Peru

To make the International Year of the Ocean widely known in the country, Peru has invited authorities, managers and students from the different areas to take part in the following activities:

Conferences

• Seminar on subjects related to the Ocean for scientific organizations - Oct. 1998
• School lectures at local level - Jan. to Dec. 1998
• Seminar on integral management of coastal zones (for authorities) - Aug. 1998
• Seminar on "El Nino" phenomenon (for universities) - Mar. 1998
• Symposium on the importance of the Pacific Ocean for the development of Peru (for authorities and the industrial sector) - Apr. 1998, Oct. 1998

Cruises

• Center Zone Islands (with authorities) - May 1998
• Lobos de Afuera Islands (with scholars) - Feb. 1998
• North Littoral (with university students) - Mar. 1998
• South Littoral (with university students) - Apr. 1998

Publications, Posters & Videos

• Investigation on Marine Pollution, Talara Port - Jul. 1998
• North Littoral Coastal Profile - Feb. 1998
• South Littoral Coastal Profile - Apr. 1998
• Maritime Atlas of Peru - May. 1998
• Catalog of Historical Tsunamis
• Poster in Relation to the IYO about Tsunamis - Apr. 1998
• The Sea of Grau Video - Jul. 1998

Nautical Sports

• Nautical Olympiad in the North Zone - Feb. 1998
• Nautical Olympiad in the South Zone - Feb. 1998
• National Championship of Sailboats - Jan. 1998