Students – Question 2.3: In your opinion, how important are the following in terms of increased access to physical infrastructure for your country?

Country	Institution	Your Position	Gender	Establishment and maintenance of a register of regional scientific research infrastructure (facilities, instruments, vessels) to facilitate access	Organizing shared access to regional scientific research infrastructure	Provision of new equipment by donors to your institution/organization	Provision of used equipment by donors or other institutions	Organizing low-cost access to spare parts for equipment	Training on the use and maintenance of physical infrastructure and equipment	Access to best practices on the use and maintenance of physical infrastructure and equipment	Other suggestions?
Representatives of Organization/Company/Institution
Brazil	Projeto Remar Limpar Ensinar	Gerente	Male
Brazil	Universidade Federal Fluminense	PhD Candidate	Male
Philippines	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development	Project Development Officer	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential

Personal Capacity
Argentina	Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET	PhD. Student/Fellow	Female
Bangladesh	Khulna University	PhD Student	Male	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important
Bangladesh	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)	MS.c Research Student	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Brazil	Instituto OceanogrÃ¡fico USP	student	Male
Brazil	UFPR – Universidade Federal do ParanÃ¡	PhD Candidate	Female	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential	I don’t know	Essential	Very Important
Brazil	Instituto Oceanografico (IO)	Student	Female
Brazil	University of SÃ£o Paulo	Grad student	Female	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Federal University of ParanÃ¡	Master’s Degree Student	Female	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Brazil	LaboratÃ³rio de GestÃ£o Costeira Integrada	Estudante	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Brazil	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Student	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Masters	Female	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Low-cost equipment and developing the local capability of building ocean technology/instrumentation are VERY essential! Just stressing bold these topics!
Brazil	Universidade Estadual de Campinas	PhD candidate	Female	Of Some Importance	Essential	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Brazil	Laboratorio de GestÃ£o Costeira Integrada	Volunteer Researcher	Female	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	UFSC	Student	Female
Brazil	Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro	Phd Student	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Federal University of CearÃ¡	Assistant Researcher	Male	I don’t know	Essential	Essential	Essential	I don’t know	Essential	Essential
Brazil	University of SÃ£o Paulo	PhD candidate	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Univali	Oceanography Student	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Very Important
Brazil	IOUSP	Post doc researcher	Female
Brazil	Universidade de SÃ£o Paulo	PhD	Female	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Of Some Importance
Brazil	Universidade de BrasÃlia – UnB	Phd Candidate	Female	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Brazil	FURG – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande	PhD Candidate	Female	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Unoversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco	Student	Male	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Of Some Importance	Essential	Essential	Essential
Brazil	Universidade Federal de SÃ£o Paulo (Unifesp)	Student	Prefer not to say
Brazil	University of SÃ£o Paulo	MSC Student	Male	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential
Brazil	Federal University of Rio Grande	Graduate Student	Male
Cameroon	University of Douala	Master’s student	Female	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Cameroon	University of Douala	PhD student	Male	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Essential	Essential
Chile	UCN	PhD. Student	Male
Chile	Universidad de ConcepciÃ³n	PhD student	Female	Essential	Essential	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Essential	Very Important
Colombia	Jorge Tadeo Lozano University	Student	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential
Colombia	N/A	N/A	Male
Côte D’Ivoire	Centre de Recherches OcÃ©anologiques	PhD Student	Male	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Côte D’Ivoire	Centre de Recherches OcÃ©anologiques d’Abidjan	PhD student/Research assistant in oceanography	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Ecuador	Escuela Superior PolitÃ©cnica del Litoral	student	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Ecuador	ESPOL	student	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Ghana	University of Cape Coast	Student (MPhil Oceanography and Liminology)	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
India	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies	Student	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	The equipment and instruments should be operated by a trained professional or under the supervision of the researcher
India	Student	Graduate of World Maritime University	Male
India	National Remote Sensing Centre	Scientist / Engineer – SE	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
India	Kerala university of fisheries and ocean studies	PhD student	Female
India	Annamalai University	SRF	Female
India	ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education	PhD Research Scholar	Male	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Of Some Importance	Very Important
India	ICAR-CIFE	PhD student	Male
Indonesia	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Magister Student	Female	Essential	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential
Kenya	Pwani University	Student	Female
Kenya	Kenya Wildlife Service	Tourism officer	Female	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Essential
Kenya	University of Nairobi	Graduate student	Male	Essential	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Very Important
Madagascar	ihsm	d		Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary
Madagascar	Institut Halieutique et des sciences Marines and University of Reunion Island	Phd Students	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance
Mexico	UNAM	Phd student	Female
Mexico	Universidad Nacional AutÃ³noma de MÃ©xico	Ph.D. Student	Male	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential
Nigeria	Ahmadu Bello University Zaria	Kafur L.G.A	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important
Nigeria	Ahmadu Bello University Zaria	Kafur L.G.A	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Nigeria	Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research	Chief Research Officer	Female	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Nigeria	Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research	Chief Research Officer	Female
Philippines	University of the Philippines – Cebu	Student	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Philippines	Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman	University Research Associate	Male
Philippines	University of the Philippines Diliman	Graduate Student	Female
Senegal	LPAO-SF	PhD student	Male	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important
Senegal	laboratoire de Physique de l’AtmosphÃ¨re et de l’OcÃ©an Simeon Fongang	Post doc	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Senegal	UCAD	PHD studen	Male	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Senegal	UCAD	Student	Male
Senegal	LPAOSF	PhD student	Male	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Senegal	Direction de l’environnement	Doctorante/Assistante technique	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Not Necessary	I don’t know	Very Important	Very Important
Senegal	Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor	PhD	Male	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	I don’t know	Essential	Essential
Seychelles	Department Of Blue Economy	M&E Officer	Female	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
South Africa	UCT	Student	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	I don’t know	Very Important	Essential	Essential
South Africa	SAIAB	PhD Candidate	Female	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Student	Male
Timor-Leste	Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL)	Lecturer	Male	Of Some Importance	Not Necessary	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Essential	Very Important
Togo	UNIVERSITE DE LOME	RESEARCHER	Male
Togo	Faculty of sciences, university of Lome	PhD student	Male	Essential	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Of Some Importance	Essential	Essential
Togo	Department of Geography	Phd Student/teacher assistant	Male
Turkey	METU Institute of Marine Sciences	PhD Student	Male	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential	Essential
Turkey	Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Science	Research Assistant	Female
Turkey	Akdeniz University, Antalya – Turkey	PhD Candidtae	Female	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	Essential	Very Important	This response is both applicable to my home country Nigeria and Turkey where I am currently on a study.
United Republic of Tanzania	Institute of Marine Sciences	Student	Female	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
United Republic of Tanzania	Institute of Marine Sciences	Msc Student	Male
Uruguay	Universidad de la Republica	Phd Student	Male
Venezuela	Universidad SimÃ³n BolÃvar	Researcher	Male