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WESTPAC Calls on Young Scientists to Enhance Marine Science Development and Collaboration towards “The Future We Want”

18 April 2017- a group of young scientists convened the first “WESTPAC Youth Forum” in Qingdao, China during their participation into the 10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference “Advancing Ocean Knowledge,… Continue reading WESTPAC Calls on Young Scientists to Enhance Marine Science Development and Collaboration towards “The Future We Want”

WESTPAC Pushes forward Asia-Pacific Implementation of the 2030 Agenda

“To successfully achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 14, functional, proactive and transformative partnership among all sectors at all levels is a critical requirement”- This is one of… Continue reading WESTPAC Pushes forward Asia-Pacific Implementation of the 2030 Agenda

WESTPAC Scientists Set out Actionable Strategy to Combat HABs in the Region

More than twenty experts from countries in the Western Pacific gathered in Nha Trang, Vietnam, 19-22 December 2016 to foster cooperation and define research priorities for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Set out Actionable Strategy to Combat HABs in the Region

WESTPAC Advisory Body Paves the Way towards a more Dynamic WESTPAC

“Advancing Ocean Knowledge, Fostering Sustainable Development from the Indo-Pacific to the Globe”, as this slogan goes, has been the mainstream of deliberations among the WESPAC Advisory Group and some invited outstanding… Continue reading WESTPAC Advisory Body Paves the Way towards a more Dynamic WESTPAC

WESTPAC Scientists Step up Efforts in Taxonomy

QINGDAO – Scientists gathered recently in Qingdao, China on December 1, 2016, aiming to boost national and regional capacity for species identification, with the genetic method called “DNA Barcoding”. This… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Step up Efforts in Taxonomy

Invited keynote speakers confirmed their attendance to the Conference

The WESTPAC Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that all Invited keynote speakers have confirmed their attendance to the WESTPAC 10th International Scientific Conference. The WESTPAC Conference Organizing Committee… Continue reading Invited keynote speakers confirmed their attendance to the Conference

WESTPAC committed to fulfilling Yeosu Spirit

The Yeosu Ocean Forum 2016 was organized on 25 October 2016 by the EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea Foundation/Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), and sponsored by the Korean… Continue reading WESTPAC committed to fulfilling Yeosu Spirit

Regional ocean science gets boost with Jakarta centre launch

17 October 2016, Jakarta, Indonesia “If we consider the earth as a living organism, the ocean is equivalent to body fluid. Today the fluid is gradually losing its health due… Continue reading Regional ocean science gets boost with Jakarta centre launch

WESTPAC Scientists Step up Efforts to Combat Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is a direct threat to the lives, livelihoods and ecological health of the Asia-Pacific region, making long-term monitoring and better understanding of its causes and effects essential. WESTPAC… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Step up Efforts to Combat Ocean Acidification

Professor Mitsuo Uematsu awarded Japan Prime Minister’s Prize

On 25 August 2016, Professor Mitsuo Uematsu, Co-Chair of the WESTPAC Working Group on Asian Dust and its Impact on Ocean Ecosystem (2010-2015), was awarded the Japan Prime Minister’s Commendations… Continue reading Professor Mitsuo Uematsu awarded Japan Prime Minister’s Prize