EASTERN PACIFIC CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH

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INTERAMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH NETWORK--PHASE I
EASTERN PACIFIC CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH ON
GLOBAL CHANGE IN COASTAL AND OCEANIC REGIONS
IAI-CRN 062 EPCOR
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BACKGROUND SHARED NATIONAL INTERESTS RELEVANT
FOR EPCOR 1. Develop/enhance scientific
basis for long-term sustainability of marine
resources 2. Mitigate the multitude of
impacts on the health of the coastal ocean
resulting from growing human populations
interacting with changing climate. EPCOR
IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING THE SCIENTIFIC
COLLABORATION NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE
ECOSYSTEMRESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO CONFRONT
UNCERTAINTY OF NATURAL VARIABILITY AND
HUMAN-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM AND
THE DISRUPTION OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONING BY DIRECT INTERVENTION FROM
HARVESTING This translates to 1)
Understanding interaction of human harvesting
with natural variability in the climate system
and its ecological response -- and how this
information can be incorporated into real
management systems, 2) Providing an adequate
response to the unique transboundary problem of
shared resource management, adapting management
scenarios to proper scales of ecological space
and time.
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• PROGRESS REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE EPCOR
  RESEARCH NETWORK
• NOVEMBER 1, 2001, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2002
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• 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 2. ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND
  PARTICIPATION IN EPCOR ACTIVITIES
• 3. PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS /
  AGENCIES
• 4. LINKS TO OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
  SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
• 5. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS OF THE
  CONSORTIUM
• 5.1. NETWORKING
• 5.1.1 Scientific Workshops and Meetings
  Organized, Funded by EPCOR
• 5.1.2 Individual Science Exchanges
• 5.1.3 Support to Attend Other Meetings /
  Conferences

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DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS
AND EXPANSION INTO HUMAN DIMENSIONS1. The
integration of natural science with societal
needs was designed into structure of the EPCOR
CRN from the beginning HD activities will be
major priority in final two years of funding,
with coordination and collaboration among EPCOR,
GLOBEC, GECAFS and national programs. 2.
Developing information, understanding of resource
management goals and mechanisms from member
nations identifying changes in management
regimes across political boundaries (e.g.
Fisheries Roundtable at El Niño Climate
Variability Symposium, Vina del Mar, Chile,
2002).3. Developing tools for coordination of
management, industry and scientific activities
across national boundaries (e.g. development of
Trinational Sardine Forum Hunter and
Baumgartner, 2000, 2001, 2002).4. Beginning
development of Climate-Ocean-Fisheries
EXPERIMENTAL Forecasts in conjunction with NOAA
supported programs ( diagnostics work in NE
Pacific with OPYC model by Auad and Miller, with
Baumgartner).