Analysis of population structure, parental relationships, phylogeny, and epigenetic with molecular markers. Development of new techniques and vessel surveys to investigate biological information for dynamic and abundance models in whales populations.

Direction of Thesis Completed
Master Level
- Jorge Acevedo. 2005. "Distribución, filopatría, residencia e identidad poblacional de la ballena jorobada, Megaptera novaeangliae, que se alimentan en las aguas del Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile [Distribution, site philopatry, residence and population identity of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, that feed in the waters of the Magellan Strait, Chile]. Science faculty, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile

Participation in Commission of Thesis
Doctorate Level
- Mioko Taguchi. 2010. ‘Global genetic population structure and phylogeography of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) inferred from mitochondrial DNA variation". University of Hokkaido, Hakodate, Japan.
- Lorena Viloria. 2015. "Estructura poblacional del rorcual tropical (Balaenoptera edeni brydei), en el Golfo de California can base en técnicas acústicas y moleculares". Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, México.

Scientific and Technical Reports to International Workshops
- Pastene, L. A., Kobayashi, T., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1993. Temporal variation in mitochondrial DNA haplotypes composition in minke whales from Antarctic Area IV. Document SC/45/SHBa13, presented in the 45th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Kyoto, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1993. Differentiation of mitochondrial DNA between ordinary and dwarf forms of southern minke whale. Document SC/45/SHBa14, presented in the 45th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Kyoto, Japan.
- Hori, H., Bessho, Y., Kawabata, R., Watanabe, I., Koga, A. and Pastene, L.A. 1994. World-wide population structure of minke whales deduced from mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Document SC/46/SH14, presented in the 46th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 11pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Fujise, Y. and Numachi, K. 1994. Further analysis on the spatial and temporal heterogeneity in mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution in minke whales from Antarctic Areas IV and V. Document SC/46/SH13, presented in the 46th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 25pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Fujise, Y. 1994. An outline, with a progress report, of the photo-identification experiments on southern baleen whales conducted during the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit in the Antarctic. Document SC/46/SH21, presented in the 46th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 14pp.
- Shimada, H. and Pastene, L.A. 1994. Report of a sighting survey off the Solomon Islands with comments on Bryde’s whale distribution. Document SC/46/O25, presented in the 46th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1995. Population differentiation in the western North Pacific minke whale as revealed by RFLP analysis of mitochondrial D-loop DNA. Document SC/47/NP4, presented in the 47th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. 15pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., and Kato, H. 1995. Preliminary RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial D-loop DNA in the Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni from the western North Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. Document SC/47/NP13, presented in the 47th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Itoh, S. and Numachi, K. 1995. Spatial and temporal patterns of mitochondrial DNA variation in minke whale from Antarctic Areas IV and V. Document SC/47/SH6, presented in the 47th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1996. Population structure of western North Pacific minke whale based on an RFLP analysis of mtDNA control region. Document SC/48/NP5, presented in the 48th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A., Kishino, H. and Goto, M. 1996. Preliminary RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA in the Antarctic minke whale from Areas III and VI. Document SC/48/SH13, presented in the 48th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 19pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Abe, H. and Nishiwaki, S. 1996. A preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Antarctic Areas IV and V. Document SC/48/SH10, presented in the 48th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 17pp.
- Butterworth, D.S., Clark, E.D. and Pastene, L.A. 1996. An estimation of the mixing proportion of ‘J’ and ‘O’ stock minke whales in sub-area 11 of the western North Pacific based on the results of RFLP analyses of mitochondrial DNA. Document SC/48/NP24, presented in the 48th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Itoh, S. Wada, S. and Kato, H. 1996. Intra and interoceanic patterns of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Bryde’s whale. Document SC/48/NP15, presented in the 48th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1997. A review of the studies on stock/species identity in the minke and other baleen whale species, conducted under the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA). Document SC/M97/3, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Tokyo, Japan. 34pp.
- Van Waerebeek, K., Pastene, L.A., Alfaro Shigueto, J. van Bressem, M.F. Brito, J.L. and Mora Pinto, D. 1997. The status of the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus off the west coast of South America. Document SC/49/SH9, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1997. Further RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA in Antarctic minke whales from Areas III and IV. Document SC/49/SH11, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kishino, H. 1997. An estimate of the mixing proportion of ‘J’ and ‘O’ stocks minke whales in sub-area 11 based on mitochondrial DNA haplotype data. Document SC/49/NP11, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kimura, T. and Nishiwaki, S. 1997. Population structure of the humpback whale in the Antarctic feeding ground based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Document SC/49/SH21, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Leduc, R.G., Dizon, A.E., Goto, M., Lux, C.A., Pastene, L.A. and Brownell, R.L. 1997. Discrimination of two forms of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere. Document SC/49/SH21, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A. and Baker, C.S. 1997. Diversity and distribution of mtDNA lineages from humpback whales on the feeding and wintering grounds of the Southern Hemisphere. Document SC/49/SH26, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Palsboll, P. and Kato, H. 1997. Population structure of the Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the North Pacific based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Document SC/49/NP5, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region in minke whales sampled during the 1996 JARPN. Document SC/49/NP10, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom. 10pp.
- Abe, H., Goto, M., Palsboll, P.J. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. Preliminary microsatellite analyses of western North Pacific minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Document SC/49/NP12, presented in the 49th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Bournemouth, United Kingdom. 11pp.
