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The Pacific Islands GOOS Program
Pacific Islands GOOS was founded in 1998. The Regional GOOS Capacity Building Meeting held the same year, established the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) as the interim secretariat for Pacific Islands GOOS.
In 2000, the Regional Pacific Islands GOOS Coastal Workshop developed 4 Coastal GOOS pilot project concepts, raised awareness of the International Argo initiative amongst Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) and introduced the concept of blanket concurrence to deploy Argo floats with the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of (PICTs).
At the 2002 Pacific Islands GOOS Steering Committee Meeting it was announced that 500 Argo floats are to be deployed in the PICs EEZs.
Pacific Islands GOOS Members
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Niue
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Northern Marianas
- Tokelau
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis
- Futuna
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Contact Information
Cristelle Prat
Director
Interim Chair of the Pacific Islands GOOS Steering Committee [PI-GOOS SC]
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
Private Mail Bag
GPO Suva
Fiji
Tel: +679 (38) 13 77
Fax: +679 (37) 00 40
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