| Country | Institution | Your Position | Gender | Support for development of effective public communication in ocean research institutions | Support for communicating ocean science research to policy makers | Development of an IOC ocean literacy ‘community of practice’ to share experience within and across regions | Other suggestions? |
| Argentina | Servicio de HidrografÃa Naval | Technical Secretary | M | Of Some Use | Essential | Essential | |
| Australia | CSIRO | Marine scientist | M | Of Some Use | Of Some Use | Not Necessary | |
| Brazil | Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação (Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Office) | Institutional Advisor on IOC Affairs | M | Essential | Essential | Essential | It is being made a big effort by the recently established National Committee for the Ocean Decade to improve all the issues of this item. |
| Côte D’Ivoire | Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques | Senior Scientist, Head of Environment Department | M | Essential | Very Useful | Essential | |
| Indonesia | Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology | Research Staff | M | Very Useful | Essential | Very Useful | |
| Mexico | SEP-DGETAyCM | Asesor en asuntos de la COI y desarrollo curricular | M | Essential | Essential | Essential | Ninguna. |
| Myanmar | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology | Deputy Director | M | Very Useful | Essential | Very Useful | |
| Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | Legal Metrologist | M | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Senegal | Minstére de la Pêche et de l’Economie Maritime | Head of Documentation,Information and Communication Unit | F | Very Useful | Very Useful | Very Useful | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Institute of Marine Affairs | Librarian | F | Essential | Essential | Essential | I am not sure if communicating ocean research to local communities and citizenry is covered in the aforementioned choices. What we have found at the Institute of Marine Affairs is the ocean research institutions and policy makers are aware of the issues and challenges that adversely impaact our marine resources, it is the ‘man on the street’ or the general public who are not aware of the ocean research despite continued symposia, and use of social, new and traditional media |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | M | Essential | Essential | Very Useful |
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