IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
Endorsed CSK-2 Actions
Fourteen Initiatives Endorsed as the CSK-2 Projects as of May 2026
The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) is pleased to announce that fourteen projects have been endorsed under the CSK-2 framework. These projects were reviewed and recommended by the CSK-2 International Steering Committee during its 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th sessions, held successively in Thailand, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea between 2023 and 2025.
These initiatives were proposed by various stakeholders from within and outside the region, in response to the three rounds of CSK-2 initiative calls issued in September 2022, October 2023 and October 2025.
Congratulations on all proponents and their project teams! Look forward to their active engagement and continued contribution toward achieving the CSK-2 objectives!
| Number | Project name | Principal Investigator (PI) |
| CSK-2/01/2023 | Observations in the Kuroshio’s origin | Akira Nagano Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| CSK-2/02/2023 | Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO) | Meghan F. Cronin NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| CSK-2/03/2023 | Time series observations of Kuroshio variability in the East China Sea | Hanna Na School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University |
| CSK-2/04/2023 | Climatic hotspot2 project | Masami Nonaka Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| CSK-2/05/2023 | Physical and biogeochemical dynamics in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension and their impacts on climate and fisheries | Zhaohui Chen Ocean University of China |
| CSK-2/06/2023 | Dynamical and ecological interaction between the Kuroshio and coastal circulations | Kiyoshi Tanaka Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo |
| CSK-2/07/2023 | Sub thermocline currents and eddies in the NEC-Kuroshio-MC region | Fan Wang Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| CSK-2/08/2023 | Kuroshio Edge Exchange and the Shelf Ecosystem (KEES) | Feng Zhou Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources (SIOMNR) |
| CSK-2/09/2023 | The Role of Ocean Dynamic for Fish Recruitment Process in the Coral Triangle Region | Augy Syahailatua Research Centre for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) – Indonesia |
| CSK-2/10/2023 | Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Along the Northern Pacific Seaboard, Philippines | Angel B. Encarnacion Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office, the Philippines |
| CSK-2/11/2023 | Banggai Upwelling Dynamics and Ecosystem Experiment (BUDEE) | Agus S. Atmadipoera Department of Marine Science and Technology, IPB University, Bogor Indonesia |
| CSK-2/12/2024 | Ocean circulation at the Pacific Entrance of the Indonesian Throughflow | Dongliang Yuan First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China |
| CSK-2/13/2024 | Amami-Kuroshio project: Baseline assessment of subtropical environment of Amami Islands along the Kuroshio and its influence to the biosphere and humanosphere | Yusuke Yokoyama & Hiroaki Saito Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Japan |
| CSK-2/14/2025 | The impact of Kuroshio intrusion on multi-timescale variations of marine heatwaves in the South China Sea | Yun Qiu Third Institute of Oceanography |
