


| Country | Institution/Organization: | Job Title: | Gender: | • Support for development of effective public communication in ocean research institutions | • Technical training for ocean science communication | • 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 |
| Chile | Directorate of Maritime Interest and Aquatic Environment | Head Department Aquatic Environment Protection, Pollution Response and Climate Change | male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Colombia | Colombian Ocean Commission | Executive Secretary and Antarctic Program Director | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important |
| Ecuador | INSTITUTO OCEANOGRAFICO Y ANTARTICO DE LA ARMADA | INVESTIGADOR OCEANOGRAFICO | FEMALE | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Ecuatorial Guinea | Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources | Geological engineer | Female | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Prof. of Marine Pollution | Female | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Estonia | Ministry of the Environment | Adviser | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| France | Ministère de la Transition Ecologique et de la Cohésion des Territoires | Secrétariat du Comité national français pour la COI | Female | Very Important | Not Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Ghana | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) -Water Research Institute | Director | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Honduras | National Center of Atmospheric, Ocanic and Seismic Studies | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| India | INCOIS | Director | Male | Not Necessary | Not Important | Not Important | Not Important |
| Japan | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | Director for Deep Sea-Earth Scientific Research | Male | Of Some Importance | |||
| Kuwait | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Principal Research Scentist | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Myanmar | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology | Deputy Director | Male | Not Important | Of Some Importance | Not Important | Not Important |
| Poland | Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences | Deputy Director for Reserch | male | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance |
| Tanzania, United Republic of, | Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam | Professor | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Venezuela | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) | Research Staff | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential |
