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The article presents the Report of the Working Group on DNA about its agendas and other issues discussed at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee Annual Meeting held in Agadir, Morocco from May 30 to June 11, 2010. The proposed amendments to address inconsistencies in taxonomic distinctions for cetacean species made by GenBank are tackled. The recommendations of the working group on the adoption of a standard format for national DNA registers are detailed. The specifications for the development or maintenance of a diagnostic DNA register or tissue archive are also detailed which include the minimum laboratory requirements and conditions for sample collection and tissue analysis.

The article presents a study which investigates on the mother-foetus and alleged father matching in Atlantic fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) from Iceland. The study used 267 individual samples from the DNA registry of the said specie from 2009 to 2010, in which the study also applied the WHICHPARENTS software to assess the potential crosses among the mother-foetus and alleged father matching of Atlantic fin whale. The study shows that the existence of one possible cross between a mother-foetus pair and an alleged father is 100% match. It mentions that the study is the first one to detect a mother-fetus pair matching with an alleged father at the same feeding area.