| Country: | Institution: | NODC | ADU | other | Yes | No | I don’t know | Open-Ended Response |
| Argentina | SERVICIO DE HIDROGRAFÍA NAVAL | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Argentina | CCT CENPAT-CONICET | | ADU | | Yes | | | I cooperate in projects and implement OBIS activities locally |
| Australia | University of Tasmania | NODC | | | Yes | | | The IMOS program is still planning the activities in relation of the UN Decade of ocean Science. More information will be available on the IMOS website in the next couple of months. |
| Australia | CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrstructure (NCMI) Data Centre | | ADU | | | | I don’t know | |
| Belgium | VLIZ | NODC | | | Yes | | | Several international projects and research infrastructures. |
| Belgium | Belgian Marine Data Centre, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | NODC | | | Yes | | | Presumably “Yes”. Our positioning is currently under discussion. |
| Belgium | SCAR/Antarctic OBIS | | ADU | | Yes | | | for the Antarctic region SCAR has submitted a proposal for a programme in which i am involved. Belspo is also funding a large event dedicated to the ocean decade |
| Bénin | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) | NODC | | | | No | | |
| Brazil | Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center | NODC | | | Yes | | | It will actively participate in activities to be promoted by the National Committee in most of the outcomes, more specifically 1, 4, 5 and 6. |
| Brazil | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Benthic Ecology Group, The Long-term Ecological Research Program Coastal Habitats of Espírito Santo (PELD HCES) | | ADU | | Yes | | | We joined two programs related with Marine Life and we are part of the organization of the national planning workshops |
| Bulgaria | BGODC | NODC | | | Yes | | | Still planning |
| Canada | Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University | | ADU | | Yes | | | Currently discussing with other Canadian participants and institutions what OTN’s role could be in UN Decade of Ocean Science. Work in progress and expected to evolve over the course of the Decade. We are also participants in two projects that have been submitted to the Decade for endorsement in the first round of considerations for endorsements. At this time, Dalhousie University has not indicated that it is preparing anything as an institution for the Decade. Lots of faculty and students will participate in Decade activities. The OFI is circling around this, doing something with regards to carbon budgeting and EDI. But that is as a project of Dal, not something the Dal Admin has come forward with. |
| Canada | Department of Fisheries and Oceans | NODC | | | | | | |
| Chile | Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy | NODC | | | Yes | | | mainly the development of meetings through the National Oceanographic Committee coordination |
| China | NMDIS | NODC | | | Yes | | | NMID will actively participate in the activities to be organized by MNR/China in responding to UN decade. |
| Colombia | General Maritime Directorate | NODC | | | Yes | | | We are involved in the National Oceanic Data and Information Coordination Committee. Its 2021-2025 work plan includes activities for the UN decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development |
| Colombia | INVEMAR | | ADU | | Yes | | | We are planning contribution to different challenges and we are part of different proposal for call for action closed on January. Director Invemar is part of the EPG. Also we have one person involved in the Advisor Communication Committee of the Decade, and one person involved in the GOSR. |
| Côte d’Ivoire | CENTRE DE RECHERCHES OCEANOLOGIQUES | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Cyprus | ORION Research Institution | | ADU | | Yes | | | participation in “The Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want, SciNMeet” |
| D R Congo | Ministry of Environment/Water Resources | NODC | | | Yes | | | The regional coastal vulnerability, west african GOOS program implementation and other IOC Africa activities |
| Denmark | GBIF Secretariat | | ADU | | | | I don’t know | |
| Denmark | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | | ADU | | Yes | | | teaming up on a number of international initiatives to enhance efforts towards UNDOS |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Estonia | Tallinn University of Technology | | | other | Yes | | | Via EuroGOOS activities |
| Finland | Finnish Meteorological Institute | | | other | Yes | | | The planning of specific participation is ongoing. |
| France | Ifremer | NODC | | | Yes | | | Not able to provide details |
| Georgia | Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) | | ADU | | Yes | | | TSU will organize number of activities dedicated to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). |
| Germany | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency | NODC | | | Yes | | | BSH is involved in the German Ocean Decade Committee and supports the overall coordination of Decade Activities in Germany |
| Greece | HCMR | | ADU | | | | I don’t know | |
| Greece | Hellenic Centre for Marine research/ Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HCMR/HNODC) | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Guinée | Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè (CERESCOR) | NODC | | | | | | |
