The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), an intergovernmental science organization, was established in 1992 to promote and coordinate marine research in the North Pacific and its adjacent seas. Its present members are Canada, Japan, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America. Click here to learn more about PICES through a 10 minute video from the 25th Anniversary Meeting of PICES.

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FUTURE (Forecasting and Understanding Trends, Uncertainty and Responses of North Pacific Marine Ecosystems ) is an integrative Science Program undertaken by the member nations and affiliates of PICES to understand how marine ecosystems in the North Pacific respond to climate change and human activities, to forecast ecosystem status based on a contemporary understanding of how nature functions, and to communicate new insights to its members, governments, stakeholders and the public. Click here to learn more about FUTURE and to get involved (3 min video).

Events
2024
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News

  • PICES-2025

    Nov 7–16, 2025, Yokohama, Japan
    PICES-2025 Sessions and Workshops Proposals Submissions will open on October 7, 2024 and will close on November 15th (See GC Decision 2023/S/14 regarding the change for 2024). Information about the scope of PICES-2025 will be announced in early September but as is traditional will be broad and allow for many different aspects of PICES science to be included.
  • Working Group 53 Membership (Canada): Prof. Francis Juanes, Dr. Brian Hunt are the new members of the WG-53.
    9/13/2024 2:40:41 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 52 Membership (Korea) Dr. Cholyoung Lee is a new member of WG-52.
    9/9/2024 10:02:16 AM PST
  • Changes within FIS Committee Membership (Korea): Dr. Hwansung Ji is a newly appointed FIS Committee member replacing Dr. Jung Jin Kim.
    9/9/2024 9:50:00 AM PST
  • Changes within AP-ECOP Membership (Japan): Dr. Aoi Sugimoto stepped down as a member of the ECOP Advisory Panel.
    7/25/2024 2:03:23 PM PST
  • New Working Group 53 Membership (Japan, Canada): Japan: Sachihiko Itoh, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Akinori Takasuka, Motomitsu Takahashi (WG-53 PICES Co-Chair), Mikio Watai. Hiroomi Miyamoto; Canada: Jennifer L. Boldt, Jaclyn Cleary, Hannah Murphy, Chris Rooper (WG-53 PICES Co-Chair).
    7/25/2024 1:47:25 PM PST
  • AP-UNDOS Membership Changes (ex-officio from BECI): Kathryn Berry is an ex-officio in AP-UNDOS representing BECI.
    7/8/2024 1:14:49 PM PST
  • New Working Group 53 Membership (China, Korea, Russa, USA): China (Yue Jin, Shuyang Ma, Yongjun Tian, Wei Yu, Hui Zhang, Kui Zhang); Korea (Haeyoung Choi, Minje Choi, Hwansung Ji, Heejoong Kang, Dongwha Sohn); Russia (Dmitriy Antonenko, Nikita Dederer, Vladimir I. Radchenko); USA (Brad Erisman, Isaac Kaplan, Ryan Rykaczewski, Margaret Siple, Matthew Baker, Richard Brodeur, Tim Essington).
    7/2/2024 7:16:16 PM PST
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Publications
PICES Special Publications (more...)
Marine Ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean 2009–2016: Synthesis Report The Effects of Marine Debris Caused by the Great Japan Tsunami of 2011
Peer-Reviewed Journals (more...)
Scientific & Technical Reports (more...)
Other
FERRRS brochure: "Fisheries & Ecosystem Responses to Recent Regime Shifts in the North Pacific" PICES Press. Vol. 21, No. 1. Jan. 2013 FAO-2024