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1IOPS Objectives:

To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among the worldwide community of scientists involved in marine pollution and oceanic disposal research

To enhance the scientific consideration of waste disposal and marine pollution processes in marine environments

To generate recommendations and guidelines for future studies of oceanic disposal practices and research

To encourage scientists from developing countries to attend 2IOPS in order to gain first-hand knowledge that will be useful to them in designing research leading to better understanding of marine pollution processes and in developing environmentally acceptable practices in marine waste management

1IOPS Sponsors:

Center for Marine Conservation

Department of Marine Sciences and Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program, University of Puerto Rico

Florida Sea Grant College Program

International Maritime Organization

Louisiana Sea Grant College Program

National Sea Grant College Program

New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, New Jersey Sea Grant College Program

NMFS Marine Entanglement Research Program

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Waste Management Institute, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University At Stony Brook, NY, U.S.A.

2IOPS Objectives:

To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among the worldwide community of scientists involved in marine pollution and oceanic disposal research.

To enhance the scientific consideration of waste disposal and marine pollution processes in marine environments.

To generate recommendations and guidelines for future studies of oceanic disposal practices and research.

To encourage scientists from developing countries to attend 2IOPS in order to gain first-hand knowledge that will be useful to them in designing research leading to better understanding of marine pollution processes and in developing environmentally acceptable practices in marine waste management.

2IOPS Sponsors:

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

UNESCO, Paris

State Science and Technology Commission of China

Chinese Association of Science and Technology

Chinese National Science Foundation

State Oceanic Administration

National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center

Qingdao Institute of Oceanology,

Academica Sinica

Ocean University of Qingdao

Qinghua University

Science Applications International Corp.

Waste Management Institute

State University of New York, Stony Brook