Number of responses: 11 out of 40 IOC member states (27.5%); 11 out of 27 developing country IOC member states (40%)
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| Country | Institution | Your Position | Gender | Qualified ocean science professionals | Research vessels and inshore boats | Ocean observation equipment (buoys, AUVs, tide-gauges etc.) | Ocean science sampling equipment and instrumentation | Laboratory equipment and facilities | Access to remotely sensed satellite data | Access to regional and/or global data | Digital infrastructure (computers, software etc.) | Internet connectivity | Access to high power computing | Access to current scientific literature |
| Argentina | Servicio de HidrografÃa Naval | Technical Secretary | M | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Australia | CSIRO | Marine scientist | M | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Brazil | Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação | Institutional Advisor on IOC Affairs | M | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Côte D’Ivoire | Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques | Senior Scientist, Head of Environment Department | M | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Indonesia | Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology | Research Staff | M | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Mexico | SEP-DGETAyCM | Asesor en asuntos de la COI y desarrollo curricular | M | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance |
| Myanmar | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology | Deputy Director | M | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | Legal Metrologist | M | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Senegal | Minstare de la Paeche et de l’Economie Maritime | Technical Secretary | M | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Institute of Marine Affairs | Librarian | F | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | M | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Country | Institution | Your Position | Gender | Membership/involvement in international ocean research communities | Strengthened international partnerships and regional networks for collaboration | Development of national ocean research policy | Legal frameworks, regulation and enforcement | Increased awareness, ocean literacy and public outreach | Gender equality | Funding and investment in ocean science | CD to facilitate stakeholder engagement | Access to communities of practice | Other suggestions? |
| Argentina | Servicio de HidrografÃa Naval | Technical Secretary | M | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Australia | CSIRO | Marine scientist | M | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | A capacity for regional collaborative surveys. Environmental economic accounting to include ocean science and resources in national accounts where they are reported on regularly |
| Brazil | Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação (Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Office) | Institutional Advisor on IOC Affairs | M | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | I don’t know | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | All the features are essential. Then I’ve ranked my responses based on the existance or lack of the item in my country. For example, we have more ships than the other countries of the region. On the other hand we are still in the first steps when the issue is Ocean Literacy |
| Côte D’Ivoire | Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques | Senior Scientist, Head of Environment Department | M | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Indonesia | Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology | Research Staff | M | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Mexico | SEP-DGETAyCM | Asesor en asuntos de la COI y desarrollo curricular | M | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Myanmar | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology | Deputy Director | M | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | |
| Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | Legal Metrologist | M | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | There is need to start programme on Ocean Science in some of our universities |
| Senegal | Minsta©re de la Paªche et de l’Economie Maritime | Head of Documentation,Information and Communication Unit | F | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Institute of Marine Affairs | Librarian | F | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | There needs to be innovation, research and innovation are linked intricately (there is a need to develop processes or update instrumentation with the use of AI or robotics) to improve reserach methods, etc. |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | M | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | ||