Representatives of Organization/Company/Institution
| 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 | Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA/CONICET-UBA) and French-Argentinean Institute for the Study of Climate and its Impacts (CNRS-IRD-CONICET-UBA) | Director | Female | |||||||||||
| Bangladesh | Fisheries & Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University | Professor & Head | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Brazil | IVIDES.org | Chairwoman | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Brazil | UFRJ | Full Professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Brazil | faho@lamce.coppe.ufrj.br | Researcher | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Chile | Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile | Full Professor | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | I don’t know | I don’t know | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance |
| Costa Rica | University of Costa Rica | Asociate Profesor | Female | Not Necessary | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important |
| Côte D’Ivoire | Nangui Abrogoua University of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) | Teacher – researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Ecuador | ESPOL | DEAN OF MARITIME ENGINEERING AND MARINE SCIENCES FACULTY | Female | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Researcher doctor in marine chemistry department | Female | |||||||||||
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fishereis | Doctor researcher | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Egypt | Housing and Building National Research Center | Associate professor | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Egypt | Housing and Building National Research Center | Associate professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Guatemala | Centro de Estudios del Mar y Acuicultura | Assitant professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | I don’t know | I don’t know | I don’t know | Essential | I don’t know | Very Important |
| India | MARS Practitioners Network | Facilitator and Tech Advisor (DPRR n SDGs) | Male | |||||||||||
| India | Physical Research Laboratory | Senior Scientist | Male | |||||||||||
| Indonesia | Universitas Negeri Makassar | Lecturer and researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Indonesia | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Lecturer/Researcher | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Iraq | Marine Science Centre University if Basrah | Professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Malaysia | University of Malaya | Associate Professor | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Malaysia | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Senior Lecturer | Male | |||||||||||
| Mexico | Centro de Investigación para los Recursos Naturales (CIReNa-DGETAyCM) | CIReNa´s Director | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Mexico | SECRETARIA DE EDUCACION PUBLICA | DOCENTE | Female | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Mexico | Universidad Autónoma del Carmen | Professor | Female | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | National water resources institute. Kaduna | Senior technologist | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance |
| Pakistan | Bahria University | Assistant Professor | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Very Important | Not Necessary |
| Panama | Universidad de Panama | Profesor | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Panama | smithsonian tropical research institute | director, physical monitoring program | Male | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Philippines | Misamis University | Director, MUCEP | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Philippines | De La Salle Lipa | Faculty/ICM Focal Person | Female | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| Philippines | Samar State University-College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Catbalogan City Philippines | Associate Professor/Head Research and Development | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Sri Lanka | The Ocean University of Sri Lanka | Senior Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University | Researcher | Female | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago | Professor of Urban and Regional Planning | Female | |||||||||||
| Tunisia | Ministére d’Agriculture et de peche tunisie | technicien supérieure | Female |
| 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 | Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA/CONICET-UBA) and French-Argentinean Institute for the Study of Climate and its Impacts (CNRS-IRD-CONICET-UBA) | Director | Female | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | Fisheries & Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University | Professor & Head | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Brazil | IVIDES.org | Chairwoman | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | |
| Brazil | UFRJ | Full Professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Brazil | faho@lamce.coppe.ufrj.br | Researcher | Male | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
| Chile | Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile | Full Professor | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
| Costa Rica | University of Costa Rica | Asociate Profesor | Female | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Côte D’Ivoire | Nangui Abrogoua University of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) | Teacher – researcher | Male | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | we have urgent needs in qualified personnel and in measuring equipment for the observation and analysis of oceanographic data to anticipate the negative impacts of the increase in sea level on the coastal zone |
| Ecuador | ESPOL | DEAN OF MARITIME ENGINEERING AND MARINE SCIENCES FACULTY | Female | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | more regional integration regarding research vessels. For example, there are so many ships going to Antarctica from the north, some coordination might enable research along tracks that are under sampled such as the southeastern tropical Pacific. Hence contribution from my country to operate the vessel would not be as much as having our own vessel going out, frequency may increase, and so on |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Researcher doctor in marine chemistry department | Female | ||||||||||
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fishereis | Doctor researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | I don’t know | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | |
| Egypt | Housing and Building National Research Center | Associate professor | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Egypt | Housing and Building National Research Center | Associate professor | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | |
| Guatemala | Centro de Estudios del Mar y Acuicultura | Assitant professor | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
| India | MARS Practitioners Network | Facilitator and Tech Advisor (DPRR n SDGs) | Male | ||||||||||
| India | Physical Research Laboratory | Senior Scientist | Male | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | Universitas Negeri Makassar | Lecturer and researcher | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | |
| Indonesia | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Lecturer/Researcher | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | |
| Iraq | Marine Science Centre University if Basrah | Professor | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | |
| Malaysia | University of Malaya | Associate Professor | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Malaysia | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Senior Lecturer | Male | ||||||||||
| Mexico | Centro de Investigación para los Recursos Naturales (CIReNa-DGETAyCM) | CIReNa´s Director | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Mexico | SECRETARIA DE EDUCACION PUBLICA | DOCENTE | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | |
| Mexico | Universidad Autónoma del Carmen | Professor | Female | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | National water resources institute. Kaduna | Senior technologist | Female | Essential | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | |
| Pakistan | Bahria University | Assistant Professor | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | international exchange programs for internships for students |
| Panama | Universidad de Panama | Profesor | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Panama | smithsonian tropical research institute | director, physical monitoring program | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Philippines | Misamis University | Director, MUCEP | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Philippines | De La Salle Lipa | Faculty/ICM Focal Person | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Philippines | Samar State University-College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Catbalogan City Philippines | Associate Professor/Head Research and Development | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Exchange scientist among member counties based on expertise |
| Sri Lanka | The Ocean University of Sri Lanka | Senior Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University | Researcher | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago | Professor of Urban and Regional Planning | Female | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | Ministére d’Agriculture et de peche tunisie | technicien supérieure | Female |