Detailed report by country
| 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 | Male | 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 |
| Benin | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) | Director | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Chile | CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE | DIRECTOR | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important |
| Colombia | Colombian Ocean Commission | International Adviser | Female | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Of Some Importance |
| Comoros | Université des Comores | Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | State Hydro-Meteorological Administration | Director | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | President of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| El Salvador | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales | Especialista en Oceanografía | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Estonia | Ministry of the Environment of Estonia | Coordinator | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Finland | Finnish Meteorological Institute | Safety, Head of Group | Female | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| France | Comité national français pour la COI | Présidente | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Germany | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency | Secretariat of German IOC-Section | Male | Very Important | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary |
| Guinea | Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè (CERESCOR) | Chercheur Océanographe / Directeur Ecole Doctorale en Océanographie, Environnement Marin et Côtier | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| India | INCOIS | Director | Male | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Director | Male | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary |
| Kenya | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | Director-Focal Point 3 | Male | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Principal Research Scientist, Kuwait Representative to IOC | Female | Very Important | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary |
| Lebanon | National Centre for Marine Sciences-CNRSL | Director of the Centre & Researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| Mexico | MEXICO NODC | Coordinator | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Morocco | INRH | National Focal Point | Male | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Pakistan | National Institute of Oceanography | Senior Research Scientist | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Panama | Autoridad Marítima de Panamá | Jefe de Ambiente | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important |
| Peru | Dirección de HidrografÃa y Navegación – Perú | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Portugal | Instituto Hidrografico | Oceanographer | Female | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Sudan | UNESCO Chair on Marine Biology and Oceanography / Sudan | Chairholder | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| Sweden | SMHI | Senior oceanographer/data manager | Female | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Togo | University of Lome | Lecturer, IOC National Focal Point | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Tunisia | Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM) | Professor | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | PO box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
| Vietnam | Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | Director | Female | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important |
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| Ecuador | Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada | Investigador Oceanográfico | Female | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| 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 | Male | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Benin | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) | Director | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | ||
| Chile | CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE | DIRECTOR | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Colombia | Colombian Ocean Commission | International Adviser | Female | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Interaction of the various sciences with a focus on the ocean Likewise, it is important to facilitate the use of non-technical language that motivates the participation of the general public and coastal communities in activities related to education and culture. |
| Comoros | Université des Comores | Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | State Hydro-Meteorological Administration | Director | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | President of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Male | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| El Salvador | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales | Especialista en Oceanografía | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Estonia | Ministry of the Environment of Estonia | Coordinator | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Finland | Finnish Meteorological Institute | Safety, Head of Group | Female | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | |
| France | Comité national français pour la COI | Présidente | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | The essential data are: 1) real time: tide-gauge, sea-level stations included buoy, submarine cables, GPS buoy… ; 2) very precise bathymetric data ; 3) water characterization: salinity, temperature ; 4) real or near real time satellite data: GNSS, photos… |
| Germany | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency | Secretariat of German IOC-Section | Male | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | |
| Guinea | Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè (CERESCOR) | Chercheur Océanographe / Directeur Ecole Doctorale en Océanographie, Environnement Marin et Côtier | Male | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| India | INCOIS | Director | Male | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Director | Male | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
| Kenya | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | Director-Focal Point 3 | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Principal Research Scientist, Kuwait Representative to IOC | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | |
| Lebanon | National Centre for Marine Sciences-CNRSL | Director of the Centre & Researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Mexico | MEXICO NODC | Coordinator | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Morocco | INRH | National Focal Point | Male | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Collaboration among coastal and ocean based Institutions |
| Pakistan | National Institute of Oceanography | Senior Research Scientist | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Panama | Autoridad Marítima de Panamá | Jefe de Ambiente | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | |
| Peru | Dirección de HidrografÃa y Navegación – Perú | Director | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | |
| Portugal | Instituto Hidrografico | Oceanographer | Female | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | |
| Sudan | UNESCO Chair on Marine Biology and Oceanography / Sudan | Chairholder | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Sweden | SMHI | Senior oceanographer/data manager | Female | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | |
| Togo | University of Lome | Lecturer, IOC National Focal Point | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Tunisia | Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM) | Professor | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | PO box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Vietnam | Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | Director | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | |
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| Ecuador | Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada | Investigador Oceanográfico | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance |