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The 2nd Conference of Coastal Municipalities of the Philippines (Cebu City, Philippines, from June 28, 2009 08:00 AM to June 30, 2009 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), through its MOREFISH advocacy program for sustainable fishing practices, is inviting mayors of the country's coastal municipalities to the 2nd Conference of Coastal Municipalities (2CCM) to be held on June 28-30, 2009 in Cebu City

UNITAR Series on Sea and Human Security: Towards a Comprehensive Security for Seas and Oceans: The Hiroshima Initiative (6th Session) (Hiroshima, Japan, from September 27, 2009 08:00 AM to October 02, 2009 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

Oceans and coasts are part of the human security complex. From this perspective, ocean governance must be comprehensive, involving social, political, environmental and economic factors as a whole. The shift towards this comprehensive understanding of security was demonstrated by several recent developments including the first formal debate on the global impacts of climate change of the United Nations Security Council in April 2007 and the co-presentation of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The evolving comprehensive security concept is entirely in line with the notion that the problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and should be treated as a whole. On the basis of this development and its experiences since inception in 2002-2003, the UNITAR Series on Sea and Human Security was recently expanded to include a comprehensive concept of human security as it pertains to the seas and oceans: Towards a comprehensive security for seas and oceans.

World Ocean Week - Xiamen (XWOW) (Xiamen, PR China, from November 06, 2009 08:00 AM to November 12, 2009 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

As the last territory on the earth, the ocean is the living space and treasure house for human beings. From a global perspective, World Ocean Week (WOW) in Xiamen serves as a platform for regional cooperation as well as for connecting marine and social science, technology, education, public awareness in making policies, management decisions and actions to achieve sustainable use of coastal and marine resources and for achieving sustainable development of the oceans.

Ascidian Workshop (St. John's Island Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, from May 17, 2010 08:00 AM to May 21, 2010 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

Ascidians are members of the subphylum Urochordata, a subset of the Phylum Chordata. Chordate features - notochord, nerve cord and post-anal tail - are present only in the larval stage. When the larva, or tadpole settles, it absorbs these parts and metamorphoses into a tail-less, spine-less sessile adult. Ascidians are found all over the world, usually in shallow water with salinities over 2.5%. While members of the Thaliacea and Larvacea swim freely like plankton, sea squirts are sessile animals attached to substratum such as rocks and shells.

WESTPAC Workshop on Rapid Assessment Survey of Marine Biodiversity and Non-Indigenous Species in the Western Pacific Region (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, from September 20, 2010 08:00 AM to September 21, 2010 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

It is estimated that everyday 7,000 marine and coastal species travel unnoticed across the world’s oceans in ship’s ballast water tanks and on ship hulls. When released in a new environment, these unwanted hitchhikers can become invasive, outcompeting and changing native flora and fauna.

Passive Air Sampling: Long Range Transport of Pollutants (South Sea Research Institute of KORDI, Geoje, Korea, from October 11, 2010 08:00 AM to October 22, 2010 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

The APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center (AMETEC) of Korea, in cooperation with the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, will conduct a Training workshop on "Passive Air Sampling: Long range transport of pollutants" on 11-22 October 2010 at South Sea Research Institute of KORDI, Geoje, Korea.

IOC/WESTPAC to Hold 8th International Scientific Symposium (Busan, RO Korea, from March 28, 2011 08:00 AM to March 31, 2011 05:00 PM) — by PEMSEA Webmaster

IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC) announces its 8th International Scientific Symposium to be held on March 28-31, 2011, at Paradise Hotel, Busan, Republic of Korea, generously hosted by Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM). This Symposium will be co-organized by IOC/WESTPAC and Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI).