• Acronym: SB
• Chair: Dr. Sukyung Kang <sukyungkang@korea.kr>
  Vice-Chair: Dr. Akash Sastri <Akash.Sastri@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
  Chair-elect: Dr. Jennifer L. Boldt <Jennifer.Boldt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
• Mailing List
• Past Chairs:
  Vera L. Trainer (Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2022, USA)
  Hiroaki Saito (Nov. 2016 – Oct. 2019, Japan)
  Thomas Therriault (Oct. 2013 – Nov. 2016, Canada)
  Sinjae Yoo (Oct. 2010 – Oct. 2013, Korea)
  John E. Stein (Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2010, USA)
  Kuh Kim (Oct. 2004 – Oct. 2007, Korea)
  R. Ian Perry (Oct. 2001 – Oct. 2004, Canada)
  Patricia Livingston (Oct. 1998 – Oct. 2001, USA)
  Makoto Kashiwai (Dec. 1995 – Oct. 1998, Japan)
  Daniel M. Ware (Oct. 1992 – Nov. 1995, Canada)
• Past Vice-Chairs and Past Chair-elect:
  Jeanette Gann (Vice-Chair Oct. 2022 - Nov. 2024, USA)
  Igor Shevchenko (Vice-Chair Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2022, Russia)
  Sukyung Kang (Chair-elect Nov. 2021 - Oct. 2022, Korea)
  Vera L. Trainer (Chair-elect Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2019, USA)
  Emanuele Di Lorenzo (Vice-Chair Apr. 2017 – Oct. 2019, USA)
  Hiroaki Saito (Vice-Chair Oct. 2013 – Oct. 2015, Japan; Chair-elect Oct. 2015 – Nov. 2016)
  Thomas Therriault (Vice-Chair Oct. 2010 – Oct. 2012, Canada; Chair-elect Oct. 2012 – Oct. 2013)
  Sinjae Yoo (Vice-Chair Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2009, Korea; Chair-elect Oct. 2009 – Oct. 2010)
  John E. Stein (Vice-Chair Oct. 2004 – Oct. 2006, USA; Chair-elect Oct. 2006 – Oct. 2007)
  Vladimir I. Radchenko (Vice-Chair Apr. 2003 – Oct. 2004, Russia)
  

1. Have general oversight on:
   
   
   • The scientific interest of Council and its scientific works;
   • The programs of research recommended by Council;
   • The arrangements for carrying out Council's scientific work and the programs of research recommended or coordinated by it;
   • The arrangements for discussing all the foregoing matters at Council's meetings, including the organizing of special scientific meetings;
   • Selecting members, for review and approval by Council, of Working Groups, Scientific Programs and other Groups;
   • Appointment of Chairmen to Technical Committees, Working Groups, Scientific Programs, Advisory Panels and other Groups formed by Council.
2. Be responsible for advising Council on all matters mentioned in (1);
3. Give guidance, as it may deem necessary, to Scientific and Technical Committees, and Groups as to the performance of their functions;
4. Review and make recommendations to Council concerning proposed transmittal of scientific advice to Contracting Parties to the Convention or an international body that requested such advice;
5. Consider at each annual meeting of Council the reports from all the scientific and ad hoc Committees and Groups and report thereon to Council with special reference to any expenditure involved; and
6. Advise Council on publications subject to the availability of funds.
   
   

Action Plan

SG-NPESR4: Study Group on the 4th North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report
(IGC-2025 to PICES-2026), (also reports to GC)

AP-ARC: Advisory Advisory Panel on the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Gateways
(May 2024 - TBD)

AP-UNDOS: Advisory Panel on United Nations Decade of Ocean Science
Joint PICES AP / ICES Council Strategic Initiative to plan participation in the UN Decade of Ocean Science (ICES–PICES Ocean Decade) (April 2022 - )

AP-ECOP: Advisory Panel on Early Career Ocean Professionals
(PICES-2021 - ), (also reports to FUTURE-SSC)

AP-SciCom: Advisory Panel on Science Communications
(PICES-2021 - ), (also reports to FUTURE-SSC)

SG-GREEN: Study Group on Generating Recommendations to Encourage Environmentally- Responsible Networking
(Jun. 2022 - PICES-2024) (Disbanded: IGC-2025)

SG-ARC: Study Group on the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Gateways
(PICES-2022 - ISB/IGC 2024), (also reports to FIS and MONITOR)

WG 39: Joint PICES/ICES/PAME Working Group on an Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Central Arctic Ocean
(PICES-2016 – PICES-2022) (Disbanded: IGC-2024)

SG-PICES-APN: Joint APN-PICES Study Group on Scientific Cooperation in the Pacific Ocean
(Aug. 2021 - Feb. 2023), (also reports to FUTURE)

SG-SCPSC: Joint PICES-PSC Study Group on Study Group on Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean
(PICES-2021 - PICES-2022)

SG-IMCE: Study Group on Impacts of Mariculture on Coastal Ecosystems
(Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2020)

SG-PICES-NPFC: Joint PICES-NPFC Study Group for Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean
(Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2019)

SG-MMP: Study Group on Marine Microplastics
(Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2018)

SG-MES: Study Group on Marine Ecosystem Services
(Nov. 2016 – Oct. 2017)

SG-NPESR3: Joint PICES-NOWPAP Study Group on North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report
(Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2016)

S-HD: Section on Human Dimensions of Marine Systems
(Oct. 2011 – Oct. 2016)

SG-CEP: Study Group on Climate and Ecosystem Predictability
(Oct. 2015 - Oct. 2016)

SG-CERP: Study Group on Common Ecosystem Reference Points across PICES Member Countries
(Oct. 2015 - Oct. 2016)

SG-SCISC: Joint ISC-PICES Study Group for Scientific Cooperation of ISC and PICES
(Apr. 2015 - Apr. 2016)

SG-SEES: Study Group on Socio-Ecological-Environmental Systems
(Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015)

SG-SCOOP: Joint PICES-NOWPAP Study Group on Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean
(Jul. 2014 - Oct. 2015)

AP-AICE: FUTURE Advisory Panel on Anthropogenic Influences on Coastal Ecosystems
(Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2014)

AP-COVE: FUTURE Advisory Panel on Climate, Oceanographic Variability and Ecosystems
(Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2014)

AP-SOFE: FUTURE Adisory Panel on Status, Outlooks, Forecasts, and Engagement
(Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2014)

SG-SP-NP: Joint NPAFC-PICES Study Group on Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean
(Jun. 2013 - Oct. 2014)

SC-BC: Study Group on Biodiversity Conservation
(Jan. 2014 - Oct. 2014)

SG-RS: Study Group on Radionuclide Science in the North Pacific Ocean
(Jan. 2012 - Jun. 2013)

SG-SP: Joint P/ICES Study Group on Developing a Framework for Scientific Cooperation in Northern Hemisphere Marine Science
(Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2011 )

SG-HD: Study Group on Human Dimensions
(Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2011)

CCCC: Climate Change and Carrying Capacity Scientific Program
(Oct. 1995 - Oct. 2009)

SG-ESR: Study Group on Ecosytem Status Reporting
(Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2007)

SG-MAR: Study Group on Marine Aquaculture and Ranching in the PICES region
(Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2007)

SG-NPESR-RAC: Study Group on North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report and Regional Analysis Centers (RAC)
(Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2001)

WG 9: Working Group on Subarctic Pacific Monitoring
(Oct. 1994 - Oct. 1997)

WG 5: Working Group on Bering Sea
(Oct. 1992 - Oct. 1996)