 18/Sep/'04
(96 days) 11095.0 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(trawler for prey fish research) 238 Area 8, 9 100 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
3 sperm whales

2004 (coastal) 13/Sep/'04 - 31/Oct/'04
(49 days) 6923.9 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(trawler for prey fish research) 20-30 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 59 minke whales

2005 (coastal) 11/Apr/'05 - 21/May/'05
(41 days) 5245.8 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Shonan Maru (sighting research vessel),
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species) 30-50 miles off Sanriku area 60 minke whales

2005 13/May/'05 - 19/Aug/'05
(99 days) 18/May/'05 - 16/Aug/'05
(91 days) 12697.8 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only),
Shunyo Maru
(prey fish research) 238 Area 7, 8, 9 100 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
5 sperm whales

2005 (coastal) 7/Sep/'05 - 12/Oct/'05
(36 days) 6653.7 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (sampling vessel for prey species),
Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel) 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 60 minke whales

2006 (coastal) 12/Apr/'06 - 24/May/'06
(43 days) 6340.0 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),
Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),
Shonan Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel) Up to 50 miles off Sanriku area 60 minke whales

2006 23/May/'06 - 21/Aug/'06
(91 days) ? 24/May/'06 - 16/Aug/'06
(85 days) ? 12245.5 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only) 211 Area 7, 8, 9 100 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
6 sperm whales

2006 (coastal) 11/Sep/'06 - 31/Oct/'06
(51 days) 10399.5 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kaiko Maru
(sampling vessel for prey species),
Kyoshin Maru No. 2,
(sighting only) 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 35 minke whales Unfavorable weather condition

2007 (coastal) 16/Apr/'07 - 31/May/'07
(46 days) 7793.7 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species) Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area 57 minke whales

2007 11/May/'07 - 18/Aug/'07
(100 days) 18/May/'07 - 14/Aug/'07
(89 days) 11416.4 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Kyou Maru No. 1,
Kaikou Maru
(sighting only) 219 Area 7, 8, 9(part) 100 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
3 sperm whales

2007 (coastal) 10/Sep/'07 - 31/Oct/'07
(52 days) 6827.7 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Kaikou Maru
(sampling of prey species, and sighting survey) Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 50 minke whales Unfavorable weather condition

2008 (coastal) 14/Apr/'08 - 18/May/'08
(35 days) 5275.9 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species) Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area 60 minke whales

2008 6/Jun/'08 - 23/Aug/'08
(79 days) 10/Jun/'08 - 18/Aug/'08
(70 days) 5757.6 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Yushin Maru No. 3,
Kaikou Maru
(sampling of prey species, and sighting survey),
Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),
246 Area 7, 8, 9(almost all) 59 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
2 sperm whales

2008 (coastal) 9/Sep/'08 - 20/Oct/'08
(42 days) 5381.4 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7 Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 50 minke whales Unfavorable weather condition

2009 (coastal) 22/Apr/'09 - 21/May/'09
(30 days) 4756.08 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species) Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area 60 minke whales

2009 6/Jun/'09 - 23/Aug/'09
(80 days) 10/Jun/'09 - 18/Aug/'09
(71 days) 7358 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Yushin Maru No. 3,
Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),
215 Area 7, 8, 9(almost all) 43 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
1 sperm whale

2009 (coastal) 5/Sep/'09 - 17/Oct/'09
(43 days) 5136.2 miles Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7 Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 59 minke whales Unfavorable weather condition

2010 (coastal) 22/Apr/'10 - 07/Jun/'10
(47 days) Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species) Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area 45 minke whales

2010 9/Jun/'10 - 22/Aug/'10
(75 days) 13/Jun/'10 - 18/Aug/'10
(67 days) 5899 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Yushin Maru No. 3 (multi-purpose),
Hokkou Maru
(sampling of prey species)
201 Area 7, 8, 9(almost all) 14 minke whales
100 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
3 sperm whale

2010 (coastal) 7/Sep/'10 - 6/Oct/'10
(30 days) Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 31,
Kouei Maru No. 75,
Katsu Maru No. 7 Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 60 minke whales

