| Fiscal Year | Cruise period | Survey period | Mother ship | Sighting/Sampling vessels | Size of crew | Survey area | Number of catches | Biopsy samples | Satellite tagging | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1/Dec/'15 - 24/Mar/'16 (115 days) |
23/Dec/'15 - 25/Feb/'16 (65 days) |
Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3 |
160 | IV (east, non-lethal), V 115°E - 170°W |
333 Antarctic minke whales | blue (8), fin (7), humpback (15), southern right (1), killer (9), antarctic minke (11 - experiment) |
antarctic minke (7) | |
| 2016/17 | 18/Nov/'16 - 31/Mar/'17 (134 days) |
5/Dec/'16 - 7/Mar/'17 (83 days) |
Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3 Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (Sighting only) |
185 | III (east), IV, V (west) 45°E - 165°E |
333 Antarctic minke whales | blue (2), humpback (11), southern right (1), antarctic minke (9) |
antarctic minke (4) | |
| 2017/18 | 9/Nov/'17 - 31/Mar/'18 (143 days) |
8/Dec/'17 - 28/Feb/'18 (83 days) |
Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3 Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (Sighting only) |
180 | V (east), VI 165°E - 120°W |
333 Antarctic minke whales | blue (5), humpback (3), fin (1), antarctic minke (10) |
antarctic minke (12) | |
| 2018/19 | 12/Nov/'18 - 31/Mar/'19 (140 days) |
18/Dec/'18 - 27/Feb/'19 (72 days) |
Nisshin Maru | Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru No. 3 Kaiyo Maru No. 7 (Sighting only) |
175 | III (east), IV (excluding eastern part) 0°- 115°E |
333 Antarctic minke whales | blue (9), southern right (8), humpback (40), fin (4), antarctic minke (1) |
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