The WESTPAC Training Course on HAB Mitigation and Management will take place in Kashiwa, Japan, 31 Oct– 4 Nov 2017.

With the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) through its subsidy for UNESCO activities concerning developing countries, this Training Course is developed on a trial basis with a view to exploring a sustainable way of establishing a Regional Training and Research Center (RTRC) on Oceanography and Sustainability Science at AORI in the future.

Financial assistance will be provided to these selected mainly from WESTPAC member states FO with priority given to those young scientists and junior technical staff who have experience in studying marine phytoplankton and natural bio-toxins, or who have experience in mitigation and management of harmful consequences by marine plankton and their toxins. The selection will be made based on information described in the Application Form (Annex 2) by a selection committee.

For more information please visit the: http://iocwestpac.org/