• JARPA II was launched in 2005 to meet specific research needs on the basis of the results of JARPA;
• To collect scientific data contributing to the “review” and the “comprehensive assessment” envisaged in Paragraph 10(e) of the ICRW Schedule and to follow up on the findings of JARPA indicating that significant changes in the Antarctic ecosystem are taking place, it sets forth several concrete objectives
• Research methods and sample sizes employed in JARPA II are also limited to what is scientifically necessary to achieve its objectives and designed so as not to cause any harm to the whale stocks
• The outcome of JARPA II has been made publicly available so as to contribute to the “review” and the “comprehensive assessment” as well as other work of the Scientific Committee;
• Although the first review of JARPA II data and results is scheduled in 2013-2014, the Scientific Committee has already recognized the scientific value of the data and samples obtained in JARPA II;
• JARPA II is not dictated by economic or commercial purposes