PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

Now available — PICES Press 2026 Winter Edition!

PICES newsletter celebrates the accomplishments and activities of PICES members, from project highlights to participation in PICES and partner symposia and events.

Read the full issue here: meetings.pices.int/publications...

PICES-2025 Annual Meeting Briefing is now available!

🌊 Dive into this year's Annual Meeting Briefing for a short recap of key discussions, highlights & outcomes from or recent meeting in Yokohama, Japan.

Download it here:
meetings.pices.int/publications...

Welcome to PICES-2025 Opening Day!

Wishing everyone an enjoyable and productive meeting

🚨 SPF-2026 Deadline Extended! 🚨

OCTOBER 20th is the new deadline for early registration, abstract submissions, and financial support applications!

✅ Secure discounted registration
📝 Submit your abstract(s)
💼 Apply for financial support

More info on the website: www.pices.int/smallpelagic...

< 24 hours until “Presentation Skills for Ocean Scientists” online training!

🔗 Registration is still open: bit.ly/4pigoM5

🗓️One session in your corresponding time zone:
Sept 25 @ 5-6:30 pm PDT (Vancouver, Canada)
Sept 25 @ 8-9:30 pm EST (Toronto, Canada)
Sept 26 @ 9-10:30 am JST (Tokyo, Japan)

🌊Interested in mentorship at PICES-2025? Open to students, ECOPs, and scientists of all levels!
⏰ Sign up as a mentor or mentee by October 4th.
📋Fill out the form: tinyurl.com/mentor2025
🤝Contact AP-ECOP co-chairs for more info: tinyurl.com/AP-ECOP

Please join us for an online interactive training by PICES: "Presentation Skills for Ocean Scientists"!

Enhance your skills for interdisciplinary and international settings. Open to all ocean scientists.

🗓️ Sept 25, 5-6:30 pm (PDT)
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4pigoM5

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 Join AGU, TOS, and ASLO for the Ocean Sciences Meeting, held 22-27 February 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. The meeting is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences community and the larger ocean-con...

🌊OSM26 Call for Abstracts: Deadline August 20th!🌊

The Ocean Sciences 2026 Meeting (OSM26) will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22-27. Join scientists worldwide to share research, collaborate, and build partnerships.

Learn more: www.agu.org/ocean-scienc...

🌊 The Summer 2025 edition of PICES Press is out now!

Featuring highlights of our community’s latest events, achievements, research, and collaborations. Stay connected and enjoy reading the newest updates!

Read the full issue here: meetings.pices.int/publications...

The need for sustained and enhanced international research efforts on zooplankton production Abstract. The 7th International Zooplankton Production Symposium was held in Hobart, Australia in March, 2024 with the theme ‘New Horizons’, chosen to refl

🌊 New Publication Alert! 📚
We are pleased to share this article, coauthored by PICES Executive Secretary Sonia Batten, Deputy Executive Secretary Sanae Chiba, and colleagues, in the ICES Special Publication for the 7th International Zooplankton Production Symposium.

academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

Ocean Shot 3rd Open Call Ocean Shot will provide large-scale support for research leading to discoveries.

🌊🚀Call for Applications!
The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation launches the 3rd Ocean Shot grant!

Ocean Shot will provide large-scale support for research leading to ocean discoveries.

📅Deadline: August 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm (JST)
More info: tinyurl.com/2ufhj432

@icesmarine.bsky.social @fao.org

SPF-2026 Special Issue Publications!

Symposium presenters are invited to submit papers to associated special issues of Marine Ecology Progress Series‪ (@meps-ir.bsky.social) & Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (@cjfas.bsky.social)

Deadline: August 1, 2026
tinyurl.com/28c8k4fr

PICES-2025 10 days left to submit your abstract! Submission Deadline: June 30th

🚨 Reminder: Submit your abstracts for PICES-2025!
🗓️ Deadline: June 30

Explore sessions & workshops: meetings.pices.int/meetings/ann...
Submit abstracts here: meetings.pices.int/meetings/ann...
#PICES2025 #CallForAbstracts

We look forward to receiving your submissions!
#PICES2025 #MarineScience

🌟 Registration for SPF-2026 is OPEN!🌟
Early Registration fees, Abstract Submissions, and Financial Support Applications are due by ***October 10th, 2025*** .

For all the details, visit the SPF-2026 website: meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...

🌊 Happy World Oceans Day from PICES! 🌍

We coordinate international research in the North Pacific Ocean—from biogeochemistry and phytoplankton to fisheries and socioeconomic systems.

