さあ！諸君！捕鯨問題だ！

致死調査の必要性でしたらこんなレポートありますけど......。

Scientific Committee Report 　 2008
17.1 Review of results from existing permits
17.1.1 Japan – Antarctic minke whales, fin whales

For the improvement of the management of whales in the Antarctic, elucidation of the interactions between humpback and Antarctic minke whales related to habitat and prey and elucidation of the behaviour of Antarctic minke whales in pack ice are necessary. A combination of lethal and non-lethal methods, such as comparison of results obtained from stomach content analysis and net sampling, is important to elucidate the role of whales in the Antarctic ecosystem.

http://iwcoffice.org/_documents/sci_com/SCRepfiles2008/SCReportFINA...

なんか捕殺調査も重要みたいですねえ。

ちなみにこんなレポートもあったりします。

Report of the Scientific Assessment Group(IWC/M10/SWG6)

2.5.2 Summary and conclusion (南氷洋ミンク鯨に関する部分です）
Given (a) the size of proposed levels (which are appreciably lower than the present levels) relative to the lower of the two estimated abundance estimates and (b) the fact that the catches will be spread evenly, the SAG agrees that the short-term catches proposed are not likely to adversely affect the long-term status of the stocks.

どうやら生息数への影響もなさそうですねえ。