WG-23- PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

Working Group 23: Comparative ecology of krill in coastal and oceanic waters around the Pacific Rim

Appoved at PICES XVI (Oct. 2007-Oct.2011)
4-year Term

Acronym: WG-23

Parent Committee: BIO

Co-Chairman: Song Sun <sunsong@ms.qdio.ac.cn>

Co-Chairman: William Peterson <Bill.Peterson@noaa.gov>

Terms of reference:

Assemble lists of existing data (including metadata) that contribute to an analysis of the comparative ecology of Euphausia pacifica and Thysanoessa species. Identify gaps in our understanding of krill ecology, life history and population dynamics.
Prepare a research plan to help fill gaps in our understanding, and aid regional collaborative research efforts. Explore ways and means of facilitating exchange of scientists between laboratories and on research cruises.
Convene “hands-on” practical workshops with krill biologists (including students and established scientists) from PICES member countries to help them initiate and carry out krill research programs. These workshops could be convened before each PICES meeting, or at other times as appropriate. Protocols for experimental work have been already published on the PICES website at: http://www.pices.int/projects/Euphasiid/PICES%20Protocols%20COMPLETE.pdf.
Initiate euphausiid research programs in PICES member countries which will include sampling on a regular basis (biweekly-monthly) to determine seasonal cycles of spawning and growth, and incubations of live animals for measurement of brood size and molting rates.
Work with modelers to better parameterize euphausiids in the NEMURO and other models so as to explore their role in coastal and oceanic food chains.
Convene a krill workshop at the GLOBEC Open Science Meeting (May 2009).
Organize a Krill Symposium or a Topic Session at PICES XX in 2011, and submit a set of krill synthesis papers for a special issue of a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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Members
Ms. Moira Donald Galbraith Fisheries and Oceans Canada Institute of Ocean Sciences P.O. Box 6000 Sidney , BC Canada V8L 4B2 Phone: (1-250) 363-6692 Fax: (1-250) 363-6690 E-mail: Moira.Galbraith@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	Dr. David L. Mackas Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 9860 W. Saanich Rd., P.O. Box 6000 Sidney , BC Canada V8L 4B2 Phone: (1-250) 363-6442 Fax: (1-250) 363-6690 E-mail: Dave.Mackas@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mr. Hongliang Huang Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences East Sea Fisheries Institute 300 Jungong Rd., Yangpu District Shanghai China, PR 200090 Phone: (86-21) 6580-6226 E-mail: ecshhl@163.com	Dr. Song Sun Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) 7 Nanhai Rd. Qingdao , Shandong China, PR 266071 Phone: (86-532) 8289-8598 Fax: (86-532) 8289-8612 E-mail: sunsong@ms.qdio.ac.cn
Dr. Tao Zuo Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS 106 Nanjing Rd. Qingdao , Shandong China, PR 266071 Phone: (86-532) 8583 6344 E-mail: zuotaolinch@yahoo.com.cn	Prof. Michio J. Kishi Graduate School of Environmental Science Hokkaido University N10W5 Kita-ku Sapporo , Hokkaido Japan 060-0810 Phone: (81-11) 706-2323 Fax: (81-11) 706-2323 E-mail: mjkishi@nifty.com
Dr. Yuji Okazaki (WG-23) Fisheries Management and Oceanography Division Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, FRA 3-27-5 Shinhama-cho Shiogama , Miyagi Japan 985-0001 Phone: (81-22) 365-9913 Fax: (81-22) 367-1250 E-mail: okazakiy@affrc.go.jp	Dr. Kenji Taki (WG-23) Oceanic Resources Division National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, FRA 2-12-4, Fukuura, Kanazawa Yokohama , Kanagawa Japan 236-8648 Phone: (81-45) 788-7502 Fax: (81-45) 788-5004 E-mail: takisan@affrc.go.jp
Dr. Se-Jong Ju Deep-Sea and Marine Georesources Research Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) 787 Haean-ro, Sangrok-gu Ansan , Gyeonggi-do Korea, R 425-600 Phone: (82-31) 400-7684 Fax: (82-31) 418-8772 E-mail: sjju@kordi.re.kr	Dr. Hyung-Ku Kang Marine Living Resources Research Dept. Korea Ocean R&D Institute (KORDI) Ansan P.O. Box 29 Seoul Korea, R 425-600 Phone: (82-31) 400-7723 Fax: (82-31) 408-5934 E-mail: kanghk@kordi.re.kr
Dr. Young-Shil Kang Marine Ecology Research Team East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NFRDI, MIFAFF 482, Sacheonhaean-Ro, Yeongok-Myeon Gangneung , Gangwon-do Korea, R 210-861 Phone: (82-33) 660-8500 Fax: (82-33) 661-8512 E-mail: yskang@nfrdi.go.kr	Dr. Hyoung-Chul Shin Korea Polar Research Institute, KORDI Songdo Techno-Park, 7-50 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu Incheon Korea, R 406-840 Phone: (82-32) 260-6270 Fax: (82-32) 260-6109 E-mail: hcshin@kopri.re.kr
Dr. Natalia T. Dolganova Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (TINRO-Center) 4 Shevchenko Alley Vladivostok , Primorsky Kray Russia 690950 Phone: (7-4232) 400-881 Fax: (7-4232) 300-751 E-mail: dolganova@tinro.ru	Dr. Anatoly F. Volkov Laboratory Hydrobiology Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (TINRO-Center) 4 Shevchenko Alley Vladivostok , Primorsky Kray Russia 690950 Phone: (7-4232) 401-968 Fax: (7-4232) 300-751 E-mail: volkov413@yandex.ru
Dr. Michael J. Dagg (BIO, WG-23) Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 8124 Hwy. 56 Chauvin , LA U.S.A. 70344 Phone: (1-985) 851-2856 Fax: (1-985) 851-2874 E-mail: mdagg@lumcon.edu	Dr. William T. Peterson (BIO, WG-23) Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), NMFS, NOAA 2030 SE Marine Science Dr. Newport , OR U.S.A. 97365 Phone: (1-541) 867-0201 Fax: (1-541) 867-0389 E-mail: Bill.Peterson@noaa.gov
Ms. C. Tracy Shaw Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, HMSC Oregon State University 2030 SE Marine Science Dr. Newport , OR U.S.A. 97365 Phone: (1-541) 867-0306 Fax: (1-541) 867-0389 E-mail: tracy.shaw@noaa.gov

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