WESTPAC Drafting Group on Regional Ocean Research Priority hold their first Brainstorming Workshop in Bangkok, 25-26 August 2009. The First Brainstorming Workshop of WESTPAC Drafting Group on Ocean Research Priority Plan (RORP) took place in Bangkok, 25-26 August 2009 with generous support of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources of Thailand and Japan Fund… Continue reading First Brainstorming Workshop of WESTPAC Drafting Group on the Regional Ocean Research Priority Plan (RORP) Bangkok, Thailand 25-26 August 2009
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Second Expert Workshop of IOC/WESTPAC on Monsoon Onsets Monitoring and its Social and Ecosystem Impacts (MOMSEI)
The Second Expert Workshop of IOC/WESTPAC on Monsoon Onsets Monitoring and its Social and Ecosystem Impacts (MOMSEI) was held in Qingdao during 8-9 August 2009 with the generous host of the First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration of China. Around 20 experts attended this workshop, coming from six member states of IOC/WESTPAC suffering from… Continue reading Second Expert Workshop of IOC/WESTPAC on Monsoon Onsets Monitoring and its Social and Ecosystem Impacts (MOMSEI)
Progress of WESTPAC activities reviewed at the 25th Session of IOC Assembly in Paris, 16-25 June 2009
The Chairman of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific, Dr Zhanhai Zhang introduced this agenda item by reporting on the Sub-Commission’s efforts to contribute to the IOC’s High Level Objectives over last year since its Seventh Session in Malaysia, 26–29 May 2008. These efforts included: development of a WESTPAC Marine Science Plan; the establishment… Continue reading Progress of WESTPAC activities reviewed at the 25th Session of IOC Assembly in Paris, 16-25 June 2009
Progress of ODINWESTPAC Pilot Project reviewed at the 20th Session of IODE in Beijing, 6 May 2009
The Twentieth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XX) was held in Beijing, China, between 4 and 8 May 2009. The event is hosted by the SOA (State Oceanographic Administration) of China, attended by 65 delegates from 35 Member States, 5 international organisations and 3 World Data Centres. The… Continue reading Progress of ODINWESTPAC Pilot Project reviewed at the 20th Session of IODE in Beijing, 6 May 2009
World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009
Indonesia Government hosted the World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 to build commitment for sustainable management of marine resources on 11 – 15 May 2009. The Meeting consisted of International Ocean Science, Technology, and Policy Symposium 2009 and International Ocean Science, Technology and Industry Exhibition. This Meeting served as a forum for the world community to discuss current… Continue reading World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009
IOC/WESTPAC Training Workshop on the Monitoring Technique and Emergency Response of Marine Oil Spills
The IOC/WESTPAC Training Workshop on the Monitoring Technique and Emergency Response of Marine Oil Spills successfully took place in Qingdao, 20-23 April 2009, with generous host of the First Institute of Oceanography of SOA, China, and co-sponsored by the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute and China-Korea Joint Ocean Research Center. The four-day IOC/WESTPAC Training… Continue reading IOC/WESTPAC Training Workshop on the Monitoring Technique and Emergency Response of Marine Oil Spills
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force in January 2009
Twenty States* have now ratified the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, which therefore will enter into force on 2 January 2009, three months after the deposit of the 20th instrument of acceptance. “This is a very important step in the history of the safeguarding of cultural heritage” declared Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General… Continue reading Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force in January 2009
First International Workshop on the “Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific” (WESTPAC-ROSE-MaHaz)
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modelling, First Institute of Oceanography, China. The First IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Workshop on the Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific took place in Qingdao, China during November 23-24, 2008, with the generous host of the First Institute of Oceanography, SOA. Twenty-two Scientists attended… Continue reading First International Workshop on the “Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific” (WESTPAC-ROSE-MaHaz)
IOC Member States in the Pacific will stage tsunami drill
More than 20 countries* around the Pacific Rim will participate in a second Pacific wide tsunami exercise. The name of the exercise is “Pacific Wave 08” and will take place from 28 to 30 October 2008. Testing the UNESCO-initiated Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS), the drill aims to evaluate the system, increase preparedness… Continue reading IOC Member States in the Pacific will stage tsunami drill
Scientists confirm oceans acidifying at unprecedented speed
250 marine scientists from 32 countries attended the Second International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World at the Musée Océanographique, Monaco from 6-9 October 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an interdisciplinary forum to assess what is known about ocean acidification and to identify priorities for future research. Scientists concluded… Continue reading Scientists confirm oceans acidifying at unprecedented speed