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Children and youth’s voices for ocean

“In the future, we hope that the Nosoko sea, as well as seas all around the world, will be filled with lots of fish and seagrasses.” said Shinji Delage, a… Continue reading Children and youth’s voices for ocean

On 25th April, during the Closing Ceremony of the 2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference, the much-anticipated winners of the 2024 WESTPAC Photo… Continue reading Winners announced for the 2024 Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration

On 25 April 2024, the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) proudly unveiled the recipients of its Best Young Scientist Oral and Poster Presentation Awards 2024. Eight remarkable young… Continue reading Best Young Scientist Oral and Poster Presentation Awards 2024 announced

On 23 April 2024, the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) announced the winners of its Outstanding Scientist Awards 2024. Five ocean scientists were honored for their scientific achievements… Continue reading Five distinguished scientists awarded the WESTPAC Outstanding Scientists 2024

The grand inauguration of the 2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference and the 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 22-25 April 2024, marked a pivotal… Continue reading Thailand Deputy Prime Minister addressed the 2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference

Towards achieving the goal of the 2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference (Hereinafter referred to “ the Conference”) which will take place in… Continue reading Full steam ahead for the Ocean Decade Regional Marine Science Conference

On 6 December 2023, the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) unveiled a plaque for Chonburi Province, Thailand, a demonstration site in Thailand for marine spatial planning, representing a… Continue reading Commemorative plaque unveiled for marine spatial planning demonstration site in Chonburi Province, Thailand

In Sanya, a southern coastal city in China, more than forty experts and representatives from eleven maritime countries in the Asia-Pacific region gathered at the international workshop on 20-22 November… Continue reading Stem the Tide of Asia’s Riverine Plastic Emission into the Ocean

On 27-29 November 2023, the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand) and the Nanjing University (China),… Continue reading Harness the potential of environmental DNA for marine biodiversity conservation