OceanExpert ID : 10171
UNESCO / IOC Project Office for IODE
IODE
(UNESCO / IOC Project Office for IODE )
InnovOcean Campus
Jacobsenstraat 1
8400 Oostende
Belgium
Type
International / Intergovernmental
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Telephone
+32 59 56 98 00
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
IOC
(Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO)
Sea Region of study
Global
Activities
The programme "International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange" (IODE) of the "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO
was established in 1961.
Its purpose is to enhance marine research,
exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of
oceanographic data and information between participating Member States,
and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products.
Update June 2026: IODE is also the host of the Decade Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing (DCO-OO) ||DCO||
Ward APPELTANS
Head of Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Lisa BENEDETTI
IOC consultant
Emilie BOULANGER
OBIS scientific officer eDNA
Jan-Bart CALEWAERT
Lead Manager of the Decade Coordination Office for Data Sharing