PICES, the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, is an intergovernmental scientific organization that was established and held its first meeting in 1992. Its present members are Canada, People's Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the United States of America. The purposes of the Organization are as follows:
Promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas especially northward of 30 degrees North
Advance scientific knowledge about the ocean environment, global weather and climate change, living resources and their ecosystems, and the impacts of human activities
Promote the collection and rapid exchange of scientific information on these issues
Following on the success of the practical workshop on “Production methodologies and measurements for in situ zooplankton’, which was co-hosted by PICES Working Group 37 and Yokohama National University, we propose a second practical workshop that focuses on biochemical methods. PICES Working Group 37, Ocean Networks Canada and the Hakai Institute will jointly host this second workshop.
There are several anticipated deliverables of this workshop:
About 10 Canadian and international scientists will be exposed to Hakai Institute’s Quadra Island field station where new zooplankton production techniques will be taught and learned.
This workshop is a partial fulfillment of one of PICES Working Group 37’s terms of reference.
This would enhance collaborative opportunities, particularly between ONC and Hakai.
