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Global Integrated Shipping Information System

IMO - International Maritime Organization

GISIS (the Global Integrated Shipping Information System) is developed and maintained by the International Maritime Organisation and the website aims to allow on-line access to information supplied to the IMO(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageGlobal |

Marine Environmental Data and Information Network

BODC - British Oceanographic Data Centre

MEDIN (Marine Environmental Data and Information Network) is hosted by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) in Liverpool. It is an open partnership and there are over 30 partners representing(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageRegional (only Mediterranean sea basin) |

Mediterranean Environmental NGOs Database

Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)

The Database of Non Governmental Organizations was developed by MIO-ECSDE (Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development ) for Sub-Component 4.1: Project Co-ordination, NGO Involvement, Management and M&E(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageMediterranean (widespread) |

Ocean Teacher

IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

OceanTeacher is an activity of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) Programme of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC). Since 2006 OceanTeacher is also used as a(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageGlobal |

Ocean Biogeographic Information System

IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Created by the Census of Marine Life, OBIS is now part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, under its International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme. It(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageGlobal |

Mediterranean Marine Data

Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino

Mediterranean Marine Data is a CNR – ENEA (Italian institutes of research) collaborative Initiative, property and download services will remain in the ‘product owner portal’ (various producers). The aim of(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageMediterranean (widespread) |

Mediterranean Wetlands Web Information System

MedWet Secretariat

The MedWet Database (MWD) is one of the tools developed under the MedWet1 action on wetland inventory and monitoring, which was carried out jointly by Instituto da Conservao da Natureza(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageMediterranean (widespread) |

Marine Geoscience Data System

Columbia University

The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), operated as part of the Integrated Earth Data Application (IEDA) Data Facility, provides access to data portals for the NSF-supported Ridge 2000 and MARGINS,(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageGlobal |

European Spatial Planning Observation Network

ESPON

ESPON (the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion) has the role to support policy development in relation to EU Cohesion Policy. Under ESPON 2013 Programme, five tools are(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageRegional (only Mediterranean sea basin) |

Environmental Marine Information System

European Commission

The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) is in charge of the development and maintenance of EMIS (the Environmental Marine Information System), being one of seven scientific institutes that constitute(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageRegional (only Mediterranean sea basin) |

European Marine Equipment Council - Maritime Clusters

Sea Europe

EMEC is the European Marine Equipment Council which represents around 1300 companies all over Europe and consists of 13 European trade associations. Within the website a list of hyperlinks about(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageRegional (only Mediterranean sea basin) |

The Mediterranean Science Commission

CIESM

The Mediterranean Science Commission supports a network of several thousand marine researchers. The Commission, with headquarters in Monaco, has grown from the eight founding countries of its origin to 22(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageMediterranean (widespread) |

4C Offshore

4C Offshore Ltd.

4C Offshore is a private company which provides an online database and interactive map for global offshore wind development and related information. In addition to risk assessment and mitigation, data(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageGlobal |

EurOcean

EurOcean Foundation

EurOcean - The European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology, established in 2002, is an independent scientific non-governmental body consisting of members including leading European marine organisations whose(...) Read more.

  • Geographical coverageRegional (only Mediterranean sea basin) |