- Abe, H., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1998. Further microsatellite analysis in the western North Pacific minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Document SC/50/RMP8, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman. 10pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1998. Population structure in the North Pacific minke whale as revealed by RFLP and sequencing analyses of the mtDNA control region. Document SC/50/RMP7, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman. 15pp.
- Goto, M., Zenitani, R., Fujise, Y. and Pastene, L.A. 1998. Examination of mitochondrial DNA heterogeneity in minke whale from Area IV considering temporal, longitudinal and latitudinal factors. Document SC/50/CAWS7, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman. 10pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1998. Further RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA in Antarctic minke whales from Areas V and VI. Document SC/50/CAWS4, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman. 16pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Ohsumi, S. 1998. A brief review of the information on distribution and stock identity of Bryde’s whales (Balaenoptera edeni) in the eastern South Pacific. Document SC/50/CAWS6, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman.
- Pastene, L.A., Yoshida, H., Goto, M., Kato, H. and Palsboll, P.J. 1998. Population structure in the Bryde’s whale as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Document SC/50/RMP9, presented in the 50th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Muscat, Oman.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1999. Genetic population structure in the western North Pacific minke whale examined by mtDNA control region sequencing analysis. Document SC/51/RMP8, presented in the 51st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. St George, Grenada. 12pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Fujise Y. 1999. Review of the studies on stock identity in the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the North Pacific. Document SC/51/RMP15, presented in the 51st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. St George, Grenada. 28pp.
- Abe, H., Goto, M., Katsumata, Y., Mizutani, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1999. Preliminary microsatellite DNA analysis to investigate stock structure in the Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Document SC/51/CAWS9, presented in the 51st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. St George, Grenada. 12pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1999. Further spatial and temporal analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation in minke whales from Areas III and IV considerations on the pack-ice distribution. Document SC/51/CAWS11, presented in the 51st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. St George, Grenada. 11pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 1999. Review of the studies on stock identity in the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the Southern Hemisphere. Document SC/51/CAWS30, presented in the 51st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. St George, Grenada. 28pp.
- Abe, H., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Population structure in the western North Pacific minke whale inferred from microsatellite analysis. Document SC/F2K/J10, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 14pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Population structure in the western North Pacific minke whale based on RFLP and sequencing analyses of mtDNA control region, using data from the 1994-1999 JARPN surveys. Document SC/F2K/J11, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 15pp. + Appendix 1pp.
- Goto, M., Abe, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Estimation of the mixing proportion of the ‘J’ and ‘O’ stocks in sub-area 11 using uni- and bi-parental genetic markers. Document SC/F2K/J27, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 10pp. + Appendix 8pp.
- Goto, M., Abe, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Additional analyses of mtDNA control region sequences in the western North Pacific minke whales using JARPN samples. Document SC/F2K/J32, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 5pp.
- Goto, M., Kim, Z.G., Abe, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. A note on the possibility of identifying individual J stock animals from a mixed assemblage based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. Document SC/F2K/J28, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 9pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Fujise, Y. 2000. Review of the studies on stock identity in the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the North Pacific. Document SC/F2K/J1, presented in the IWC Scientific Committee Intersessional Workshop to Review the Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit for North Pacific minke whales (JARPN). Tokyo, Japan. 22pp. + Appendix 4pp.
- Brownell, R.L., Perrin, W.F., Pastene, L.A., Palsbøll, P.J., Mead, J.G., Zerbini, A.N., Kasuya, T. and Tormosov, D.D. 2000. Worldwide taxonomic status and geographic distribution of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata and B. bonaerensis). Document SC/52/O27, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 13pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Results of molecular genetic analyses of whale products collected from the Japanese retail markets in 1996 and 1999/2000 surveys. Document SC/52/SD7, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 21pp.+ Appendix 11pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2000. Mitochondrial DNA analysis in minke whales from Antarctic Areas V and VI. Document SC/52/IA3, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 12pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Abe, H., Nishiwaki, S. and Palsbøll, P. 2000. Genetic diversity of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding ground examined by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite. Document SC/52/IA4, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 16pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. Re-estimation of the mixing proportion of the‘J’and‘O’stocks using alternative stratification. Document SC/52/RMP6, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 9pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2000. A note on additional mtDNA analysis on western North Pacific minke whale using JARPN samples. Document SC/52/RMP7, presented in the 52nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Adelaide, Australia. 12pp.
- Fujise, Y., Pastene, L.A., Tamura, T., Bando, T., Murase, H., Kawahara, S., Watanabe, H., Ohizumi, H., Mogoe, T., Kiwada, H., Nemoto, K. and Narita, H. 2001. Progress report of the feasibility study of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the western North Pacific - Phase II (JARPN II) in 2000. Document SC/53/O10, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 77pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2001. Genetic examination of western North Pacific minke whales including samples from JARPN II. Document SC/53/RMP11, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 11pp.
- Cui, G., Punt, A., Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2001. Bayes and empirical Bayes approaches to addressing stock structure questions using mtDNA data, with an illustrative application to North Pacific minke whales. Document SC/53/RMP1, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom.
- Goto, M., Kim, Z.G. and Pastene, L.A.2001. Genetic analysis of additional samples from the ‘J’ stock and implications for the estimation of mixing proportion of ‘J’ and ‘O’ stocks in sub-area 11. Document SC/53/RMP12, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 12pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2001. Some concerns for stock definition in minke whales. Document SC/53/SD4, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 7pp.
