| Fiscal Year | Cruise period | Survey period | Searching distance | Mother ship | Sighting/Sampling vessels | Size of crew | Survey area | Number of catches | Biopsy samples | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23/Dec/'87 - 20/Apr/'88 (120 days) |
17/Jan/'88 - 26/Mar/'89 (70 days) |
8,482.4 miles | Nisshin Maru No. 3 | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
158 | Area IV (part); 105°E - 115°E |
272 Antarctic minke whales, 1 Dwarf minke whale |
None | Feasibility study |
| 1988 | 17/Dec/'88 - 24/Apr/'89 (129 days) |
12/Jan/'89 - 31/Mar/'89 (79 days) |
9,614.2 miles | Nisshin Maru No. 3 | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
180 | Area V (part); 168°E - 180°W |
236 Antarctic minke whales, 5 Dwarf minke whales |
None | Feasibility study, Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1989 | 10/Nov/'89 - 31/Mar/'90 (142 days) |
6/Dec/'89 - 12/Mar/'90 (97 days) |
17,094.4 miles | Nisshin Maru No. 3 | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
186 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E |
327 Antarctic minke whales, 3 Dwarf minke whales |
None | |
| 1990 | 24/Nov/'90 - 9/Apr/'91 (137 days) |
19/Dec/'90 - 22/Mar/'91 (94 days) |
14,759.9 miles | Nisshin Maru No. 3 | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
188 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W |
323 Antarctic minke whales, 4 Dwarf minke whales |
None | Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1991 | 14/Nov/'91 - 14/Apr/'92 (153 days) |
5/Dec/'91 - 25/Mar/'92 (112 days) |
18,204.5 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
158 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E |
288 Antarctic minke whales | None | Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1992 | 7/Nov/'92 - 14/Apr/'93 (159 days) |
3/Dec/'92 - 25/Mar/'93 (113 days) |
13,492.3 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
162 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W |
327 Antarctic minke whales, 3 Dwarf minke whales |
None | Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1993 | 12/Nov/'93 - 8/Apr/'94 (148 days) |
3/Dec/'93 - 19/Mar/'94 (107 days) |
17,932.6 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
162 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E |
330 Antarctic minke whales | humpback (20), right (5) |
|
| 1994 | 10/Nov/'94 - 13/Apr/'95 (155 days) |
3/Dec/'94 - 22/Mar/'95 (110 days) |
14,038.6 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25 |
163 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W |
330 Antarctic minke whales | blue (4), humpback (17), minke (8) |
Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1995 | 2/Nov/'95 - 19/Apr/'96 (170 days) |
26/Nov/'95 - 22/Mar/'96 (118 days) |
21,455.5 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
198 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E, Area III (part); 35°E - 70°E |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area IV), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area III) |
blue (1), humpback (10), right (1) |
|
| 1996 | 7/Nov/'96 - 8/Apr/'97 (153 days) |
30/Nov/'96 - 13/Mar/'97 (104 days) |
17,755.6 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
195 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W, Area VI (part); 145°W - 170°W |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area V), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area VI) |
blue (1), humpback (19) |
|
| 1997 | 11/Nov/'97 - 8/Apr/'98 (149 days) |
7/Dec/'97 - 14/Mar/'98 (98 days) |
21,598.4 miles | Nisshin Maru | Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 18, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
204 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E, Area III (part); 35°E - 70°E |
328 Antarctic minke whales (area IV), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area III) |
blue (1), humpback (24), right (4), minke (1) |
|
| 1998 | 6/Nov/'98 - 26/Apr/'99 (some interruption because of fire on Nisshin Maru) |
13/Jan/'99 - 31/Mar/'99 (78 days) |
8,063.6 miles | Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
200 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W, Area VI (part); 145°W - 170°W |
329 Antarctic minke whales (area V), 60 Antarctic minke whales (area VI) |
blue (2), fin (3), humpback (30) |
Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 1999 | 9/Nov/'99 - 6/Apr/'00 (150 days) |
5/Dec/'99 - 10/Mar/'00 (97 days) |
16,341.5 miles | Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
194 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E, Area III (part); 35°E - 70°E |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area IV), 109 Antarctic minke whales (area III) |
blue (4), humpback (42), right (3) |
Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 2000 | 17/Nov/'00 - 11/Apr/'01 (146 days) |
11/Dec/'00 - 19/Mar/'01 (99 days) |
20,484.1 miles | Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
195 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W, Area VI (part); 145°W - 170°W |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area V), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area VI) |
blue (3), fin (9), humpback (37) |
|
| 2001 | 6/Nov/'01 - 4/Apr/'02 (150 days) |
29/Nov/'01 - 9/Mar/'02 (101 days) |
19,767.4 miles | Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Kyo Maru No. 1, Toshi Maru No. 25, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
193 | Area IV; 70°E - 130°E, Area III (part); 35°E - 70°E |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area IV), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area III) |
blue (1), fin (4), humpback (31), right (16) |
Disturbance by Greenpeace |
| 2002 | 8/Nov/'02 - 3/Apr/'03 (147 days) |
2/Dec/'02 - 8/Mar/'03 (96 days) |
18,126.2 miles | Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No.2, Kyo Maru No. 1, Kyoshin Maru No. 2* (* sighting only) |
197 | Area V; 130°E - 170°W, Area VI (part); 145°W - 170°W |
330 Antarctic minke whales (area V), 110 Antarctic minke whales (area VI) |
fin (6), sei (1), humpback (10), right (2) minke (1, dead) sperm (1), killer (1) |