Working Group 2 on "Development
of common assessment methodology for marine pollution" (Oct.1992 - Oct. 1994) Replaced by WG8 (Practical assessment
methodology) at PICES III in 1994
Identify the information which exists in
the PICES participating countries, and determine the mechanisms
of data and information;
Identify the most important problems, scientific
question knowledge gaps and assessment methodology to determine
marine environmental quality;
Develop programs using new techniques and
methodologies to assess the state of marine environmental quality
in the coastal and oceanic regions of the North Pacific.