- LeDuc, R.G., Dizon, A.E., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Hyde, J. and Brownell, R.L., Jr. 2001. A preliminary Bayesian analysis of genetic data from Southern Hemisphere blue whales and its relevance to the question of degree of subspecies mixing at high latitudes. Document SC/53/IA25, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 12pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2001. Comments on the estimations of the J and O stocks mixing proportion and level of by-catches of common minke whale using mitochondrial DNA data from the retail market surveys. Document SC/53/RMP13, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 13pp. + Revised version of Table 3.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2001. An update of the mitochondrial DNA RFLP analysis in the Antarctic minke whales from Areas III and IV. Document SC/53/IA17, presented in the 53rd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. London, United Kingdom. 16pp.
- Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2002. Re-estimations of the mixing proportion of O and J stocks in sub-areas 2, 11 and 7 following the guidelines offered in Appendix 15 of Annex D (RMP Sub-Committee Report). Document SC/J02/NP9, presented in the IWC/SC-North Pacific minke whale RMP/ISTs. Seattle, USA. 3pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2002. Further mtDNA analysis on North Pacific minke whales including JARPN and JARPN II samples from 1994 to 2001. Document SC/J02/NP10, presented in the IWC/SC-North Pacific minke whale RMP/ISTs. Seattle, USA. 9pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2002. Further microsatellite analysis on North Pacific minke whales including JARPN and JARPN II samples from 1994 to 2001. Document SC/J02/NP11, presented in the IWC/SC-North Pacific minke whale RMP/ISTs. Seattle, USA. 4pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2002. Proposal on an update to the defaults on stock structure in section 3 of Appendix 15 of Annex D (RMP Sub-Committee Report). Document SC/J02/NP7, presented in the IWC/SC-North Pacific minke whale RMP/ISTs. Seattle, USA. 2pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2002. Scientific background supporting the stock scenarios proposed in SC/J02/NP7. Document SC/J02/NP8, presented in the IWC/SC-North Pacific minke whale RMP/ISTs. Seattle, USA. 2pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2002. An additional genetic analysis to investigate the plausibility of different stock scenarios in North Pacific minke whale IST. Document SC/54/RMP15, presented in the 54th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Shimonoseki, Japan. 8pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2002. Considerations on stock structure of minke whales in western North Pacific. Document SC/54/SD3, presented in the 54th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Shimonoseki, Japan. 3pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2002. An update of the mitochondrial DNA RFLP analysis in the Antarctic minke whales from Areas V and VI. Document SC/54/IA9, presented in the 54th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Shimonoseki, Japan. 14pp.
- Goto, M., Berube, M., Kanda, N., Ishikawa, H., Nishiwaki, S. and Pastene, L.A. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of fin whale mtDNA control region sequences world-wide. Document SC/55/SD6, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 8pp.
- LeDuc, R.G., Dizon, A.E., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kato, H. and Brownell, R.L.Jr. 2003. Patterns of genetic variation in southern hemisphere blue whales. Document SC/55/SH9, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 8pp.
- Nikaido, M., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2003. A new SINE procedure for species identification of baleen whales. Document SC/55/SD7, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 6pp.
- Okamura, H., Goto, M., Kitakado, T., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2003. Investigation of the plausibility of western North Pacific minke whale IST’s baseline stock scenario D based on mixing rate estimates from mtDNA data. Document SC/55/IST3, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 4pp.
- Pastene, L.A. 2003. On the different criteria used by the IWC/Scientific Committee for defining stocks in bowhead and western North Pacific minke whales. Document SC/55/RMP9, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 7pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Zenitani, R. and Kato, H. 2003. Additional genetic analyses on the plausibility of the baseline stock scenarios adopted for North Pacific minke whale ISTs. Document SC/55/IST2, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 13pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2003. Further analyses of mtDNA RFLP data in the Antarctic minke whale from Areas III-VI. Document SC/55/IA8, presented in the 55th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Berlin, Germany. 6pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2004. Genetic heterogeneity in the B-C-B stock of bowhead whale as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses. Document SC/56/BRG32, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 17pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2004. An update of the mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses in western North Pacific Bryde’s whale. Document SC/56/PFI4, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 9pp.
- Acevedo, J., Acuna, P., Olavarria, C., Aguayo-Lobo, A. and Pastene, L.A. 2004. Report of cetacean surveys in the Magellan Strait in the austral summer 2003/2004. Document SC/56/O7, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 10pp
- Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Rasmussen, K., Felix, F., Llano, M., Allen, J., Olavarria, C., Acuna, P. and Pastene, L.A. 2004. Migratory destination of humpback whales, Megaptera Novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781), of the Magellan Strait feeding ground. Document SC/56/SH22, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 6pp
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2004. Analysis of mtDNA sequences in Bryde’s whales from the central western North Pacific and Baja California Peninsula. Document SC/56/PFI5, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 9pp.
- Kitakado,T., Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2004. A new Bayesian method to estimate mixing rates and stock structure using genetic data. Document SC/56/SD8, presented in the 56th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Sorento, Italy. 4pp.
- Kitakado, T., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. A prospective evaluation of statistical power for population identification under island models. Document SC/M05/BR3, presented in the IWC/SC on pre-implementation assessment of western North Pacific Bryde’s whale. Tokyo, Japan. 14pp
- Kitakado, T., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. A retrospective evaluation of statistical power for population identification in western North Pacific Bryde’s whales. Document SC/M05/BR4, presented in the IWC/SC on pre-implementation assessment of western North Pacific Bryde’s whale. Tokyo, Japan. 8pp.
- Kitakado, T., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. Preliminary Bayesian analyses for population identification using mtDNA data in western North Pacific Bryde’s whales. Document SC/M05/BR5, presented in the IWC/SC on pre-implementation assessment of western North Pacific Bryde’s whale. Tokyo, Japan. 5pp.
- Pastene, L.A. 2005. Relationship between Bryde’s whales to be surveyed and harvested in the western North Pacific and those in Southern Hemisphere stock. Document SC/M05/BR6, presented in the IWC/SC on pre-implementation assessment of western North Pacific Bryde’s whale. Tokyo, Japan. 2pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Goto, M. 2005. Status of the Japanese DNA register for large whales. Document SC/57/SD6, presented in the 57th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Ulsan, Republic of Korea. 6pp.
- Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Acuna, P., Goto, M., Zerbini, A. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. First record of the dwarf minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata in Chilean waters. Document SC/57/IA10, presented in the 57th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Ulsan, Republic of Korea. 8pp.
- Acevedo, J., Rasmussen, K., Felix, F., Castro, C., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Haase, B., Scheidat, M., OlavarriaA, C., Forestell, P., Acuna, P., Kaufman, G. and Pastene, L.A. 2005. Further information on the migratory destination of humpback whales of the Magellan Strait feeding ground. Document SC/57/SH10, presented in the 57th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. 7pp.
- Pastene, L.A., An, Y-R., Baker, C.S., Butterworth, D.S., Goto, M., Kim, Miyashita, T., Park, Sohn, H. and Walloe, L. 2005. Report of the Intersessional Steering Group for an in-depth assessment of western North Pacific common minke whale, with a focus on the J-stock. Document SC/57/NPM4, presented in the 57th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Ulsan, Republic of Korea. 6pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Nishiwaki, S., Yoshida, H. and Kanda, N. 2006. Genetic characteristics and population structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding ground as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing and microsatellite analyses. Document SC/A06/HW40, presented in the workshop on the comprehensive assessment of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales. Hobart, Australia .
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. Brief review of the hypotheses on stock structure in the B-C-B bowhead whale and implications for the specification of simulation trials needed for the Implementation Review. Document SC/A06/AWMP4, presented in the First Intersessional AWMP Workshop for the 2007 Bowhead Implementation Review. Seattle, USA.
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. An examination of the plausibility of different stock structure hypotheses of North Pacific Bryde’s whale based on the available information. Document SC/58/PFI2, presented in the 58th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. St. Kitts and Nevis. 5pp.
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. A review of the process to define stocks during the RMP Implementations of North Pacific common minke and Bryde’s whales. A summary of experiences and suggestions for the future. Document SC/58/RMP3, presented in the 58th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. St. Kitts and Nevis. 13pp.
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. Summary of the activities of the Intersessional Working Group on preparation for the in-depth assessment of North Pacific common minke whale, focused on the J-stock. Document SC/58/NPM1, presented in the 58th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. St. Kitts and Nevis. 4pp.
- Kanda, N., Park, J.Y., Sohn, H., Kim, Z.G., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2006. Preliminary microsatellite analysis of bycaught J-stock minke whales from Japan and Korea. Document SC/58/NPM, presented in the 58th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. St. Kitts and Nevis. 27pp.
- Park, J.Y., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Sohn, H., Kim, Z.G. and Pastene, L.A. 2006. Preliminary mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing analysis of by-caught J-stock minke whale from Korea and Japan. Document SC/58/NPM, presented in the 58th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. St. Kitts and Nevis. 37pp.
- Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Pastene, L.A. and Ohsumi, S. 2006. Review of JARPA research objectives and update of the work related to JARPA tasks derived from the 1997 SC meetings. Document SC/D06/J1, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. A brief review of the genetic studies on dwarf minke whale based on JARPA samples. Document SC/D06/J8, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto M. and Kanda, N. 2006.Genetic analysis on stock structure in the Antarctic minke whales from the JARPA research area based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite. Document SC/D06/J9, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A. 2006. What do we know about the stock structure of the Antarctic minke whale? A summary of studies and hypotheses. Document SC/D06/J12, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Nishiwaki, S., Yoshida, H. and Kanda, N. 2006. Genetic characteristics and population structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding grounds as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing and microsatellite analyses. Document SC/D06/J31, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Ishikawa, H., Goto, M. and Nishiwaki, S. 2006. Overview of the studies on large whales not related with the main objectives of the JARPA. Document SC/D06/J32, presented in the IWC Intersessional to Review Data and Results from Special Permit Research on Minke Whales in the Antarctic. Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kitakado, T. 2007. Further mitochondrial DNA analyses on stock structure in the B-C-B stock of bowhead whale. Document SC/J07/AWMP4, presented in the IWC Intersessional on Progress Towards a Bowhead Whale Implementation Review. Seattle, USA. 10pp.
- Kitakado, T., L.A. Pastene and M. Goto. 2007. Stock structure analyses of B-C-B stock of bowhead whales using microsatellites. Document SC/J07/AWMP3, presented in the IWC Intersessional on Progress Towards a Bowhead Whale Implementation Review. Seattle, USA.
- Pastene, L.A., Kitakado, T., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2007. Update of mitochondrial DNA analyses on stock structure in the B-C-B stock of bowhead whale. Document SC/59/BRG29, presented in the 59th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 12pp.
