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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE PLENARY DOCUMENTS
western North Pacific common minke whales (NPM)
Preparation for Implementation (PFI)
1 SKAUG Lack of spatial genetic substructure in the 2004-2006 catches of NA-minke...	HERE	328
2 SHIMADA et al. Abundance estimate of western North Pacific Bryde's whales for...	HERE	1217
3 KITAKADO et al. CLA abundance estimates for western North Pacific Bryde’s whales...	HERE	272
6 ØIEN Report of the Norwegian 2007 survey for minke whales in the Small...	HERE	621
8 ØIEN et al. Vhf and satellite tagging of minke whales at Svalbard in 2007 – update...	HERE	398
10 PAMPOULIE et al. Genetic structure of the North Atlantic common minke whale...	HERE	330
11 PAMPOULIE et al. Lack of genetic divergence among samples of the North Atlantic...	HERE	239
12 PIKE et al. T-NASS Icelandic aerial survey: Survey report and a preliminary...	HERE	1270
13 PIKE et al. Estimates of the abundance of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)...	HERE	240
15 BØTHUN et al. Measurement error in survey and experiment, Norwegian minke...	HERE	282
Revised Management Procedure (RMP)
1 PUNT A Note Regarding How to Model MSY-related parameters when Population...	HERE	220
Aboriginal Whaling Management Procedure  (AWMP)
1 WITTING AND SCHWEDER Lower confidence bound on population status from catch...	HERE	378
2 WITTING Long-term safety of strike limits for large whales off West Greenland	HERE	5154
3 WITTING A Bayesian assessment of West Greenland humpback whales	HERE	292
4 WITTING Assessment update for West Greenland fin whales	HERE	207
7 HEIDE-JØRGENSEN et al. Revised abundance estimates of humpback whales in...	HERE	2174
Bycatch (BC)
4 MARTINEZ and GUZMAN Whales and the city: A southern right whale ship strike...	HERE	465
5 VAN WAEREBEEK AND LEAPER Second report of the IWC vessel strike data...	HERE	200
7 PANIGADA et al. Work programme and protocols to assess human induced...	HERE	38
Bowhead, right and gray whales (BRG)
1 FAILLA et al. Historical records of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)...	HERE	484
2 ALEJANDRO and ELS. Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis): a new touristic...	HERE	453
3 WELLER et al. Status of western gray whales off northeastern Sakhalin Island...	HERE	123
4 BELGRANO et al. Recent increase in the number of Southern right whales...	HERE	98
5 MELNIKOV Duration of summer feeding period and number of calves for the...	HERE	199
6 RUGH et al. Eastern North Pacific gray whale abundance in the winter of 2006-2007	HERE	170
7 REEVES et al. Observations of Western Gray Whales by Ship-based Whalers in the...	HERE	2038
8 MATE and BEST Coastal and offshore movements of southern right whales on...	HERE	285
10 SUYDAM et al. Subsistence harvest of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) by...	HERE	174
13 VALENZUELA et al. Isotopic and genetic evidence for site fidelity to feeding...	HERE	265
14 BANNISTER Population trend in right whales off southern Australia 1993-2007	HERE	2176
15 UHART et al. Strandings of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at...	HERE	285
17 DA SILVA et al. Empirical Bayes estimation of the size of a closed...	HERE	118
19 HEIDE-JØRGENSEN et al. Segregation of sexes and plasticity in site selection of...	HERE	300
20 HEIDE-JØRGENSEN et al. Baffin Bay-Davis Strait and Hudson Bay-Foxe Basin...	HERE	661
21 HEIDE-JØRGENSEN et al. Reanalysis of the availability correction factor used in the...	HERE	101
23 ROWNTREE et al. Foraging behaviour of southern right whales (Eubalaena...	HERE	1165
24 HILLMAN et al. photo-identification software for bowhead whale images	HERE	584
29 SIRONI et al. Predation by killer whales (Orcinus orca) on southern right whales...	HERE	352
30 SWARTZ et al. Preliminary comparison of winter counts of gray whale in Laguna...	HERE	304
In-depth Assessments (IA)
1 ENSOR et al. 2007-2008 International Whaling Commission-Southern Ocean...	HERE	610
2 PUNT AND POLACHECK Further Analyses Related to Application of Statistical Catch-...	HERE	305
6 LEAPER et al. Comparisons of measured and estimated distances and angles from...	HERE	300
7 BURT AND BORCHERS Analysis of the BT mode experiments conducted on the...	HERE	336
8 OKAMURA AND KITAKADO Abundance Estimates of Antarctic Minke Whales from the...	HERE	722
9 OKAMURA AND KITAKADO Graphical diagnosis for the IDCR/SOWER abundance...	HERE	763
13 MORI and BUTTERWORTH Some modifications to the current ADAPT-VPA model...	HERE	104
14 POLACHECK AND PUNT Age estimation of Southern Hemisphere minke whales...	HERE	525
