Object of this CD-ROM

This CD-ROM contains the reports and presentations which were distributed and presented at the International Workshop for Global Oceanographic Data Rescue & Archeology Project in the WESTPAC region (GODAR-WESTPAC), which was held from March 5-7, 2002, at the Hydrographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan, with support from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Japan.

It will be my pleasure that this CD-ROM will be any assistance for you and the people concerned.

In addition, when using all or some of information stored in this CD-ROM for other purposes, I will appreciate you to make the acknowledgement for each author in your product.

March 2002

Satoshi Sato,

Deputy Director of JODC

Local Secretariat for

The International Workshop for GODAR-WRESTPAC