IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific

Online Documents

Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific

Progress report on WESTPAC activities since its seventh session
(May 2008-May 2009)

Seventh Session, Sabah, Malaysia, 26-29 May 2008

Executive summary

Summary report

Sixth Session, Nha Trang, Viet Nam, 23-27 May 2005 Executive summary
Fifth Session, Fremantle, Australia, 9-13 September 2002 Summary report
Fourth Session, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 22-26 March 1999 Summary report
Third Session, Tokyo, Japan, 26 February – 1 March 1996 Summary report
Second Session, Bangkok, Thailand, 25-29 January 1993 Summary report
First Session, Hangzhou, China, 5-9 February 1990 Summary report

IOC Regional Committee for the Western Pacific (1977-1990)

Fifth Session, Hangzhou, China, 5 February 1990 Summary report
Fourth Session, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-26 June 1987 Executive summary

Summary report
Third Session, Townsville, Australia, 19-24 September 1983 Summary report
Second Session, Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-24 October 1981 Summary report
First Session, Tokyo, Japan, 21-24 February 1979 Summary report
Meeting of the Ad Hoc Task Team for the Western Pacific,
Nouméa, New Caledonia, 27-29 June 1977
Summary report

WESTPAC Officer Meeting

Second meeting, Paris, 22 June 2009
Draft summary report
First meeting, Dalian, China, 28-29 October 2008

Draft summary report


WESTPAC Project

Ocean Observations and Services

Northeast Asian Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS)

IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional/Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS)

A Strategic Plan for NEAR-GOOS in its Second Phase
Twelfth session, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 24 May 2008
Eleventh session, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-19 January 2007
Tenth session, Busan, Republic of Korea, 16-18 January 2006
Ninth session, Sendai, Japan, 3-5 November 2004
Eighth session, Beijing, China, 8-10 December 2003
Seventh session, Vladivostok, Russia, 2-4 October 2002
Sixth session, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 31 August 2001
Fifth session, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 7-8 December 2000
Fourth session, Tokyo, Japan, 28 September - 1 October 1999
Third session, Beijing, China, 3-6 August 1998
Second session, Bangkok, Thailand 14-16 May 1997
First session, Bangkok, Thailand, 4-6 September 1996
Operational manual version 1.0 for NEAR-GOOS Data Exchange; May 1997
Draft pilot implementation plan for North-East Asian Regional - Global Ocean Observing System (NEARGOOS); Tokyo; 26 February - 1 March 1996

IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management

Eighth training course, Tokyo, Japan, 20 February - 3 March 2006
Seventh training course, Tokyo, Japan, 10 November - 21 November 2003
Sixth training course, Tokyo, Japan, 21 October - 1 November 2002
Fifth training course, Tokyo, Japan, 5-16 November 2001
Fourth training course, Tokyo, Japan, 27 November - 8 December 2000
Third training course, Tokyo, Japan, 24 January - 4 February 2000
Second training course, Tokyo, Japan, 12-23 October 1998
First training course, Tokyo, Japan, 13-24 October 1997
NEAR-GOOS-NOWPAP Joint Training Course on Remote Sensing Data Analysis
Second training course, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 1-5 November 2008
First training course, Nagasaki, Japan, 3-7 September 2007

Ocean Data and Information Network for the Western Pacific Region (ODINWESTPAC)

Progress report 2008-2009
Progress report 2005-2006

Ocean Sciences

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)

Training through Research (TTR)
TTR1: Cyst Mapping, August 2004
TTR2: Characterization of HAB, May 2006

TTR3. Application of ELISA for PSP toxin monitoring, August 2006


Seventh IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on Advanced Techniques in the Identification and Monitoring of Harmful Microalgae, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 24-29 March 2003
Sixth IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on Advanced Techniques on Characterization of Harmful Algal Species, Manila, Philippines, May 2002
Fifth IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on Ecology and Physiology of Harmful Algae, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-24 March 2001
Fourth IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on PSP Toxin Monitoring, Iwate, Japan, 24-30 August 1998
Third IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on Species Identification of Harmful Microalgae, August 1997
Second IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on Species Identification of Harmful Microalgae, February 1997

First IOC/WESTPAC training course on Monitoring of PSP Plankton and Shellfish Toxicity, July 1995


First session of the Ad hoc IOC-FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB), Paris, France, 23-25 June 1992

Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-ROSE-MaHaz)

Second WESTPAC Scientific Workshop “Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific” (WESTPAC-ROSE-MaHaz), Qingdao, China, 5-6 December 2009
IOC/WESTPAC Scientific Workshop “Responses of Marine Hazards to Climate Change in the Western Pacific” (WESTPAC-ROSE-MaHaz), Qingdao, China, 23-24 November 2008

Fluvial Sediment Supply to the South China Sea: Anthropogenic and Natural Aspects

Second International Workshop on the Fluvial Sediment Supply to the South China Sea, Shanghai, China, 26-28 November 2009
First International Workshop on the Fluvial Sediment Supply to the South China Sea, Shanghai, China, 27-29 November 2008

Capacity development

Enhancing the Capability on Oil Spill Response and Restoration of Marine Ecosystem in the Western Pacific

IOC/WESTPAC Training Workshop on Monitoring Techniques and Emergency Response of Marine Oil Spills, Qingdao, China, 20-23 April 2009