page_title: North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum
hierarchical_section_title: North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum
caption_attribution_description: North Pacific Coast Guard Forum Map
context_page_description: The North Pacific Coast Guard Forum was initiated by the Japan Coast Guard in 2000 as a venue to foster multilateral cooperation through the sharing of information on matters related to combined operations, exchange of information, illegal drug trafficking, maritime security, fisheries enforcement, illegal migration, and maritime domain awareness. The current membership includes agencies from Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United States.
  The first Forum was held in Tokyo in 2000 and has followed an alternating semi-annual cycle of technical experts and principals meetings since. Between 2000 and 2005, meetings were sponsored by Japan, Russia, United States, South Korea, Canada and Japan.
  The forum has had success in documenting best practices from the member countries in areas of illegal drug trafficking, maritime security, fisheries enforcement and illegal migration, has a web-based information exchange system, and has published a manual for combined operations.
context_section_description: The North Pacific Coast Guard Forum (NPCGF) was initiated by the Japan Coast Guard in 2000 as a venue to foster multilateral cooperation through the sharing of information on matters related to combined operations, exchange of information, illegal drug trafficking, maritime security, fisheries enforcement, illegal migration, and maritime domain awareness.  The current membership includes agencies from Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United States.
  The first Forum was held in Tokyo in 2000 and has followed an alternating semi-annual cycle of technical experts and principals meetings since.  Between 2000 and 2005, meetings were sponsored by Japan, Russia, United States, South Korea, Canada and Japan.
  The forum has had success in documenting best practices from the member countries in areas of illegal drug trafficking, maritime security, fisheries enforcement and illegal migration, has a web-based information exchange system, and has published a manual for combined operations.
caption: Member Countries Shown in Blue
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