The NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop was held on 25-26 July 2005 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. As decided at the 9th Intergovernmental Meeting (9th IGM, Busan, Republic of Korea, 2004), the Intersessional Workshop was attended by high level NOWPAP representatives who discussed a number of issues ranging from new directions of work for the NOWPAP Regional Activity Centers and initiation of the marine litter activity to the sustainable contributions to the NOWPAP Trust Fund. The Intersessional Workshop was concluded with several recommendations on these issues for further consideration at the upcoming 10th IGM scheduled on 24-26 November 2005 in Toyama, Japan.