2011 (coastal) 25/Apr/'11 - 10/Jun/'11
(47 days) Sumitomo Maru No. 51,
Katsu Maru No. 7,
Showa Maru Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 17 minke whales

2011 11/Jun/'11 - 5/Sep/'11
(87 days) 16/Jun/'11 - 30/Aug/'11
(76 days) 5155.6 miles Nisshin Maru Yushin Maru,
Yushin Maru No. 2,
Yushin Maru No. 3,
Hokkou Maru
(sampling of prey species)
189 Area 7, 8, 9 49 minke whales
95 sei whales
50 Bryde's whales
1 sperm whale

2011 (coastal) 9/Sep/'11 - 30/Oct/'11
(52 days) Taisho Maru No. 28,
Sumitomo Maru No. 51,
Kouei Maru No. 8,
Katsu Maru No. 7 Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido 60 minke whales

Fiscal Year	Cruise period	Survey period	Survey track length	Mother ship	Sighting/Sampling vessels	Size of crew	Survey area	Number of specimens collected	Remarks
2000	29/Jul/'00 - 21/Sep/'00 (55 days)	1/Aug/'00 - 16/Sep/'00 (47 days)	7,284.0 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Kyou Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (trawler for prey fish research)	219	Area 7, 8, 9	40 minke whales 43 Bryde's whales 5 sperm whales	Feasibility study
2001	10/May/'01 - 7/Aug/'01 (90 days)	14/May/'01 - 3/Aug/'01 (82 days)	15097.8 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Kyou Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting only), Torishima (trawler for prey fish research)	211	Area 7, 8, 9	100 minke whales 50 Bryde's whales 8 sperm whales	Feasibility study. One sei whale was taken accidentally.
2002	29/Jun/'02 - 23/Sep/'02 (87 days)	5/Jul/'02 - 18/Sep/'02 (76 days)	11497.3 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Kyou Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (trawler for prey fish research)	233	Area 7, 8, 9	100 minke whales 39 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 5 sperm whales
2002 (coastal)		10/Sep/'02 - 12/Oct/'02 (33 days)	3522.8 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kaiyo Maru No. 3 (sampling vessel for prey species), Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel)		30 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	50 minke whales
2003 (coastal)		8/Apr/'03 - 2/May/'03 (25 days)	3833.6 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (sampling vessel for prey species), Shonan Maru (sighting research vessel)		30-50 miles off Sanriku area	50 minke whales
2003	13/May/'03 - 13/Aug/'03 (93 days)	17/May/'03 - 8/Aug/'03 (84 days)	12123.0 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Kyou Maru No. 1, Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only), Shonan Maru, (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (trawler for prey fish research)	254	Area 7, 8, 9	100 minke whales 50 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 10 sperm whales
2004	10/Jun/'04 - 24/Sep/'04 (107 days)	15/Jun/'04 - 18/Sep/'04 (96 days)	11095.0 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Kyou Maru No. 1, Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (trawler for prey fish research)	238	Area 8, 9	100 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 3 sperm whales
2004 (coastal)		13/Sep/'04 - 31/Oct/'04 (49 days)	6923.9 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (trawler for prey fish research)		20-30 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	59 minke whales
2005 (coastal)		11/Apr/'05 - 21/May/'05 (41 days)	5245.8 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Shonan Maru (sighting research vessel), Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species)		30-50 miles off Sanriku area	60 minke whales
2005	13/May/'05 - 19/Aug/'05 (99 days)	18/May/'05 - 16/Aug/'05 (91 days)	12697.8 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Kyou Maru No. 1, Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only), Shunyo Maru (prey fish research)	238	Area 7, 8, 9	100 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 5 sperm whales
2005 (coastal)		7/Sep/'05 - 12/Oct/'05 (36 days)	6653.7 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (sampling vessel for prey species), Kyoshin Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel)		50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	60 minke whales
2006 (coastal)		12/Apr/'06 - 24/May/'06 (43 days)	6340.0 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species), Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species), Shonan Maru No. 2 (sighting research vessel)		Up to 50 miles off Sanriku area	60 minke whales
