INITIATIVE: Ocean Biogeographic Information System website

IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Oostende, Belgium
website

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 strives to document the ocean's diversity, distribution and abundance of life. OBIS allows users to search marine species datasets from all of the world's oceans.

Timeframe

Permanent

Geographical coverage

Global

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Intended Users

Administrations/Authorities
General public
Organisations/Associations
Policy-makers/managers/planners
Researchers and scientists

Source of funding

Public funding

Country of project partners

Cyprus
France
Greece
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Spain
Albania
Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Montenegro
Morocco
Palestine
Tunisia
Turkey

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