2017

June 11-15, 2017
ESSAS Open Science Meeting on Subarctic and Arctic Science
Moving in, out, and across Arctic and Subarctic Marine Ecosystems: Shifting Boundaries of Water, Ice, Flora, Fauna, People and Institutions
Place: Tromsø, Norway
Sponsors/Organizers: ICES, PICES, more
URL

May 30 – June 2, 2017
PICES/ICES 3rd Early Career Scientist Conference
Climate, Oceans and Society Challenges and Opportunities
Place: Busan, Korea
Sponsors/Organizers: PICES, ICES, more
URL, Brochure

May 18–20, 2017
PICES-MOE (Ministry of Environment of Japan) ADRIFT Events
Co-convened by: Japanese Association of Benthology (JAB), Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography (JSFO), Japanese Society of Phycology (JSP), Oceanographic Society of Japan (OSJ), Sessile Organisms Society of Japan (SOSJ)

May 18
International Symposium on “Effects of marine debris caused by the Great Tsunami of 2011”
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan
Program Poster

May 19
Seminar for graduate students on “Marine debris from the Great Tsunami of 2011 – Overview”
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Program

May 20
Public event “Where have the tsunami-rafted objects gone?”
Matushima A, Heanel Sendai, Japan
Program Poster

May 9–12, 2017
31st Wakefield Symposium
Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Dynamics of High-latitude Fish and Fisheries
Place: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
URL

Mar 6–11, Symposium 2017
Drivers of dynamics of small pelagic fish resources
Place: Victoria, BC, Canada
Sponsors/Organizers: PICES, ICES, more
URL

2016

May 30 – Jun 3, ICES Symposium 2016
Understanding marine socio-ecological systems: Including the human dimension in Integrated Ecosystem Assessments
Place: Brest, France
Sponsors/Organizers: ICES, PICES, Ifremer, UBO, CSIRO, NOAA, CMS, FRDC, IUEM, Belmont Forum
URL: http://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/symposia/MSEAS/Pages/MSEAS.aspx

May 9-13, Symposium 2016
6^th International Zooplankton Symposium
Place: Bergen, Norway
Sponsors/Organizers: ICES, PICES, TBA
URL: ices.dk/6zps

Jan 19–21, Symposium 2016
9^th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions
Place: Sydney, Australia
Sponsors/Organizers: TBA
URL: http://www.marinebioinvasions.info/

2015

Nov 8–14, 2015
Cephalopod Conference
Recent Advances in Cephalopod Science
Place: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Sponsors/Organizers: CIAC
URL: https://www.ciac2015.com/

May 19-22, Symposium 2015
Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change Symposium
Place: Göteborg, Sweden
Sponsors/Organizers: PICES, FORMAS, GEOHAB, SMHI, University of Göteborg, SCOR, IOC, ICES
URL: http://pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2015/2015-HAB/scope.aspx

May 17-19, NPAFC Symposium 2015
Pacific salmon and steelhead production in a changing climate: Past, present, and future
Place: Kobe, Japan
Sponsors/Organizers: NPAFC, Fisheries Research Agency (FRA), Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Hokkaido Salmon Propagation Association, Hokkaido Stationary Net Fisheries Association, North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), Pacific Salmon Foundation, Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA), PICES
URL: http://www.npafc.org/new/events/symposium/2015symposium/symposium_home.html
Publication Links:  1) Preface and Table of Contents (8 pp; 417 Kb) ; 2) Full Bulletin with Preface, TOC, and Individual Papers (548 pp; 23.6 Mb)

May 12-15, Symposium 2015
30th Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
Tools and Strategies for Assessment and Management of Data-Limited Fish Stocks
Place: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Sponsors/Organizers: TBA
URL: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/2015/wakefield-data-limited/

Mar 21-27, Symposium 2015
3rd PICES/ICES/IOC Symposium on "Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans"
Place: Santos City, Brazil
Sponsors/Organizers: PICES, ICES, IOC
Local Organizer: Institute of Oceanography, University of São Paulo (IOUSP)
URL: www.pices.int/climatechange2015.aspx