- Kitakado, T., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and kanda, N. 2007. Updates of stock structure analyses of B-C-B stock of bowhead whales using microsatellites. Document SC/59/BRG30, presented in the 59th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 13pp
- Pastene, L.A., Kawahara, S. and Hatanaka, H. 2007. Concepts for a research program on North Pacific Bryde’s whale –RMP variant 2 with research-. Document SC/59/PFI2, presented in the 59th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 5pp
- Acevedo, J., Olavarria, C., Plana, J., Cortes, D., Aguayo-Lobo, A. and Pastene, L.A. 2007. Dwarf minke whales (balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Antarctic Areas I and II. Document SC/59/IA24, presented in the 59th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 8pp.
- Goto, M., Park, J.Y., Kanda, N., Sohn, H., Kim, Z.G. and Pastene, L.A. 2007. Progress on the genetic analysis of by-caught J-stock minke whales from Japan and Korea: seasonal pattern of migration. Document SC/59/NPM6, presented in the 59th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 9pp.
- Acevedo, J., Allen, J., Castro, C., Félix, F., Rasmussen, K., Flórez-González, L., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Secchi, E., Llano, M., Garita, F., Forestell, P., Haase, B., Capella, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Ferrina, D., Plana, J., Tobón, I.C., Kaufman, G., Flak, P., Scheidat, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2008. Migratory destination of humpback whales from the eastern South Pacific population as revealed by photo identification analysis. Paper SC/60/SH20, presented in the 60th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Santiago, Chile. 8pp.
- Acevedo, J., Hucke-Gaete, R., Secchi, E., Allen, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Dalla Rosa, L., Haro, D., and Pastene, L.A. 2008. Photo-identification analysis of humpback whales from three high latitude localities of the Eastern South Pacific population (Stock G). Paper SC/60/SH27, presented in the 60th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Santiago, Chile. 5pp.
- Cristina, C., Acevedo, J., Allen, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Flórez-González, L., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Rasmussen, K., Llano, M., Garita, F., Forestell, P., Secchi, E.R., García Godos, I., Ferrina, D., Kaufman, G., Scheidat, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2008. Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Machalilla National Park, Ecuador and southeast Pacific. Paper SC/60/SH23, presented in the 60th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee. Santiago, Chile. 6pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Kitakado, T. and Hatanaka, H. 2008. Research proposal accompanying management variant 2 of the RMP Implementation for western North Pacific Bryde's whale. Paper SC/60/PFI9, presented in the 60th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Santiago, Chile. 10pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Acevedo, J., Goto, M. and Aguayo-Lobo, A. 2008. Bryde's whale off Chile: a note on distribution and population genetic structure. Paper SC/60/SH35, presented in the 60th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Santiago, Chile. 13pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2008. Utility of genetic analyses for the management of large whales: application and limitations. World Fisheries Congress, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
- Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Mori, M., Yasunaga, G., Watanabe, H., and Miyashita, T. 2009. Response to the ‘Report of the Expert Workshop to Review the JARPN II Programme’. Paper SC/61/JR1, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 21pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Update of the analyses on individual identification and mixing of the J and O stocks around Japanese waters examined by microsatellite analysis. Paper SC/61/JR5, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 14pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Further mitochondrial DNA analysis on stock structure in the western North Pacific common minke whales. Paper SC/61/JR7, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 10pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Further microsatellite analysis of common minke whales in the western North Pacific. Paper SC/61/JR8, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 14pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Update of the mitochondrial DNA analysis of common minke whales from Japanese waters. Paper SC/61/NPM4, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 8pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Update of the microsatellite analysis of common minke whales from Japanese waters. Paper SC/61/NPM8, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 9pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Stock structure scenario of common minke whales from Korean and Japanese waters as revealed by genetic data. Paper SC/61/NPM9, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 3pp.
- Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Summary of photo-id information of blue whales collected by JARPA and preliminary analysis of matches in the feeding grounds. Paper SC/61/SH3, presented in the 61st Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Madeira, Portugal. 21pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Bando, T. and Hatanaka, H. 2009. Differences in cookie cutter shark-induced body scar marks between J and O stocks of common minke whales in the western North Pacific. Paper SC/J09/JR28 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 7pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Mitochondrial DNA analysis on stock structure in the western North Pacific common minke whales. Paper SC/J09/JR29 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 10pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Individual identification and mixing of the J and O stocks around Japanese waters examined by microsatellite analysis. Paper SC/J09/JR26 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 9pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Microsatellite analysis of minke whales in the western North Pacific. Paper SC/J09/JR30 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 14pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Stock structure of Bryde’s whales in the western North Pacific as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Paper SC/J09/JR31 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 8pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Yoshida, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Stock structure of sei whales in the North Pacific as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Paper SC/J09/JR32 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 14pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2009. Genetic characteristics of sperm whales sampled during JARPN II from 2000 to 2007 as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses. Paper SC/J09/JR33 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 5pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Miyashita, T. and Kato, H. 2009. The Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the western North Pacific Phase-II (JARPN II): origin, objectives and research progress made in the period 2002-2007, including scientific considerations for the next research period. Paper SC/J09/JR1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee Expert Workshop to review the JARPN II Programme, Yokohama, Japan, (unpublished). 73pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Ilyashenko, V.Y. and Pastene, L.A. 2010. Update of the mitochondrial DNA analysis in gray whales using new acquired data. Paper SC/62/BRG5, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 8pp.
- Matsuoka, K., Pastene, L.A., Brownell, R.L., Kitakado, T. and Donovan, G.P. 2010. A short review of recent Scientific Committee issues relating to large whales in the North Pacific that might assist in setting priorities for a co-operative series of cruises. Paper SC/62/IA15, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 10pp.
