IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
 Oostende, Belgium 
                                                    
                            
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                                                 Created by the Census of Marine Life, OBIS is now part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, under its International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme.
			
			It strives to document the ocean's diversity, distribution and abundance of life. OBIS allows users to search marine species datasets from all of the world's oceans.                    
                 Timeframe 
                    - Permanent
  Geographical coverage 
                    
                    
                    - Global
 Intended Users
                    - Administrations/Authorities
- General public
- Organisations/Associations
- Policy-makers/managers/planners
- Researchers and scientists
 Source of funding
                    
                     
                    
                     
                    - Public funding
  Country of project partners 
                    
                                        
                - Cyprus
- France
- Greece
- Italy
- Malta
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Albania
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Palestine
- Tunisia
- Turkey


 INITIATIVE:  Ocean Biogeographic Information System
 
            INITIATIVE:  Ocean Biogeographic Information System