2014

Nov 17–21, International Symposium 2014
2nd International Ocean Research Conference (IORC): One Planet, One Ocean
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Sponsors/Organizers: IOC-UNESCO
URL: www.iocunesco-oneplanetoneocean.fnob.org

Jun 2-4, Symposium 2014
Ecological basis of risk analysis for marine ecosystems
(linked courses:  “Introduction to Bayesian statistics in Fisheries” a week prior to the symposium and “Methods developed in ECOKNOWS (Effective use of ecosystem and biological knowledge in fisheries) project” on June 5-6)
Place: Porvoo, Finland
Sponsors/Organizers: ICES, PICES, ECOKNOWS
URL: www.ices-ecoknows.eu
Press release: (pdf, < 1 Mb)

May 13-16, Symposium 2014
29th Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
Fisheries Bycatch: Global Issues and Creative Solutions
Place: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Sponsors/Organizers: TBA
URL: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/2014/wakefield-bycatch/index.php

Apr 15-18, Symposium 2014
PICES FUTURE Open Science Meeting
Place: Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Sponsors/Organizers: PICES
Detailed Information: (pdf, 1 Mb)
URL: www.pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2014/2014-FUTURE-OSM/scope.aspx

Feb 22-23, Meeting 2014
Bering Sea Open Science Meeting
Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Sponsors/Organizers: NSF, NPRB, NOAA
Detailed Information:
http://www.pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2014/2014-Bering-Sea-OSM/scope.aspx

2013

2013, Aug 20-22
8th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions :
Biological Invasions in Changing Waters: Envelopes, Estuaries, and Evolution
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Sponsors/Organizers: University of British Columbia (UBC), PICES, Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN), The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
URL

2013, Jun 5-7
4th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium
Place: Hiroshima, Japan
Sponsors/Organizers: Hiroshima University, The Oceanographic Society of Japan (JOS), The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS), The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography (JSFO)
URL

2013, Mar 26-29
Responses of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change
Place: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Sponsors/Organizers: University of British Columbia (UBC), Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN), The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Sea Grant, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station (DFO PBS), Institute of Marine Research (IMR), NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, North Pacific Fishery Management Council (MPFMC), North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), The Pew Environment Group (PEW), School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC), U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), PICES
URL

2013, Jan 28–31
The future of marine biogeochemistry, ecosystems and societies: 
Multi-dimensional approaches to the challenges of global change in continental margins and open ocean systems
Place: Goa, India
Sponsors/Organizers: EUR-OCEANS Consortium (EOC), Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), National Institute of Oceanograpy (NIO), NASA, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (SCIR India), Ocean Carbon and Biochemistry (OCB), PICES
URL

2013, Jan 7–10
Climate variability and change on marine resources and fisheries:
Toward a South Pacific Integrated Ecosystem Studies Program (SPICES)
Place: Concepción, Chile
URL

2012

2012, Nov 12-14
Forage fish interactions: Creating the tools for ecosystem based management of marine resources
Place: Nantes, France
Primary Sponsors: PICES and The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
URL

2011

2011, Aug 23-25
7th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Co-sponsored: PICES

2011, Jun 6-9
45th CMOS (Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress) on
Ocean, Atmosphere and the Changing Pacific
Place: Victoria, Canada
Co-sponsored: PICES with Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)

2011, May 22-26
2nd ESSAS (Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Sea) Open Science Meeting on
Comparative studies of climate effects on polar and sub-polar ocean ecosystems: Progress in observation and prediction
Place: Seattle, USA
Co-sponsored: PICES
URL

2011, Mar 14-18
5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium on
Population connections, community dynamics and climate variability
Place: Pucón, Chile
Co-sponsored: PICES, The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
URL

2010

2010, Nov 8-11
26th Lowell Wakefield Symposium on
Ecosystems 2010: Global Progress on Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management
Place: Anchorage, U.S.A.
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), PICES, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Alaska Sea Grant
URL

2010, Oct 10-14
Second IMBER IMBIZO on
Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean: Regional comparisons
Place: Crete, Greece
Co-sponsored: Integrated maring Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER), PICES
URL

2010, Apr 25-30
Climate Change Effects on Fish and Fisheries: Forecasting Impacts, Assessing Ecosystem Responses, and Evaluating Management Strategies
Place: Sendai, Japan
Co-sponsored: PICES, The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), more
URL

2009

2009, Nov 3-6
Rebuilding depleted fish stocks: Biology, ecology, social science and management strategies (Symposium)
Place: Warnemünde, Germany
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, UNderstanding the Mechanisms of Stock ReCOVERy (UNCOVER)

2009, Sep 21-25
OceanObs’09 Conference Ocean information for society: Sustaining benefits, realizing the potential
Place: Venice, Italy
Co-sponsored: PICES
URL

2009, Sep 3-11
The Effects of Environmental Variability on Cephalopod Populations, (CIAC'09)
Place: Vigo, Spain
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES
URL

2009, Aug 24-27
6th International Conference on Marine bioinvasions
Place: Portland, OR, USA
Co-sponsored: PICES, The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), and the U.S. National Sea Grant College Program
URL

2009, Jun 22-26
3rd GLOBEC Open Science Meeting
Place: Victoria, BC, Canada
Co-sponsored: PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC)

2008

2008, Aug 26-29
Herring: Linking biology, ecology and population in the context of changing environments (Symposium)
Place: Galway, Ireland
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC)
URL

2008, Jul 8-11
Coping with global change in marine social-ecological systems (Symposium)
Place: Rome, Italy
Co-sponsored: PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC), EUR-OCEANS Consortium (EOC) and Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO)

2008, May 19-23
International Symposium on Effects of climate change on the world's oceans
Place: Gijón, Spain
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
URL

2007

2007, Oct 1-3
International Symposium on Reproductive and recruitment processes in exploited marine fish stocks
Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

2007, Jun 26-29
Conference for Early Career Scientists: New Frontiers in Marine Science
Place: Maritime Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and PICES
URL

2007, May 28 - Jun 1
4th International Zooplankton Production Symposium on Human and climate forcing of zooplankton populations
Place: Hiroshima, Japan
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC)
URL

2007, May 21-24
Fifth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions
Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, the US National Sea Grant College Program and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

2006

2006, Jul 5-8
Time series of the northeast Pacific: A symposium to mark 50th anniversary of Line-P
Place: Victoria, BC, Canada
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, the US National Sea Grant College Program and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
URL

2006, Apr 19-21
Climate variability and ecosystem impacts on the North Pacific: A basin-scale synthesis
Place: Honolulu, HI, USA
Co-sponsored: PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC)
URL

2005

2005, May 16-20
Climate variability and sub-Arctic marine ecosystems
Place: Victoria, BC, Canada
Co-sponsored: Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC), PICES, National Science Foundation (NSF), North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), National Marine Fisheries Serviess (NOAA Fisheries) and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

2004

2004, Mar 31 - Apr 3
Quantitative Ecosystem Indicators for Fisheries Management
Place: Paris, France
Co-sponsored: PICES

2003

2003, May 20-23
3rd International Zooplankton Symposium on
Role of zooplankton in global ecosystem dynamics: Comparative studies from the world oceans
Place: Gijon, Spain
Co-sponsored: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES and Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC)

2002

2002, Aug 22-24
Recent progress in studies of physical processes and their impact to the Japan/East Sea ecosystem
Place: Seoul, Korea
Co-sponsored: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), SCOR, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), PICES, Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynaics (GLOBEC), The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), L'Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) , French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), IFB and "Sea around us" project

2002, Apr 23-25
North Pacific transitional areas
Place: La Paz, Mexico
Co-sponsored: PICES, CIBNOR and El Centro de Investigación en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales (CICIMA)

2000

2000, Mar 23-26
Beyond El Niño: A Conference on Pacific Climate Variability and Marine Ecosystem Impacts, from the Tropics to the Arctic
Place: La Jolla, CA, USA
Co-sponsored: PICES, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), Interim Scientific Committee for Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC), North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
Product: Progress in Oceanography, 2001, Vol. 49, N1-4