International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

通过伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的持续支持将使美国学术研究界的海洋科学家能够参与国际海洋探索理事会（ICES）的具体活动。ICES是关注海洋科学的最重要的政府间组织之一。ICES促进和协调大西洋两岸19个成员国的专家进行研究。美国自1912年以来一直是成员国（二战期间和二战后中断）。随着渔业和污染等主要的实际问题在规模和研究项目上都成为海洋问题，美国在ICES中的作用随着时间的推移变得越来越重要。美国国家科学基金会传统上支持美国学术科学家参加由ICES和SCOR主持的委员会、工作组和科学会议，因为他们的投入对美国渔业和海洋研究利益最为有益。通过这一提案，美国学术研究界的科学家将被挑选出来并获得资助，参加2008-2010年的国际科学与科学会议工作组和法定会议。

Continuing support via the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will permit U.S. ocean scientists in the academic research community to participate in specific activities of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). ICES is one of the foremost intergovernmental organizations concerned with marine science. ICES promotes and coordinates research by experts within its nineteen member countries on both sides of the Atlantic. The U.S. has been a member since 1912 (with a break during and after WWII). The U.S. role in ICES has become more important with the years, as major practical concerns such as fisheries and pollution have become oceanic in scale and in research programs. NSF has traditionally supported participation of academic U.S. scientists in committees, working groups, and scientific sessions under the auspices of ICES and SCOR, where their input is most beneficial to U.S. fisheries and ocean research interests. Through this proposal U.S. scientists from the academic research community will be selected and funded to attend ICES Working Groups and Statutory Meetings in 2008-2010.