WESTPAC should spearhead efforts to bolster regional networks and programmes to ensure a unified, cohesive response to the vital issues related to marine science and sustainability in the region. This… Continue reading Advisory group charts course to strengthen WESTPAC’s role in region
Japan is one step closer to hosting a Regional Training and Research Center (RTRC) for UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) following a recent feasibility study workshop. In recent years, as… Continue reading IOC Regional Training and Research Center to be established in Japan
8 June has been designated in 2008 by the United Nations as World Oceans Day. On June 8th, a number of celebrations have been held around the world to raise… Continue reading Voice from WESTPAC Scientists on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2014
One open-ended Research Directors’ Forum was convened on 22 April 2014 as part of the 9th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium, 22-25 April 2014, Nha Trang, Vietnam. Over 45 Directors, representatives… Continue reading Research Directors vow to further sustained observations for improved services to the Indo-Pacific societies
Dr. Fangli Qiao (China), Dr. Suchana Chavanich (Thailand), Dr. Yutaka Michida (Japan), Dr. Nguyen Tac An (Vietnam), and Dr. Yasuwo Fukuyo (Japan) were awarded WESTPAC Outstanding Scientist 2014 on 22… Continue reading Five Marine Scientists Awarded WESTPAC Outstanding Scientists 2014
The four day WESTPAC 9th International Scientific Symposium, entitled “A Healthy Ocean for Prosperity in the Western Pacific: Scientific Challenges and Possible Solutions ” concluded on 25 April 2014 with… Continue reading The Future We Want: “A Healthy Ocean for Prosperity in the Western Pacific”
On 16 December, Nha Trang, Vietnam “We have received registrations from more than 500 scientists with around 450 abstracts submitted. Even the deadline for abstract submission has passed yesterday, we… Continue reading Preparations for the WESTPAC Symposium on Track
On 5-6 November 2013, WESTPAC Training Workshop on Toxic Marine Organisms was organized at the University of Tokyo, Japan with one of major objectives to develop one regional technical guideline… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Develop Technical Guideline for Ciguatera Study
On 28 November 2013, the Indo-Pacific Ocean Forum on “Charting the Future of Sustained Ocean Observations and Services” ended its two days deliberations in Bangkok with substantial recommendations made to… Continue reading Intensifying Operational Oceanography for Improved Services to the Indo-Pacific Society
On 30 October 2013, Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, UNESCO Assistant Director General and Executive Secretary of UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), visited the IOC Regional Training and Research Center on Ocean… Continue reading Regional center on ocean dynamics and climate to share its experience among IOC regions