- Goto, M., Miyashita, T., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Hatanaka, H. 2010. A hypothesis on the migration pattern of J-stock common minke whales. Paper SC/62/NPM1, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 14pp.
- Kanda, N., Park, J-Y., Goto, M., An, Y-R, Choi, S-G., Moon, D-Y., Kishiro, T., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2010. Genetic analyses of western North Pacific minke whales from Korea and Japan based on microsatellite DNA. Paper SC/62/NPM11, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 13pp.
- Park, J.Y., Goto, M., Kanda, M., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Kato, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2010. Mitochondrial DNA analyses of J and O stocks common minke whale in the western North Pacific. Paper SC/62/NPM21, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 10pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2010. Progress in the development of stock structure hypotheses for western North Pacific common minke whales. Paper SC/62/NPM12rev, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 9pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Kanda, N. 2011. Initial comments on paper by Baker et al. ‘Stock structure of western North Pacific minke whales based on mtDNA haplogroups from bycatch and scientific whaling’ (SC/62/NPM20). Paper SC/62/NPM27, presented in the 62nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Agadir, Morocco. 2pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Matsuoka, K., Yoshida, H. and Pastene, L. A. 2011. Stock identity of sei whales in the central North Pacific based on microsatellite analysis of biopsy samples obtained from IWC/Japan joint cetacean sighting survey in 2010. Paper SC/63/IA12, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 4pp.
- Kato, H., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T., Murase, P. and Pastene, L. A. 2011. Proposal for the 2012 IWC/JAPAN Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific. Paper SC/63/O7, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 12pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Kitakado, T. and Palsbøll, P. J. 2011. Preliminary mitochondrial DNA analysis of low and high latitude humpback whales of Stocks D, E and F. Paper SC/63/SH9, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 16pp.
- Pastene, L. A. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. A brief background of the RMP Implementations for western?North Pacific common minke whale: stock structure, plausibility and management implications. Paper SC/63/RMP21, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 10pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. Ranking the plausibility of stock structure hypotheses of western North Pacific common minke whale. Paper SC/63/ARMP22, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 11pp.
- Schweder, T., Kitakado, T., Kanda. N., Pastene, L. A. and Walløe, L. 2011. Dynamic population segregation by genetics and morphometrics in Antarctic minke whales. Paper SC/63/IA7, presented in the 63nd Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Tromso, Norway. 20pp.
- Bando, T. Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A, Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. An analysis of cookie cutter shark-induced body scar marks of common minke whales in the context of stock structure hypotheses. Paper SC/D10/NPM6 presented to the First Intersessional Workshop for western North Pacific common minke whale Implementation, (unpublished)?
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Nagatsuka, S., Kato, H., Pastene, L.A. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. Genetic and non-genetic analyses of North Pacific common minke whales under the newly defined sub-areas. Paper SC/D10/NPM8 presented to the First Intersessional Workshop for western North Pacific common minke whale Implementation, (unpublished)?
- Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. Length composition and sex ratio of western North Pacific minke whales and their consistencies with stock structure hypotheses?Paper SC/D10/NPM7 presented to the First Intersessional Workshop for western North Pacific common minke whale Implementation, (unpublished)?
- Pastene, L.A. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. Non-genetic data are not consistent with sub-division of J and O stocks common minke whales?Paper SC/D10/NPM5 presented to the First Intersessional Workshop for western North Pacific common minke whale Implementation (unpublished)?
- Pastene, LA., Kanda, N. and Hatanaka, H. 2011. Summary of scientific evidence supporting stock structure Hypotheses I and II for western North Pacific common minke whales?Paper SC/D10/NPM10 presented to the First Intersessional Workshop for western North Pacific common minke whale Implementation (unpublished)?
- Kato, H., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T., Murase, H. and Pastene, L. 2012. Proposal for the 2013 IWC Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (POWER). Paper SC/64/O7, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 13pp.
- Kitakado, T., Schweder, T., Kanda, N., Pastene, L. and Walloe, L. 2012. Progress report on the estimation of longitudinal mixing proportions for the Antarctic minke whales using genetic and morphometric measurements. Paper SC/64/IA4, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 13pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Acevedo, J., Siciliano, S., Sholl, T.C.C., F. de Moura, J., Ott, P.H. and Aguayo-Lobo, 2012. A. Population genetic structure of the South American Bryde’s whale. Paper SC/64/SH7, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 13pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Park, J.Y., An, Y.R. and Kanda, N. 2012. On the plausibility of stock structure hypotheses of western North Pacific common minke whale. Paper SC/64/NPM1, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 9pp.
- Punt, A.E., Hakamada, T. and Pastene, L.A. 2012. A full description of the statistical catch-at-age analysis method for Southern Hemisphere minke whales. Paper SC/64/IA1, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 39pp.
- Viloria, L., Urbán R., J., Vázquez, R. and Pastene, L.A. 2012. A note on the genetic differentiation of the Bryde’s whales from the Gulf of California. Paper SC/64/O11, presented in the 64th Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Panama City, Panama. 9pp.
- Kanda, N., Matsuoka, N., Yoshida, H. and Pastene, L. A. 2013. Microsatellite DNA analysis of sei whales obtained from the 2010-2012 IWC-POWER. Paper SC/65a/IA05, presented in the 65a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Shilla Jeju Hotel, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. 6pp.
