Report on Workshop "Marine Science Program using a Charter Research Vessel - Part II"

A Workshop "Marine Science Program using a Charter Research Vessel-Part II" was held on 5th August 2003 at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Tokyo, with 23 participants. The present status of scientific results, which were collected during the 43rd and 44th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-43 and JARE-44) Marine Science Cruises, was reported. Tentative titles of research papers, which will be submitted to scientific journals, were suggested. Participants discussed the publication of research papers and agreed with submission to a special volume of an international scientific journal, of which the main scope will be time-serial observations. After discussion with an Australian scientists in the end of August 2003, the special volume will be compiled by Japanese and Australian guest editors