HIGHLIGHTS

PICES New Mission Statement

As a first step towards delivering actionable science, PICES Council has updated the mission statement

Publications

Overview of PICES Science in 2025

Notes from the Science Board Chair

PICES-2025 Annual Meeting Briefing Note

Summary of key highlights, discussions and outcomes

PICES Press

Latest Edition of PICES Press

Winter 2026, Vol.34, No.1

News & Announcements

Please submit your nominations for PICES Awards!

Submission deadline March 31, 2026

SPF-2026 call for papers

Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (CJFAS will be open for submissions until August 1, 2026 (details).  

ICES-JMS call for papers

ICES-JMS Theme Set “Application of bibliometric analyses in marine science" is now open for submissions (details). Deadline March 1, 2027. 

NPAFC workshop: Abstract submissions deadline extended until Feb. 13, 2026

The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission is hosting a 2-day hybrid workshop on "Interactions Between Salmon, Ecosystems, and Climate: From Mechanisms to Predictive Models" from May 16–17, 2026.
PICES is offering limited travel support to assist the participation of two ECOP in this workshop, see details on the workshop page.

Upcoming Events

Small Pelagic Fish International Symposium (SPF-2026)

4 – 8 May 2026 | La Paz, Mexico

Saroma Sea Ice School 2026

28 Feb – 9 Mar 2026 | Hokkaido, Japan

ESSAS-2026 Annual Science Meeting

Borealization: Subarctic and Arctic Marine Systems in Transition
23 - 25 Jun 2026 | Reykjavik, Iceland
Abstract submission deadline: 15 Feb 2026

PICES-2026 Annual Meeting

Actionable Science for a Changing Ocean
24 – 30 October 2026 | Nanaimo, Canada