- Olson, P.A., Matsuoka, K., and Pastene, L.A. 2013. Comparison of Antarctic blue whale photographs from JARPA to the Antarctic blue whale catalogue. Paper SC/65a/SH16, presented in the 65a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Shilla Jeju Hotel, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. 4pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Kitakado, T., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2013. Mixing rates of humpback whales of Stocks D, E and F in the Antarctic feeding grounds based on mitochondrial DNA analyses. Paper SC/65a/Sh13, presented in the 65a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Shilla Jeju Hotel, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. 11pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Fujise, Y. and Hatanaka, H. 2014. The Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA II): origin, objectives, research progress made in the period 2005/06-2010/2011, and relevance for management and conservation of whales and the ecosystem. Paper SC/F14/J1, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 76pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Paternity analysis on Antarctic minke whales using JARPA and JARPAII samples. Paper SC/F14/J7, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 4pp.
- Isoda, T., Tamura, T., Nishiwaki, S and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Observation of marine debris in the Antarctic based on JARPA and JARPAII data. Paper SC/F14/J22, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 11pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Oikawa, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. A note on sampling and laboratory procedure protocols of the genetic work at the Institute of Cetacean Research. Paper SC/F14/J27, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 4pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2014. An update of the genetic study on stock structure of the Antarctic minke whale based on JARPAII samples. Paper SC/F14/J28, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 10pp.
- Kitakado, T., Schweder, T., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Walloe, L. 2014. Dynamic population segregation by genetics and morphometrics in Antarctic minke whales. Paper SC/F14/J29, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 20pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Kitakado, T., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2014. Mixing rates of humpback whales from Stocks D, E and F in the Antarctic feeding grounds based on mitochondrial DNA analyses. Paper SC/65a/SH13, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Stock structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding grounds as revealed by microsatellite DNA data. Paper SC/F14/J31, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 5pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Genetic analysis on stock structure of fin whales in the Antarctic based on mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA. Paper SC/F14/J32, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 9pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Nishiwaki, S. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Long-distance longitudinal migration of southern right whales suspected from mtDNA and microsatellite DNA analysis on JARPA and JARPAII biopsy samples. Paper SC/F14/J33, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 6pp.
- Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Summary of photo-identification information of blue, southern right and humpback whales collected by JARPA/JARPAII. Paper SC/F14/J34, presented in the IWC SC JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop, as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 11pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M., Oikawa, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Update of note on sampling and laboratory procedure protocols of the genetic work at the Institute of Cetacean Research (SC/F14/J27rev). Paper SC/65b/DNA1, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 6pp.
- Kato, H., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T., Murase, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Proposal for the 2015 IWC-Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (POWER). Paper SC/65b/IA11, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 9pp.
- Kitakado, T., Schweder, T., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Walloe, L. 2014. Dynamic population segregation by genetics and morphometrics in Antarctic minke whales (SC/F14/J29rev). Paper SC/65b/IA13, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 25pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2014. An update of the genetic study on stock structure of the Antarctic minke whale based on JARPAII samples (SC/F14/J28rev). Paper SC/65b/SD1, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 14pp.
- Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Update of stock structure of humpback whales in the Antarctic feeding grounds as revealed by microsatellite DNA data (SC/F14/J31rev). Paper SC/65b/SD2, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 6pp.
- Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Update of the genetic analysis on stock structure of fin whales in the Antarctic based on mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA (SC/F14/J32rev). Paper SC/65b/SD3 , presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 8pp.
- Olsen, P.A., Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L.A. 2014. Comparison of Antarctic blue whale photographs from JARPA II to the Antarctic Blue Whale Catalogue. Paper SC/65b/SH20, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 4pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Watanabe, T., Kanda, N., Goto, M., Hakamada, T., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Bando, T., Mogoe, T. and Kitakado, T. 2014. Response to the ‘Panel Report of the JARPAII Special Permit Review Workshop’. Paper SC/65b/SP1, presented in the 65b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 29pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Kitakado, T. 2015. Correspondence of NEWREP-A with the guidelines for new research proposals in Annex P. Paper SC/F15/SP07, presented tin the IWC SC Expert Panel Review Workshop on the Research Plan for New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A), as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 17pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Tamura, T., Hakamada, T. and Uoya, T. 2015. A response to SC/F15/SP03. Paper SC/F15/SP11, presented tin the IWC SC Expert Panel Review Workshop on the Research Plan for New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A), as member of the Japanese delegation. Toyomi Center Building, Tokyo, Japan. 6pp.
- Yoshida, H., Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 2015. Genetic analyses of market samples provide no evidence of additional stock structure of sei whales in the North Pacific. Paper SC/66a/IA03, presented in the 66a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. San Diego, United States. 14pp.
- Kanda, N., Matsuoka, K., Goto, M., and Pastene, L.A. 2015. Genetic study on JARPNII and IWC-POWER samples of sei whales collected widely from the North Pacific at the same time of the year. Paper SC/66a/IA08, presented in the 66a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. San Diego, United States. 9pp.
- Kanda, N., Bando, T., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H., Kishiro, T., Pastene, L.A. and Ohsumi, S. 2015. A review of the genetic and non-genetic information provides support for a hypothesis of a single stock of sei whales in the North Pacific. Paper SC/66a/IA09, presented in the 66a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. San Diego, United States. 18pp.
- Kato, H., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T., Murase, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2015. Proposal for the 2016 IWC-Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (POWER). Paper SC/66a/IA10, presented in the 66a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. San Diego, United States. 10pp.
- Kanda, N., Matsuoka, K., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2016. Genetic study on JARPNII and IWC-POWER samples of sei whales collected widely from the North Pacific at the same time of the year. Paper SC/F16/JR47, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 8pp.
