Fostering Internationalism through Marine Science The Journey with PICES [Paperback]

This book describes the work of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) since its launch 1992. Mapping the evolution of its agenda gives insight into the development of modern marine science in the context of competing demands of stakeholders within and outside the organization. The opening chapter consider the challenges of marine science as a large scale, and places PICES in the contexts of internationalism and science-based resource management. They also lay out the organizations longstanding focus on the development of climate science and its applications. Subsequent chapters explore the pros and cons of national vs. international science, negotiating the nature of investigation and cooperation across scientific, political and institutional boundaries in the region; national perspectives on purpose, scope, and mandates; assessing two major initiatives undertaken to date; the challenges of incorporating social science into an organization of mainly natural scientists.

Preface.- Background and motivation for this volume.- Outline of this book.- What to expect.- Introduction.- The role, history, and significance of scientific institutions in the development of national and international science: ICES and PICES.- PICES mission To promote and coordinate marine scientific research in the North Pacific Ocean in order to advance scientific knowledge of the area concerned and of its living resources..- Founding principles.- How best to advance, apply, and disseminate scientific knowledge of the northern North Pacific Ocean?- Six member nations: Canada, Japan, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Russia, and the USA.- What partnerships, inside and outside PICES, are critical to its mission?- Integrating fisheries science and oceanography without stock assessments (role of scientific advice).- What is International Science?- Growing challenges in marine affairs/science.- Potential barriers to collaboration (historical, geographil£Z