Today, we celebrate ALL our incredible oceans! #WorldOceansDay #MarineScience #PICES

❗️Extended Deadlines for PICES-2025❗️
Great news—you now have extra time to submit your abstract, secure financial support, and get early registration rates!

New deadline of June 30th for:
- Abstract submissions
- Early registration
- Financial support applications

🌐Details at: tinyurl.com/23abufau

Shaping the future of marine socio-ecological systems science: combining interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches and knowledge co-creation with diverse stakeholders Abstract. Following the first symposium held in Brest, France, in 2016, the second Marine Socio-Ecological Systems Symposium (MSEAS) was held in Yokohama,

Don't miss this unique publication!📖

⭐️Explore the graphical record of the 2024 Marine Socio-Ecological Systems Symposium (MSEAS) by PICES/ICES collaborators and a talented Japanese illustrator.

ICES Journal of Marine Science Open Access: doi.org/10.1093/ices...

📢 Submission deadline for SPF-2026 Workshop Proposals is May 12th!

Workshops will serve as a catalyst for creating tangible outcomes through the international and interdisciplinary collaborations established.

For proposal forms and instructions, please visit: meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...

The Ocean Economy to 2050 The ocean economy has long been a powerful driver of global growth, creating jobs, fuelling development, and ensuring food security for millions worldwide. If the ocean economy were a country, it woul...

🌊📈 The OECD report "Ocean Economy to 2050" states that the global ocean economy has doubled over the past 25 years, with more than 75% of that growth coming from countries in Asia and the Pacific!

Explore the recently published report and discover the critical role ocean science plays: rb.gy/5kbzzk

If you cannot wait to book your place at #ICESASC25 in Klaipeda, then we have good news for you!

🎟Registration is now open!
Take advantage of the early-bird registration fee until 15 June www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...

Accepted authors notified by 1 May
We hope to see you in Klaipeda this September!

PICES-2025 Registration is now open! Meeting Website: https://meetings.pices.int/meetings/annual/2025/pices/scope

🌟Exciting Announcement: Registration for PICES-2025 is officially OPEN!🌟

🗓️Date: November 8-14, 2025
📍Location: Yokohama, Japan!
🔗Website: tinyurl.com/PICES-2025

Visit the PICES-2025 website for registration and meeting details. We can’t wait to welcome you to Japan!

🌊🌏 Important updates on EBSAs! 🪸🐟
The process for describing and modifying EBSAs under the Convention on Biological Diversity has been revised.

Official notice: www.cbd.int/notification...

Handbook with clear steps to follow the new process: www.cbd.int/marine/ebsa/...

@unbiodiversity.bsky.social

🚨Nominations for PICES awards are open until March 31—only two weeks left to submit yours!

🌟 Wooster Award
🎉 Zhu Peterson Early Career Scientist Award
🌊 Ocean Monitoring Service (POMA) Award
🆕 NEW! Open Data Excellence (PODA) Award

More details here: meetings.pices.int/awards

🌊 This week, the Solomon Islands is hosting the Honiara Summit on SDG 14.4: Life Below Water!

We are excited to have PICES' Executive Secretary, Dr. Sonia Batten, speaking as a panelist on 'Advancing Sustainable Fisheries: Charting the Course for a Resilient Future.'🐟
honiarasummit.sig.gov.sb/about

The 2025 Call for SCOR Working Groups is Open!
🗓️ Submission deadline: 16 May 2025.

Proposal template, revised instructions, and FAQs can be found here: scor-int.org/work/groups/...

2025 SCOR Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place in Santa Marta, Colombia on 29-31 October 2025.

Global priorities for ocean sustainability from Early Career Ocean Professionals Abstract. Intergenerational diversity is central to achieving long-term ocean sustainability. As such, one of the main goals and challenges in the UN Decad

Learn about the top priorities for Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) worldwide in this recent publication by PICES members! 🌊🌎 #ECOPs #global #marinescience

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🌊Share your science, expand your network & contribute to the future of marine research at #ICESASC25
Join us from 15–18 September 2025 in Klaipeda, Lithuania🌎
📢The Call for Abstracts is now OPEN with 18 theme sessions to choose from.
🗓️Deadline 17 March 2025
Find all the ℹ www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...

🎉 The Winter edition of PICES Press is here!
Dive into the latest news, events, and insights from our incredible community. Enjoy!

meetings.pices.int/publications...

🌊🌟 Exciting news! Applications are now open for the GOOD-OARS 2025 Summer School on ocean acidification and deoxygenation!

🗓️ Apply by: January 10, 2025 (end of day)
🔗 More info: penangsummerschool2025.usm.my
📝 Apply here: penangsummerschool2025.usm.my/application-...

Don’t miss this opportunity!