15 BEEKMANS et al. Antartic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) density...	HERE	417
Southern Hemisphere assessments (SH)
2 FRANKLIN et al. Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera...	HERE	354
3 FRANKLIN et al. Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering...	HERE	911
6 BRANCH Biological parameters for pygmy blue whales	HERE	354
8 BRANCH Biologically plausible rates of increase for Antarctic blue whales	HERE	182
9 BRANCH et al. Historical catch series for Antarctic and pygmy blue whales	HERE	259
10 BRANCH and JACKSON Minimum bottleneck abundance of Antarctic blue whales...	HERE	132
12 RASMUSSEN Humpback whale surveys off the Pacific coast of Panama during the...	HERE	197
19 ALLEN et al. Interim Report: IWC Research Contract 16, Antarctic Humpback Whale	HERE	72
22 CASTRO et al. Photo-identification of humpback whales, megaptera novaeangliae...	HERE	440
23 CASTRO et al. Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera...	HERE	144
27 ACEVADO et al. Photo-identification analysis of humpback whales from three high...	HERE	78
29 OLSON Status of blue whale photo-identification from IWC IDCR/SOWER cruises...	HERE	68
31 NOAD et al. An update of the east Australian humpback whale population (E1)...	HERE	1064
Stock Definition/DNA (SD)
2 MARTIEN et al. TOSSM: an R package for assessing performance of genetic...	HERE	55
6 ROSS AND SHEARMAN Validation of mtDNA control-region sequences in GenBank...	HERE	372
7 STEVICK Quantifying rates of inter-area movement using capture-recapture results...	HERE	179
Environmental Concerns (E)
2 WETZEL et al. An Analysis of Ancient Bowhead Whale Mangtak from Gambell...	HERE	220
5 DOLMAN et al. A preliminary note on the unprecedented strandings of 45 deep...	HERE	596
6 BROWN and SIMMONDS An update on the extent of marine renewable energy...	HERE	4354
10 DI GUARDO et al. Exposure occurred, but Morbillivirus was not the likely cause...	HERE	34
12 SMITH et al. Swimming against the rising tide: the use of cetaceans for...	HERE	1775
Small Cetaceans (SM)
1 ELS et al. A photo-identification catalogue of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops...	HERE	1273
3 JARAMILLO LEGORRETA and ROJAS BRACHO Passive acoustic assesment of vaquita	HERE	154
6 AVILA ET AL. Use of dolphins for bait in the artisanal fisheries of Bahía Solano...	HERE	117
9 COBARRUBIA and BOLAÑOS-JIMÉNEZ Western range extension (from northeastern...	HERE	176
13 KISZKA et al. Incidental catch of marine mammals in the southwest Indian Ocean...	HERE	385
19 SHIGUETO et al. Small cetacean captures and CPUE estimates in artisanal...	HERE	654
20 PINELA et al. Occurrence of long-beaked and short-beaked forms of Delphinus...	HERE	464
Ecosystem Modelling (EM)
Disease Workshop (DW)
1 MORENO et al. Mycotic Dermatitis in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops...	HERE	1334
4 FLACH et al. Miscellaneous skin lesions of unknown aetiology in cetaceans from...	HERE	2215
5 VAN BRESSEM et al. Emerging and recurring diseases in cetaceans worldwide and...	HERE	219
6 SHIRAKIHARA et al. Skin lesions in a resident population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose...	HERE	645
7 BERMÚDEZ-VILLAPOL et al. Lobomycosis-like disease in a bottlenose dolphin...	HERE	190
8 VAN BRESSEM et al. Skin diseases in cetaceans	HERE	864
10 KIZKA AND VAN BRESSEM Lobomycosis-like disease in Indo-Pacific bottlenose...	HERE	4284
14 BERTELLOTTI et al. Skin lesions in Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off...	HERE	27
16 PEREIRA Occurrence of enteropathogens isolated from marine mammals in the...	HERE	112
17 MOUTON et al. Cutaneous fungi on southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)...	HERE	18
Whalewatching (WW)
1 SCARPACI et al. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2007-2008	HERE	124
2 DAHOOD Tour operator data illustrate long term dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus...	HERE	740
3 LUNDQUIST et al. Changes in the movement patterns of southern right whales in...	HERE	186
4 LUNDQUIST et al. Behavioral responses of southern right whales to simulated...	HERE	145
5 SIMMONDS et al. A short update on the solitary sociable dolphin situation in the UK	HERE	2712
7 NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT An update of management and increased protection...	HERE	375
8 SCHAFFAR and GARRIGUE Exposure of humpback whales to unregulated tourism...	HERE	80
9 LUSSEAU et al. The resilience of animal behavior to disturbance	HERE	506
Scientific Committee process (SCP)
Other (O)
9 KOCK et al. Interactions between Cetaceans and Fisheries in the Southern Ocean...	HERE	707
12 BEST Sightings of right and humpback whales in the South Atlantic from...	HERE	154