PICES Proposed Themes for Future Integrative Science Program(s)

Development of the next major integrative program of PICES was first discussed at the 2003 inter-sessional Science Board/Governing Council meeting (PICES Press Vol. 11, No. 2). At the 2005 inter-sessional meeting, Governing Council agreed with a Science Board recommendation to establish a Study Group to develop ideas for one or more new integrative scientific program(s) to be undertaken by scientists in PICES member countries.

The first 2 steps in the Terms of Reference of the Study Group on Future Integrative Scientific Program(s) were accomplished prior to, or at, PICES XIV (October 2005, Vladivostok, Russia). Proposed themes for the new program were discussed by the Study Group at a Special Meeting held during PICES XIV.

Below are 6 themes that have been submitted, followed by a Report on Future Integrative Scientific Program(s) resulting from the Special Meeting, presented to Governing Council, and the PICES community at the closing session of PICES XIV.

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Theme 1
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management and Sustainable Use

Theme 2
North Pacific Marine Ecosystem Response to Global Change

Theme 3
A New Integrative Scientific Program Built upon the Foundations of CCCC

Theme 4
North Pacific Ocean Sustainability

Theme 5
Coastal Ocean Ecosystems - The Human Dimension and Climate

Theme 6
Status and Trends in Marine Biodiversity