Study Group: Science Communications
  • Acronym: SG-SciCom
  • Parent Committees: HD
  • Established: PICES-2020
  • Duration: PICES-2020 - Jan. 2022 (final report completion)
  • Chair: Dr. Aoi Sugimoto <aois@affrc.go.jp>
Terms of Reference
  1. Empower PICES Scientists and the broader PICES community, by helping to provide the tools and skills required to more effectively communicate the importance of PICES scientific findings, with the aim of collectively improving ocean sustainability.
  2. Enhance broader communication of PICES sciences, especially within the context of the UN Ocean Decade, by broadening the scope of its scientific community to include communication specialists (e.g., designers, journalists, videographers, artists, educators, etc.) and policy makers.
Deliverables
  1. Establish international transdisciplinary opportunities to enhance communication capacity of PICES scientists. Opportunities will include workshops on science communication, similar to the W1: FUTURE Workshop “Learn to Effectively Communicate Your Science”, held at the 2019 PICES Annual Meeting. However, future workshops will result in finalizing products that will be highlighted on the PICES website.

  2. Collaborate with PICES office with reviewing current PICES Science Plans and priority areas, to determine a long term PICES Communication Strategy and an Implementation Plan for PICES Science priorities, within the context of the UN Decade for Ocean Science.

  3. Collaborate with PICES office to develop a “public-friendly” PICES website (including any other online means). This will include a visually appealing landing page and other content, such as video, short articles, and consensus pieces on PICES science.

  4. Promote “green” science and highlight PICES contributions to carbon reduction on the PICES website by working with the Sections on HD, Carbon and Climate and other expert groups to develop a green strategy for PICES. Develop a strategy for PICES meetings to be carbon neutral within the next decade.

PICES Members as of January 2022
Ms. Tammy Norgard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Pacific Biological Station 3190 Hammond Bay Rd
Nanaimo, B.C.
Canada V9T6N7
tammy.norgard@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Ms. Lori Waters
PICES Secretariat
North Pacific Marine Science Organization
c/o Institute of Ocean Sciences, P.O. Box 6000
Sidney, BC
Canada V8L 4B2
Lori.Waters@pices.int

Prof. Mitsutaku Makino
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI)
The University of Tokyo
5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, Japan 277-8564
mmakino@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Dr. Aoi Sugimoto
SG-SciCom Chair
Socio-Ecological Systems Division, Fisheries Stock Assessment Center, Fisheries Resources Institute
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 2368648
aois@affrc.go.jp

Dr. Eisuke Tachikawa
NOSIGNER
7F East Gate Building, Yamashita, Naka-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 231-0023
est@nosigner.com

Ms. Jie Chen
International Cooperation Office
Fourth Institute of Oceanography
NO.26 Xinshiji Road, Yinhai District, Beihai, Guangxi, China
Beihai, Guangxi
PR China 536000
446741838@qq.com

Dr. Pengbin Wang
Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
The Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
No. 36 Baochubei Rd.
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
PR China 310012
algae@sio.org.cn

Dr. Bum Soo Park
Marine Ecosystem Research Center
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
385 Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu
Busan, R Korea 49111
parkbs@kiost.ac.kr

Dr. Jongwoo Park
Ocean Climate & Ecology Research Division
National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS. MOF)
216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun
Busan, R Korea 46083
cyanopark@korea.kr

Ms. Ekaterina Kurilova
Khabarovsk Branch of VNIRO
13-A Amursky Blvd.
Khabarovsk, Russia 680028
katy_k07@mail.ru

Ms. Anna Skvortsova
Pacific Scientific Research Fisheries Center (TINRO-Center)
4, Shevchenko Alley
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690090
anna.skvortsova@tinro-center.ru

Ms. Ekterina Verevkina
Expedition Department
Khararovsk Branch of VNIRO
13-A Amursky Blvd.
Khabarovsk, Russia 680017
verevkina@khabarovsk.vniro.ru

Dr. Jack A. Barth
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS)
Oregon State University
104 CEOAS Admin. Bldg.
Corvallis, OR
U.S.A. 97331-5503
jack.barth@oregonstate.edu

Ms. Hannah Lachance
ECS in support of NOAA Fisheries
1315 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD
U.S.A. 20910
hannah.lachance@noaa.gov

Dr. Vera L. Trainer
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA
2725 Montlake Blvd. E
Seattle, WA
U.S.A. 98112
Vera.L.Trainer@noaa.gov

Dr. Phoebe Woodworth-Jefcoats
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center
1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176
Honolulu, HI
U.S.A. 96818
phoebe.woodworth-jefcoats@noaa.gov

Products
Annual Meetings

Reports

2021

PICES Press

Winter 2021, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 51-53
PICES new Science Communication Study Group (SG-SciCom): Bringing our science to the world

Related Materials
Study Group on PICES Communication (SG-Com)
(Oct. 2007-Oct. 2009)

PICES Press. Winter 2020, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 14-15
Communicating science

PICES Press. Summer 2014, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 12-15
OSM Session on “Challenges in communicating science and engaging the public”