2006	23/May/'06 - 21/Aug/'06 (91 days) ?	24/May/'06 - 16/Aug/'06 (85 days) ?	12245.5 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Kyou Maru No. 1, Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only)	211	Area 7, 8, 9	100 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 6 sperm whales
2006 (coastal)		11/Sep/'06 - 31/Oct/'06 (51 days)	10399.5 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kaiko Maru (sampling vessel for prey species), Kyoshin Maru No. 2, (sighting only)		50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	35 minke whales	Unfavorable weather condition
2007 (coastal)		16/Apr/'07 - 31/May/'07 (46 days)	7793.7 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species)		Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area	57 minke whales
2007	11/May/'07 - 18/Aug/'07 (100 days)	18/May/'07 - 14/Aug/'07 (89 days)	11416.4 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Kyou Maru No. 1, Kaikou Maru (sighting only)	219	Area 7, 8, 9(part)	100 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 3 sperm whales
2007 (coastal)		10/Sep/'07 - 31/Oct/'07 (52 days)	6827.7 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Kaikou Maru (sampling of prey species, and sighting survey)		Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	50 minke whales	Unfavorable weather condition
2008 (coastal)		14/Apr/'08 - 18/May/'08 (35 days)	5275.9 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species)		Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area	60 minke whales
2008	6/Jun/'08 - 23/Aug/'08 (79 days)	10/Jun/'08 - 18/Aug/'08 (70 days)	5757.6 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3, Kaikou Maru (sampling of prey species, and sighting survey), Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),	246	Area 7, 8, 9(almost all)	59 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 2 sperm whales
2008 (coastal)		9/Sep/'08 - 20/Oct/'08 (42 days)	5381.4 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7		Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	50 minke whales	Unfavorable weather condition
2009 (coastal)		22/Apr/'09 - 21/May/'09 (30 days)	4756.08 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species)		Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area	60 minke whales
2009	6/Jun/'09 - 23/Aug/'09 (80 days)	10/Jun/'09 - 18/Aug/'09 (71 days)	7358 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3, Shunyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species),	215	Area 7, 8, 9(almost all)	43 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 1 sperm whale
2009 (coastal)		5/Sep/'09 - 17/Oct/'09 (43 days)	5136.2 miles		Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7		Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	59 minke whales	Unfavorable weather condition
2010 (coastal)		22/Apr/'10 - 07/Jun/'10 (47 days)			Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7, Takuyo Maru (sampling vessel for prey species)		Up to 50 (mostly 30) miles off Sanriku area	45 minke whales
2010	9/Jun/'10 - 22/Aug/'10 (75 days)	13/Jun/'10 - 18/Aug/'10 (67 days)	5899 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3 (multi-purpose), Hokkou Maru (sampling of prey species)	201	Area 7, 8, 9(almost all)	14 minke whales 100 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 3 sperm whale
2010 (coastal)		7/Sep/'10 - 6/Oct/'10 (30 days)			Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 31, Kouei Maru No. 75, Katsu Maru No. 7		Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	60 minke whales
2011 (coastal)		25/Apr/'11 - 10/Jun/'11 (47 days)			Sumitomo Maru No. 51, Katsu Maru No. 7, Showa Maru		Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	17 minke whales
2011	11/Jun/'11 - 5/Sep/'11 (87 days)	16/Jun/'11 - 30/Aug/'11 (76 days)	5155.6 miles	Nisshin Maru	Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3, Hokkou Maru (sampling of prey species)	189	Area 7, 8, 9	49 minke whales 95 sei whales 50 Bryde's whales 1 sperm whale
2011 (coastal)		9/Sep/'11 - 30/Oct/'11 (52 days)			Taisho Maru No. 28, Sumitomo Maru No. 51, Kouei Maru No. 8, Katsu Maru No. 7		Up to 50 miles off Kushiro, Hokkaido	60 minke whales