Publication Committee
for Cetacean Population Studies

Publication Committee for the Cetacean Population Studies - Governing Council and Editorial Board Roster
(As of 1 April 2026; titles omitted, listed in Japanese syllabary order)

Governing Council

Position Name Current position (or previous work history)
Chairman Yoshihiro FUJISE Director General, Institute of Cetacean Research
Chairman Alternate Motoi YOSHIOKA Professor Emeritus, Mie University
Researcher, Cetacean Research Center, Organization for Research Initiative and Promotion, Mie University
Permanent Member Senzo UCHIDA Special Advisor, Okinawa Churashima Foundation
Permanent Member Koichi KAJI Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Permanent Member Hidehiro KATO Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Advisor, Institute of Cetacean Research
Permanent Member Hiroshi HATANAKA Former Director General, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
Adviser Emeritus, Institute of Cetacean Research

Editorial Board

Position Name Current position (or previous work history)
Editor in Chief Motoi YOSHIOKA Professor Emeritus, Mie University
Researcher, Cetacean Research Center, Organization for Research Initiative and Promotion, Mie University
Editor Toshiaki ISHIBASHI Chairman, Japan Aquarium Association (JAA)
Advisor, Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Kaikyokan
Editor Senzo UCHIDA Special Advisor, Okinawa Churashima Foundation
Editor Koichi KAJI Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Editor in Chief Hidehiro KATO Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Advisor, Institute of Cetacean Research
Editor Toshihide KITAKADO Professor, Department of Marine Biological Resources,
School of Marine Life Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Editor Satoko KIMURA Associate Professor,
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Editor Mari KOBAYASHI Professor, Department of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences,
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Editor Hiroshi HATANAKA Former Director General, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
Adviser Emeritus, Institute of Cetacean Research
Editor Luis Alberto PASTENE Scientific Advisor, Institute of Cetacean Research
Editor Kaoru HATTORI Deputy Director, Highly Migratory Resources Division, Fisheries Resources Institute,
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
Editor Yoshihiro FUJISE Director General, Institute of Cetacean Research.
Editor Tomio MIYASHITA Former Director,
Department of Oceanic Resources, Fisheries Resources Institute,
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency.

Invited Editors: From Japan and overseas, depending on editorial needs.

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