FUTURE Scientific Steering Committee
Terms of Reference
  1. Provide leadership and scientific direction to implement the PICES FUTURE program;
  2. Report semi-annually to Science Board on progress achieved by the FUTURE science program, and to identify impediments that hinder progress, and to recommend solutions/actions to enable progress;
  3. Work with PICES Standing Committees and Expert Groups to ensure collective and integrated delivery of FUTURE;
  4. Develop new Expert Groups as required;
  5. Integrate, promote and stimulate national activities around the vision statement and core science questions of FUTURE;
  6. Identify and facilitate interactions with national/international research programs from which FUTURE could benefit;
  7. Communicate FUTURE research and products in order to translate them into high level impacts for PICES and its member countries.
  8. Provide recommendations to Science Board on options for implementing PICES integrative science. (added Oct. 2018)
FUTURE Phase II-III
  1. Implementation Plan Term 2016-2020 (pdf)
  2. Implementation Plan Term 2021-2025 (pdf)
  3. FUTURE-SSC Liaisons to PICES Expert Groups: An objective for the FUTURE-SSC is to enhance communication within PICES. As such, members of the FUTURE-SSC will serve as liaisons to specific EGs and Committees. The responsibilities of the liaisons will be to: (a) attend the EG and Committee meetings with which they liaise in order to monitor the EGs progress and to report on FUTURE developments; (b) provide scientific direction towards implementation of FUTURE; and (c) report back to the FUTURE-SSC on the EG and Committee activities relevant to the FUTURE program. In addition, the Co-Chairs of the FUTURE-SSC will solicit annual Activity Reports from each EG and Committee prior to the PICES Annual Meeting, and report semi-annually to Science Board on the progress and any impediments to the implementation of the FUTURE program.

    FUTURE SSC Liaisons
    Revised 29 September 2022
Active Groups
AP-SciCom: Advisory Panel on Science Communications
(PICES-2021 - ), (also reports to SB)

AP-ECOP: Advisory Panel on Early Career Ocean Professionals
(PICES-2021 - ), (also reports to SB)

WG 49: Working Group on Climate Extremes and Coastal Impacts in the Pacific
(PICES-2021 - PICES-2026)

Disbanded Groups
WG 35: Working Group on Third North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report (WG-NPESR3)
(Term: May 2016 – PICES-2021), (Disbanded: March 1, 2024), (also reports to MONITOR)

WG 41: Working Group on Marine Ecosystem Services
(Term: PICES-2017 - PICES-2021) (Disbanded: PICES-2023) (Also reports to HD)

WG 40: Working Group on Climate and Ecosystem Predictability
(Term: PICES-2017 - PICES-2021) (Disbanded: IGC-2023)(also reports to POC)

SG-PICES-APN: Joint APN-PICES Study Group on Scientific Cooperation in the Pacific Ocean
(Aug. 2021 - Feb. 2023), (also reports to SB)

SG-UNDOS: Study Group on United Nations Decade of Ocean Science
(PICES-2020 - TBA (Final Report Completion))

SG-ECOP: Study Group on Early Career Ocean Professionals
(PICES-2020 - Jan. 2022)

WG 36: Working Group on Common Ecosystem Reference Points across PICES Member Countries
(Term: PICES-2016 – PICES-2020) (Disbanded: PICES-2022)
Products
Annual Meetings

Reports

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015

Session and Workshop Summaries

PICES-2024:
FUTURE Symposium (YouTube, pdf)

PICES-2019:
W1, Learn to effectively communicate your science

PICES-2018:
S6, The FUTURE of PICES: Next steps in understanding, forecasting and communicating climate impacts on North Pacific marine ecosystems

PICES-2017:
S10, Emerging issues in understanding, forecasting and communicating climate impacts on North Pacific marine ecosystems

PICES-2016:
S10, The response of marine ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic forcing: Past, present and future

Symposia / Inter-sessional Workshops

2018, FUTURE SSC inter-sessional meeting report

PICES Press
Summer 2023, Vol. 31, No. 2
FUTURE SSC’s 9th Intersessional Meeting ~ Highlights

Winter 2023, Vol. 31, No. 1
FUTURE SSC’s 8th Annual Meeting ~ Highlights

Summer 2022, Vol. 29, No. 2
FUTURE SSC’s 8th Intersessional Meeting ~ Highlights

Winter 2022, Vol. 30, No. 1
Highlights from the FUTURE SSC’s 2021 Annual Meeting

Summer 2021, Vol. 29, No. 2
FUTURE SSC’s 7th inter-sessional meeting highlights

Winter 2021, Vol. 29, No. 1
Highlights from the FUTURE SSC’s 2020 Annual Meeting

Summer 2020, Vol. 28, No. 2
FUTURE SSC’s 6th inter-sessional meeting highlights

Summer 2019, Vol. 27, No. 2
Highlights from the FUTURE SSC’s 5th inter-sessional meeting

Summer 2018, Vol. 26, No. 2
Highlights from the FUTURE SSC’s 4th inter-sessional meeting

Summer 2017, Vol. 25, No. 2
Highlights from the FUTURE SSC’s 3rd Inter-sessional Meeting

Winter 2016, Vol. 24, No. 1
An update on the FUTURE science program
Primary Journals
Synthesis paper, Developing a social–ecological–environmental system framework to address climate change impacts in the North Pacific, 2019, Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 6, Article 333
Peer-reviewed Papers
Takemura et al. (2025). Lessons learned from the PICES FUTURE Program on development of an interdisciplinary international science program to advance ocean sustainability. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 82.9. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf145
Other Publications

