The Scientific Committee of the IWC has explicitly stated that the results generated by the Japanese Whale Research Program in the Antarctic (JARPA) "were not required for management".

国际鲸鱼委员会下属的科学委员会曾对日本南极鲸鱼研究项目(JARPA)的结果进行过详细论述，认为这些结果“对于鲸鱼资源的管理来说，不是必要的。”

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Rather than a few hundred minkes, the fleet is this year aiming for the full 850 specified in the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (Jarpa-2).

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