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The annual Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) State of the Pacific Ocean (SOPO) meeting will be convened at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre, March 4-5, 2026. The meeting will be a hybrid event such that online attendance and participation is possible. More info to follow.

This meeting provides an important opportunity for both DFO and non-DFO scientists to discuss the results of the most recent year’s monitoring off Canada’s west coast in the context of previous observations and expected future conditions. We will endeavor to have presentations that cover most aspects of BC's marine ecosystems, with a focus on long-term monitoring programs that can provide an update of the last year's conditions relative to past years. This usually provides for a full 2-day agenda. If there is interest in being considered for a presentation, we ask individuals to contact the organizer as soon as possible.

The 2025 SOPO report is published and available at  https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41298834.pdf

This email is being sent to a broad distribution list.  If you are not interested, please ignore.

Thank you,

Strahan Tucker, Stéphane Gauthier, Jennifer Jackson and Jennifer Boldt (co-chairs)

Elizabeth Joyce (organizer) 

Organizer:  StateOfThePacificOcean@gmail.com

The annual Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) State of the Pacific Ocean (SOPO) meeting will be convened at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre, March 4-5, 2026. The meeting will be a hybrid event such that online attendance and participation is possible. More info to follow.

This meeting provides an important opportunity for both DFO and non-DFO scientists to discuss the results of the most recent year’s monitoring off Canada’s west coast in the context of previous observations and expected future conditions. We will endeavor to have presentations that cover most aspects of BC's marine ecosystems, with a focus on long-term monitoring programs that can provide an update of the last year's conditions relative to past years. This usually provides for a full 2-day agenda. If there is interest in being considered for a presentation, we ask individuals to contact the organizer as soon as possible.

The 2025 SOPO report is published and available at  https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41298834.pdf

This email is being sent to a broad distribution list.  If you are not interested, please ignore.

Thank you,

Strahan Tucker, Stéphane Gauthier, Jennifer Jackson and Jennifer Boldt (co-chairs)

Elizabeth Joyce (organizer) 

Organizer:  StateOfThePacificOcean@gmail.com

More details to follow at a later date.