FUTURE Program Video

News
  • Changes within AP-ECOP Membership (USA): Dr. Matt Savoca stepped down as an AP-ECOP member.
    2/18/2026 11:17:29 AM PST
  • Changes within AP-ECOP Membership (USA): Dr. William Fennie is a newly appointed member of the AP-ECOP Panel representing USA.
    2/9/2026 3:35:44 PM PST
  • Changes within AP-ECOP Membership (Japan): Ms. Nozomi Ihara is a newly appointed AP-ECOP member representing Japan.
    1/7/2026 12:13:50 PM PST
  • Changes within AP-ECOP Membership (Co-Chairs): Prof. Minkyoung Kim (Korea) and Ms. Hana Matsubara (Japan) are stepping down as Co-Chairs of AP-ECOP. Toya Hirokawa (Japan) is a newly appointed Co-Chair of AP-ECOP.
    12/18/2025 5:36:45 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 49 Membership (Canada): Dr. Mackenzie Mazuris a newly appointed WG-49 member representing Canada.
    12/11/2025 9:24:15 AM PST

    • More News

Members
Dr. Jennifer L. Boldt (FUTURE-SSC, MONITOR, SB, WG-53)
SB-Chair
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
(1-250) 734-3224
Jennifer.Boldt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Dr. Mackenzie Mazur (FUTURE-SSC, WG-49)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3190 Hammond Bay Road
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
1-250-327-4220
mackenzie.mazur@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Dr. Thomas W. Therriault (AP-NIS, FUTURE-SSC, MEQ, SB, SG-NPESR4)
MEQ Chair, AP-NIS Co-Chair
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
(1-250) 756-7394
(1-250) 756-7138
Thomas.Therriault@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Prof. Fangli Qiao (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, GC, POC, SG-ERRR, WG-50)
First Institute of Oceanography, MNR
6 Xian-xia-ling Road, LaoShan District
Qingdao, Shandong
China, PR 266061
(+86-532) 8896-0055
(+86-532) 88965544
qiaofl@fio.org.cn
Dr. Chengjun Sun (FUTURE-SSC, S-MPP)
S-MPP Co-Chair
Marine Bioresource and Environment Research Center
First Institute of Oceanography (MNR)
6 Xianxialing Rd., LaoShan District
Qingdao, China, PR 266061
+86-532-88963310
csun@fio.org.cn
Dr. Daisuke Hasegawa (FUTURE-SSC)
Transition Zone and Coastal Area Research Group
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
3-27-5 Shinhama-cho
Shiogama, Miyagi
Japan 985-0001
+81-22-365-9928
+81-22- 367-1250
daisukeh@fra.go.jp
Prof. Mitsutaku Makino (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, HD, WG-51)
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI)
The University of Tokyo
5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, Japan 277-8564
+81-4-7136-6006
+81-4-7136-6039
mmakino@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Dr. Hitomi Oyaizu (FUTURE-SSC)
Socio-Ecological Systems Division
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
2-12-4, Fukura, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 236-8648
+81-45-788-7946
+81-45-788-5001
oyaizu_hitomi09@fra.go.jp
Dr. Sukyung Kang (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, WG-58)
Fisheries Resources Management Division
National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS)
216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun
Busan, Korea, R 46083
(82-51) 720-2270
(82-51) 720-2277
sukyungkang@korea.kr
Prof. Hanna Na (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, POC, SB, WG-58)
SB Vice-Chair, FUTURE-SSC Co-Chair
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Seoul National University
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul, Korea, R 08826
+82-2-880-6747
hanna.ocean@snu.ac.kr
Dr. Seongbong Seo (FUTURE-SSC)
Ocean Circulation & Climate Research Department
Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
385 Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu
Busan, Korea, R 49111
+82-51-664-3182
sbseo@kiost.ac.kr
Dr. Sinjae Yoo (FUTURE-SSC)
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
Sungbog 1Ro 300 Suji-gu
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do
Korea, R 16804
+82 10 3212 6221
sjyoo@kiost.ac.kr
Dr. Oleg N. Katugin (FUTURE-SSC, HD)
Division for International Scientific Cooperation
Pacific Scientific Research Fisheries Center (TINRO-Center)
4 Shevchenko Alley
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690090
(7-423) 2300-752
(7-423) 2300-752
oleg.katugin@tinro.vniro.ru
Dr. Vyacheslav B. Lobanov (AP-NPCOOS, CREAMS-AP, FUTURE-SSC, MONITOR, POC)
CREAMS-AP Co-Chair
V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI), FEB RAS
43 Baltiyskaya St.
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690041
(7-908) 9944569
(7-4232) 312-573
lobanov@poi.dvo.ru
Dr. Steven J. Bograd (AP-ECOP, AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, POC, SB, SG-NPESR4, WG-49, WG-58)
FUTURE-SSC Co-Chair, AP-ECOP Mentor, AP-UNDOS Co-Chair
Environmental Research Division
NOAA NMFS SWFSC
99 Pacific St., Suite 255A
Monterey, CA
U.S.A. 93940
(1-831) 648-8314
steven.bograd@noaa.gov
Prof. Emanuele Di Lorenzo (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, POC, WG-49)
Earth, Environmental, & Planetary Sciences
Brown University
Lincoln Field Building, Room 203, 180 Thayer St, , RI .
Providence, RI
U.S.A. 02912
phone
e.dilorenzo@brown.edu
Dr. Ryan R. Rykaczewski (CREAMS-AP, FUTURE-SSC, WG-53)
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Ecosystem Sciences Division NOAA PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg. 176
Honolulu, HI
U.S.A. 96818-5007
(1-808) 725-5372
ryan.rykaczewski@noaa.gov
Dr. Erin Vera Satterthwaite (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, TCODE, WG-52)
California Sea Grant & Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., #0232
La Jolla, CA
U.S.A. 92093
(858) 534-4440
esatterthwaite@ucsd.edu