| 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 | Kazumi SAKURAMOTO | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. |
| Permanent Member | Hiroshi HATANAKA | Former Director General, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency. Adviser Emeritus, Institute of Cetacean Research. |
| Permanent Member | Hidehiro KATO | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Advisor, Institute of Cetacean Research. |
| Position | Name | Current position (or previous work history) |
|---|---|---|
| Editor in Chief | Hidehiro KATO | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Advisor, Institute of Cetacean Research. |
| 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 | 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 | Kazumi SAKURAMOTO | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. |
| 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 | Head of Pinniped Group, 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. |
| Editor | Motoi YOSHIOKA | Professor Emeritus, Mie University. Researcher, Cetacean Research Center, Organization for Research Initiative and Promotion, Mie University. |
Invited Editors: From Japan and overseas, depending on editorial needs.