| Hrvatska (Croatia) | Institute of oceanography and fisheries | NODC | | | | No | | Take parts in events in national and regional levels |
| Iceland | CAFF | | ADU | | Yes | | | Under planning |
| India | Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services, MoES, Govt. of India | NODC | | | Yes | | | Planning to set up UN Decadal Coordination Centre (DCC) at INCOIS. |
| Indonesia | BPPT | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS) | NODC | | | Yes | | | We proposed a program entitled “the West Asia Blue Waters” to the governing board at Education and Research Center on Oceanography for West Asia. After approval we will submit to the IOC/UNESCO. In this program we defined five projects for UN decade. Part of the program currently are performing by INIOAS institute. |
| Ireland | Marine Institute | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | Possible events tbc |
| Italy | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics | NODC | | | Yes | | | Scientific activities and promotion |
| Japan | Japan Oceanographic Data Center | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Japan | JAMSTEC | | ADU | | Yes | | | |
| Kazakhstan | Republican State-owned Enterprise “KazHydromet” | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Kenya | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | NODC | | | Yes | | | Participation in capacity development through OTGA regional training center |
| Korea (Republic of) | Korea Oceanographic Data Centre (NIFS/KODC) | NODC | | | Yes | | | Planning to participate in the Korean proposals for UN Ocean Decade Actions
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| Malaysia | Institute of Oceanography and Environment, UMT | | ADU | | Yes | | | Training activities |
| Mauritania | IMROP | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Mexico | SEP Mexico | NODC | | | Yes | | | Mexico is planning to integrate its National Committe for the Ocean Decade |
| Mozambique | Instituto Nacional de Hidrografia e Navegação | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Netherlands | NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | NODC | | | Yes | | | Participation in Decade Actions |
| New Zealand | National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research | NODC | | | Yes | | | Seabed mapping |
| Norway | Institute of Marine Research | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Perú | Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación | NODC | | | Yes | | | As head of Peru in oceanography activities |
| Philippines | ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity | | ADU | | | | | |
| Portugal | Instituto Hidrografico | | | other | Yes | | | OTGA and several Working Groups and by develop projects under the UN Call for activities. |
| Romania | National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” | NODC | | | | | | |
| Russian Federation | RIHMI-WDC | NODC | | | Yes | | | Supporting ODP/ODIS |
| Sénégal | Centre de Recherches Océanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye | NODC | | | Yes | | | We participated in the various reflection meetings and the identification of priority activities of member countries for the decade of the UN. |
| Slovenia | National Institute of Biology | NODC | | | Yes | | | These activities are yet to be aproved by the national IOC comitee. |
| South Africa | Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries | NODC | | | Yes | | | Ocean acidification data collection and submission in response to SDG 14.3.1. Our scientific advisor is part of a steering committee for a proposal submitted to UN Ocean Decade called DITTO (Digitial Twins of the Ocean). |
| Spain | SOCIB-ICTS | | ADU | | Yes | | | |
| Spain | Ins. Esp. Oceanografia (IEO) | NODC | | | | | I don’t know | |
| Sweden | SMHI | NODC | | | Yes | | | SMHI, Formas, the Swedish Maritime Administration and Sida have been commissioned by the government to assist in the planning of Swedish participation in the UN decade by providing proposals for Swedish contributions. The final report proposes four focus areas for Swedish work during the decade: · Ecosystem-based management, · Innovation and digitalisation, Data and modeling and · Sea awareness. |
| Tanzania (United Republic of) | University of Dar es Salaam, Institute of Marine Sciences | NODC | | | Yes | | | The Institute is looking forward to partnering with other players in the region to put up regional Action(s) for the UN Decade. |
| Togo | Université de Lomé | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Institute of Marine Affairs | | | other | | | | |
| Turkey | Office of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
| Ukraine | UkrSCES | NODC | | | Yes | | | monitoring set of “ocean” indicators |
| United Kingdom | Cefas – Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | | ADU | | | | I don’t know | |
| United Kingdom | British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), National Oceanography Centre (NOC) | NODC | | | Yes | | | Working Group formed to coordinate all NOC activities that contribute to or are otherwise connected to the UN Decade of Ocean Science and coordinate with UK National Decade Committee |
| United Kingdom | Marine Biological Association | | ADU | | Yes | | | Support via OBIS activities and within proposed decadal programmes |
| United States | BCO-DMO (at WHOI) | | ADU | | | | | |
| United States | NOAA NCEI | NODC | | | Yes | | | |
