The workshop was the starting point for waGOOS in its quest to improve and co-ordinate knowledge of and observations for WA coastal waters and adjoining oceans. There were 23 attendees, representing State and Federal governments departments, Defence, oil and gas companies, Universities and infrastructure develepoment companies.

Following the suggested agenda, the morning session covered the following presentations:

• IOC and GOOS (pdf) - Bill Erb
• Development of waGOOS - Ray Steedman
• Operational Ocean Prediction (pdf) - Neville Smith
• Oceanography: the PIT Project (pdf) - Stan Stroud
• Climate and Research (pdf) - Gary Meyers
• Experimental Continental Shelf Models (link) - David Griffin

In the afternoon session a series of discussion topics were pursued, including Oceanographic and Statistical/Empirical Models, Data and Data Assimilation, Database and Website, and Action Arising.

An Action Arising document (pdf) was formulated from the workshop, as was a document describing the PIT Project Rationale (pdf).

Further information can be obtained by contacting one of the members listed on the PIT contact page