- Kanda, N., Bando, T., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H., Kishiro, T., Pastene, L. A. and Ohsumi, S. 2016. A review of the genetic and non-genetic information provides support for a hypothesis of a single stock of sei whales in the North Pacific. Paper SC/F16/JR48, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 17pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. Temporal and spatial distribution of the ‘J’ and ‘O’ stocks of common minke whale in waters around Japan based on microsatellite DNA. Paper SC/F16/JR38 , presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 14pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. Updated genetic analyses based on mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA indicated no sub-structure of the ‘O’ stock common minke whale in the western North Pacific. Paper SC/F16/JR40, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 19pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. Updated genetic analyses based on mtDNA and microsatellite DNA suggest possible stock differentiation of Bryde’s whales between management sub-areas 1 and 2 in the North Pacific. Paper SC/F16/JR44, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 17pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. Genetic analyses based on mtDNA control region sequencing and microsatellite DNA confirmed the occurrence of a single stock of sei whales in oceanic regions of the North Pacific. Paper SC/F16/JR46, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 10pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. A note on the genetic diversity of sperm whales in the western North Pacific as revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA. Paper SC/F16/JR49, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 6pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M., Taguchi, M., Nishiwaki, S. and Kitakado, T. 2016. A note on the genetic diversity and phylogeny of western North Pacific and southern right whales based on mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA. Paper SC/F16/JR50, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 8pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Goto, M. and Kitakado, T. 2016. A note on mismatch distributions of mtDNA control region sequences in baleen whales from the western North Pacific. Paper SC/F16/JR51, presented in the IWC SC Expert Panel Review on the western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit programme (JARPNII), as member of the Japanese delegation. Tokyo, Japan. 7pp.
- Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Research plan for the NEWREP-A dedicated sighting survey in the Antarctic in 2016/17. Paper SC/66b/IA04, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 13pp.
- Goto, M., Yoshida, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. A note with an estimate of microsatellite genotyping error rate for common minke whales. Paper SC/66b/DNA1, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 4pp.
- Kato, H., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T., Murase, H. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Proposal for the 2017 and 2018 IWC-Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (POWER). Paper SC/66b/IA06, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 11pp.
- Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Taguchi, M. 2016. Additional genetic analyses on stock structure in North Pacific Bryde’s and sei whales. Paper SC/66b/SD01, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 12pp.
- Olson, P.A., Double, M.C., Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Photo-identification of Antarctic blue whales 1991 to 2016. Paper SC/66b/SH11, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 7pp.
- Tamura, T., Kishiro, T., Bando, T., Yasunaga, G., Murase, H., Maeda, H., Kitakado, T. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Response to the ‘Report of the Expert Panel of the final review on the Western North Pacific Japanese Special Permit Program (JARPNII)’. Paper SC/66b/SP1, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 18pp.
- Matsuoka, K., Mogoe, T. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Overview of the first field survey of the New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A) in 2015/16. Paper SC/66b/SP5, presented in the 66b Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 9pp.
- Matsuoka, K., Wada, A., Isoda, T., Mogoe, T. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Preliminary results of a dedicated cetacean sighting vessel-based krill survey in East Antarctica (115°-130°E) during the 2015/16 austral summer season. Paper WG-SAM-16/38, presented in the meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management, CCAMLR EMM-16, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bologna, Italy. 17pp.
- Pastene, L.A. and Hakamada, T. 2016. Temporal changes in sighting density indices of baleen whales in CCAMLR Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 based on three circumpolar sighting surveys. Paper WG-EMM-16/26, presented in the meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management, CCAMLR EMM-16, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bologna, Italy. 17pp.
- Fujise, Y. and Pastene, L.A. 2016. Cetacean as indicators of historical and current changes in the East Antarctica ecosystem. Paper WG-EMM-16/264, presented in the meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management, CCAMLR EMM-16, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bologna, Italy. 17pp.
- Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K. and Pastene, L. A. 2017. Research plan for the NEWREP-A dedicated sighting survey in the Antarctic in 2017/18. Paper SC/67a/ASI04, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 12pp.
- Hakamada, T., Matsuoka, K., Miyashita, T. and Pastene, L. A. 2017. Research plan for a cetacean sighting survey in the western North Pacific in 2018 under proposed NEWREP-NP. Paper SC/67a/ASI06, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 9pp.
- Kitakado, T. and Pastene, L. A. 2017. Addendum of the NEWREP-NP proposed revised research plan. Paper SC/67a/SCSP13, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 57pp.
- Murase, H., Kato, H., Kitakado, T., Matsuoka, K., Palka, D., Pastene, L. A. and Punt, A. E. 2017. In-depth assessment of an eastern Indian and a western South Pacific stock of Antarctic minke whale from 2001 to 2014: a synthesis and summary (draft). Paper SC/67a/SH14, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 45pp.
- Pastene, L. A., Kitakado, T. and Tamura, T. 2017. Progress report of the work conducted in response to NEWREP-A research recommendations by the IWC Scientific Committee. Paper SC/67a/SCSP12, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 8pp.
- Taguchi, M., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2017. A synthesis of the work conducted on stock structure of western North Pacific common minke whale in response to recommendations from the IWC Scientific Committee. Paper SC/67a/SDDNA05, presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 6pp.
- Tamura, T., Kitakado, T. and Pastene, L. A. 2017. Progress report of the work conducted in response to JARPNII research recommendations by the IWC Scientific Committee. Paper SC/67a/SCSP09 , presented in the 67a Meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, as member of the Japanese delegation. Bled, Slovenia. 7pp.