Science Board
  • Acronym: SB
  • Chair: Dr. Jennifer L. Boldt <Jennifer.Boldt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
    Vice-Chair: Prof. Hanna Na <hanna.ocean@snu.ac.kr>
  • Mailing List
  • Past Chairs:
    Sukyung Kang (Oct. 2022 – Nov. 2025, Korea)
    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:
    Akash Sastri  (Vice-Chair Nov. 2024 – Nov. 2025, Canada)
    Jennifer L. Boldt (Chair-elect Nov. 2024 – Nov. 2025, Canada)
    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)
Key tasks
  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

News
  • Changes within S-CCME Membership (ex-officio): Dr. Vivitskaia Tulloch stepped down as an ex-officio member of S-CCME representing BECI.
    12/18/2025 6:36:18 PM PST
  • Changes within SG-NPESR4 Membership (ex-officio): Dr. Kathryn Berry is appointed as an ex-officio member of SG-NPESR4 representing BECI.
    12/18/2025 6:30:51 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 53 Membership (ex-officio): Dr. Alexei Somov is appointed as an ex-officio member of WG-53 representing NPAFC.
    12/18/2025 6:22:05 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 54 Membership (Co-Chair): Prof. Hongsheng Bi (USA) is elected as a WG-54 Co-Chair.
    12/18/2025 6:10:17 PM PST
  • Changes within S-HAB Membership (Co-Chairs): Dr. Misty Peacock (USA) is replacing Dr. Mark L. Wells (USA) as a S-HAB Co-Chair.
    12/18/2025 5:50:51 PM PST
Members
Dr. Jennifer L. Boldt (FUTURE-SSC, MONITOR, SB, WG-53)
SB-Chair
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
(1-250) 734-3224
Jennifer.Boldt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ms. Karen Hunter (HD, SB, WG-49, WG-51)
HD Chair, WG-49 Co-Chair, WG-51 Co-Chair
Pacific Biological Station
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
250-756-3379
karen.hunter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Dr. Jackie R. King (FIS, SB)
FIS Chair
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
(1-250) 756-7176
(1-250) 756-7053
Jackie.King@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Dr. Thomas W. Therriault (AP-NIS, FUTURE-SSC, MEQ, SB, SG-NPESR4)
MEQ Chair, AP-NIS Co-Chair
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd.
Nanaimo, BC
Canada V9T 6N7
(1-250) 756-7394
(1-250) 756-7138
Thomas.Therriault@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Prof. Fangfang Wan (SB, TCODE, WG-52)
TCODE Chair
Marine Data Center
National Marine Data and Information Service
93 Liuwei Rd., Hedong District
Tianjin, China, PR 300171
+86-22-24010866
fangfww15@sina.cn
Dr. Lei Zhou (POC, SB)
POC Chair
School of Oceanography
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1954 Huashan Rd.
Shanghai, China, PR 200030
+86-21-6293-3753
zhoulei1588@sjtu.edu.cn
Prof. Toru Kobari (BIO, SB)
BIO Chair
Faculty of Fisheries
Kagoshima University
4-50-20 Shimoarata
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Japan 890-0056
(81-99) 286-4140
(81-99) 286-4015
kobari@fish.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Prof. Hanna Na (AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, SB)
SB Vice-Chair, FUTURE-SSC Co-Chair
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Seoul National University
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul, Korea, R 08826
+82-2-880-6747
hanna.ocean@snu.ac.kr
Dr. Steven J. Bograd (AP-ECOP, AP-UNDOS, FUTURE-SSC, POC, SB, SG-NPESR4, WG-49)
FUTURE-SSC Co-Chair, AP-ECOP Mentor, AP-UNDOS Co-Chair
Environmental Research Division
NOAA NMFS SWFSC
99 Pacific St., Suite 255A
Monterey, CA
U.S.A. 93940
(1-831) 648-8314
steven.bograd@noaa.gov
Dr. Kym Corporon Jacobson (MONITOR, SB)
MONITOR Chair
Fish Ecology
National Marine Fisheries Service
2030 SE Marine Science Dr
Newport, Oregon
U.S.A. 97365
5412700766
(1-541) 867-0389
kym.jacobson@noaa.gov
SB Active Groups

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)

SB Disbanded Groups

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)

Products
Annual Meetings

Reports

2025 (1) 2024 (1, 2, 3) 2023 (1, 2), 2022 (1, 2), 2021 (1, 2), 2020 (1, 2), 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (1, 2), 2015 (1, 2), 2014 (1, 2), 2013 (1, 2), 2012 (1, 2), 2011 (1, 2), 2010 (1, 2), 2009 (1, 2), 2008 (1, 2), 2007 (1, 2), 2006 (1, 2), 2005 (1, 2), 2004 (1, 2), 2003 (1, 2), 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992

WG 5: Bering Sea final report

Session Summaries

PICES-2015:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Change and Sustainability of the North Pacific

PICES-2014:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Toward a better understanding of the North

PICES-2013:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Mechanisms of Marine Ecosystem Reorganization in the North Pacific Ocean

PICES-2012:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors in the North Pacific ecosystems: Scientific challenges and possible solutions

PICES-2011:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Mechanisms of Marine Ecosystem Reorganization in the North Pacific Ocean

PICES-2010:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), North Pacific Ecosystems Today, and Challenges in Understanding and Forecasting Change

PICES-2009:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Understanding ecosystem dynamics and pursuing ecosystem approaches to management

2008 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Beyond observations to achieving understanding and forecasting in a changing North Pacific: Forward to the FUTURE

2007 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), The changing North Pacific: Previous patterns, future projections, and ecosystem impacts

2006 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Boundary current ecosystems

2005 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Mechanism of climate and human impacts on ecosystems in marginal seas and shelf regions

2004 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Beyond the continental slope - complexity and variability in the open North Pacific Ocean

2003 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Human dimensions of ecosystem variability

2002 Annual Meeting:
S1 (Science Board Symposium), Technological advances in marine scientific research

Scientific Reports
PICES Sci. Rep. No. 39, 2011
Report of the Study Group on Human Dimensions

PICES Sci. Rep. No. 18, 2001
Proceedings of the PICES/CoML/IPRC Workshop on Impact of Climate Variability on Observation and Prediction of Ecosystem and Biodiversity Changes in the North Pacific

PICES Sci. Rep. No. 10, 1999
Proceedings of The 1998 Science Board Symposium on The Impacts of the 1997/98 El Niño Event on the North Pacific Ocean and Its Marginal Seas

PICES Sci. Rep. No.3, 1995
Report of the PICES-STA Workshop on Monitoring Subarctic North Pacific Variability