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management of bibliographic information, print and electronic tools for the publication
of marine science information, regional co-operation in scientific information
exchange (RECOSCIX), document delivery over the Internet and reflections on IPR
issues.
Because IOC/IODE operates in the global arena with a UN mandate, readers
are advised to consider what its recommendations and achievements have been to date
and where the focus is for the future. (UNESCO, 1996) IODE GEMIM reports can be
ordered from the IOC Secretariat at e-mail: p.pissierssens@unesco.org and/or via the
Web at URL http://www.unesco.org/ioc/.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA (ICES)
Founded in 1902 and with current membership representing 19 countries from both
sides of the Atlantic, including all European Coastal states (except the Mediterranean
countries east of, and including, Italy), ICES is the oldest intergovernmental
organisation in the world focusing on marine and fisheries science. Its multidisciplinary work programme concentrates on hydrography, physical oceanography,
population dynamics of fish stocks, standards of quality and comparability of oceanrelated data. The ICES secretariat is located in Denmark, from which site three
databanks are maintained for oceanographic, fisheries and environmental (pollution)
data. More than 100 meetings are held each year by ICES working groups, study
groups, workshops and committees, the latter of which advise national Member
Country governments, international regulatory commissions and the European
Commission. Many of the workshops deal with coastal or estuary problems, not only
deep ocean research, and focus on regions such as the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean.
OTHER INITIATIVES/PROGRAMMES.
There are numerous other global and regional initiatives which should be mentioned in
relation to formulating policies and practices for the GSDI. Some of these are:
GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System
(http://www.uncsco.org/ioc/goos/gloss.html)
EuroGOOS - European regional GOOS
(http://www.minvenw.nl/projects/netcoast/eurogoos/euroconf.html)
GELOS - Global Environmental Information Locator Service, part of the G7
ENRM - Environment and Natural Resources Management project
(http://enrm.ceo.org/)
SEAWIFS - Sea Viewing Wide Field of View Sensor programme and the
SeaStar remote sensing satellite for the colour of water due to changes in the
amount
of
plankton,
chlorophyll
and
sediment
(http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html)
R.A. Longhorn
management of bibliographic information, print and electronic tools for the publication
of marine science information, regional co-operation in scientific information
exchange (RECOSCIX), document delivery over the Internet and reflections on IPR
issues.
Because IOC/IODE operates in the global arena with a UN mandate, readers
are advised to consider what its recommendations and achievements have been to date
and where the focus is for the future. (UNESCO, 1996) IODE GEMIM reports can be
ordered from the IOC Secretariat at e-mail: p.pissierssens@unesco.org and/or via the
Web at URL http://www.unesco.org/ioc/.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA (ICES)
Founded in 1902 and with current membership representing 19 countries from both
sides of the Atlantic, including all European Coastal states (except the Mediterranean
countries east of, and including, Italy), ICES is the oldest intergovernmental
organisation in the world focusing on marine and fisheries science. Its multidisciplinary work programme concentrates on hydrography, physical oceanography,
population dynamics of fish stocks, standards of quality and comparability of oceanrelated data. The ICES secretariat is located in Denmark, from which site three
databanks are maintained for oceanographic, fisheries and environmental (pollution)
data. More than 100 meetings are held each year by ICES working groups, study
groups, workshops and committees, the latter of which advise national Member
Country governments, international regulatory commissions and the European
Commission. Many of the workshops deal with coastal or estuary problems, not only
deep ocean research, and focus on regions such as the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean.
OTHER INITIATIVES/PROGRAMMES.
There are numerous other global and regional initiatives which should be mentioned in
relation to formulating policies and practices for the GSDI. Some of these are:
GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System
(http://www.uncsco.org/ioc/goos/gloss.html)
EuroGOOS - European regional GOOS
(http://www.minvenw.nl/projects/netcoast/eurogoos/euroconf.html)
GELOS - Global Environmental Information Locator Service, part of the G7
ENRM - Environment and Natural Resources Management project
(http://enrm.ceo.org/)
SEAWIFS - Sea Viewing Wide Field of View Sensor programme and the
SeaStar remote sensing satellite for the colour of water due to changes in the
amount
of
plankton,
chlorophyll
and
sediment
(http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html)