Working Group 22- PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

Working Group 22: Iron supply and its impact on biogeochemistry and ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean
Appoved at PICES XVI (Oct. 2007)
3-year Term
Term: 2007-2010

Acronym: WG-22

Co-Chairman: Shigenobu Takeda
Co-Chairman: Fei Chai

Parent Committee: BIO

Terms of reference:

Compile and synthesize available iron biogeochemistry data in the North Pacific;
Review the past and ongoing laboratory, field and modeling studies on iron biogeochemistry and its impact on biological productivity and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean;
Determine the natural supplies of iron to the North Pacific, which includes atmospheric dust transport and movement of iron-enriched waters, and examine linkages between iron supply and ecosystem responses;
Identify gaps and issues related to experimental and modeling activities, encourage and plan national and international scientific programs on iron biogeochemistry and its impact on marine ecosystems in the North Pacific;
Elucidate the role of iron as a potential regulator of harmful algal bloom (HAB) in coastal ecosystems of the North Pacific.

Products

WG-22 Annual Reports

2010, 2008

Members (Contact information as of October 2010)

Dr. William R. Crawford Fisheries and Oceans Canada Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860 W. Saanich Rd., P.O. Box 6000 Sidney, BC Canada V8L 4B2 Phone: (1-250) 363-6369 Fax: (1-250) 363-6746 E-mail: bill.crawford@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	Prof. Maurice Levasseur Biologie (Québec-Océan) Université Laval Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon Québec, QC Canada G1K 7P4 Phone: (1-418) 656-3207 Fax: (1-418) 656-2339 E-mail: Maurice.levasseur@bio.ulaval.ca
Prof. Charles Trick Schulich School of Medicine University of Western Ontario N. Campus Bldg., 1151 Richmond St. N. London, ON Canada N6A 5B7 Phone: (1-519) 661-3899 Fax: (1-519) 661-3935 E-mail: trick@uwo.ca	Dr. Zhongyong Gao Key Lab. of Global Change and Marine-Atmospheric Chemistry Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA 178 Daxue Rd. Xiamen, Fujian China, PR 361005 Phone: +86-592-2195121 Fax: +86-592-2195982 E-mail: zgao@263.net
Prof. Paul J. Harrison AMCE Program Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR (PR China) 00000 Phone: (852-2358) 7348 Fax: (852-2358) 8363 E-mail: harrison@ust.hk	Dr. Jun Nishioka Institute of Low Temperature Science Hokkaido University N19W8 Kita-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan 060-0819 Phone: (81-11) 706-7655 Fax: (81-11) 706-7655 E-mail: nishioka@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
Dr. Hiroaki Saito Biological Oceanography Section Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, FRA 3-27-5, Shinhama-cho Shiogama , Miyagi Japan 985-0001 Phone: (81-22) 365-9929 Fax: (81-22) 367-1250 E-mail: hsaito@affrc.go.jp	Dr. Shigenobu Takeda Faculty of Fisheries Nagasaki University Bunkyo-machi 1-14 Nagasaki , Nagasaki Japan 852-8521 Phone: (81-95) 819-2804 Fax: (81-95) 819-2804 E-mail: s-takeda@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Prof. Mitsuo Uematsu Center for International Cooperation, Ocean Research Institute University of Tokyo 1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano-ku Tokyo Japan 164-8639 Phone: (81-3) 5351-6533 Fax: (81-3) 5351-6533 E-mail: uematsu@ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp	Prof. Yasuhiro Yamanaka WG-20 Co-Chairman Faculty of Environmental Earth Science Hokkaido University N10W5 Kita-ku Sapporo , Hokkaido Japan 060-0810 Phone: (81-11) 706-2363 Fax: (81-11) 706-4865 E-mail: galapen@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof. Kyung-Ryul Kim School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Seoul National University San 56-1 Shillim-dong, Kwanaka-ku Seoul Korea, R 151-747 Phone: (82-2) 880-6751 Fax: (82-2) 887-0210 E-mail: krkim@snu.ac.kr	Prof. Kitack Lee School of Environmental Science and Engineering Pohang University of Science and Technology San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu Pohang Korea, R 790-784 Phone: (82-54) 279-2285 Fax: (82-54) 279-8299 E-mail: ktl@postech.ac.kr
Dr. Vladimir M. Shulkin Pacific Geographical Institute Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science (FEB RAS) 7 Radio St. Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray Russia 690041 Phone: (7-4232) 320-652 Fax: (7-4232) 312-833 E-mail: shulkin@tig.dvo.ru	Dr. Fei Chai WG-22 Co-Chairman School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 5706 Aubert Hall Orono , ME U.S.A. 04469 Phone: (1-207) 581-4317 Fax: (1-207) 581-4388 E-mail: fchai@maine.edu
Dr. William P. Cochlan Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies San Francisco State University 3152 Paradise Dr. Tiburon , CA U.S.A. 94920-1205 Phone: 1-808-640-8552 Fax: (1-415) 435-7120 E-mail: cochlan@sfsu.edu	Dr. Natalie Mahowald Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Cornell University 2140 Snee Hall Ithaca , NY U.S.A. 14853 Phone: (1-607) 255-5166 Fax: (1-607) 254-4780 E-mail: mahowald@cornell.edu
Dr. Suzanne Strom Shannon Point Marine Center Western Washington University 1900 Shannon Point Rd. Anacortes , WA U.S.A. 98221-4042 Phone: (1-360) 293-2188 Fax: (1-360) 293-1083 E-mail: Suzanne.Strom@wwu.edu	Dr. Mark L. Wells School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 5741 Libby Hall Orono , ME U.S.A. 04469 Phone: (1-207) 581-4322 Fax: (1-207) 581-4388 E-mail: mlwells@maine.edu

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