OCEAN DATABASE
A project of the Mauritius Oceanography Institute to share Ocean data and information
The collection of oceanographic data is important for understanding the ocean and the climate system and the impacts of stressors such as climate change on marine resources. Small Island Developing States like the Republic of Mauritius which relies heavily on its ocean resources needs sound oceanographic data for informed decision making for the sustainable development and management of ocean resources. The Mauritius Oceanography Institute has set up a decentralised spatial information management system, designed to enable access to geo-referenced databases and cartographic products from a variety of data providers through descriptive metadata, thus enhancing the spatial information exchange and sharing between organisations and end users. This endeavour is not only to allow information accessibility to users but also to give a temporal and spatial perspective for the sustainable development of the ocean and its resources.
The Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI), was established in January 2000 by the proclamation of the MOI Act (Act No. 24 of 1999), to rationalise and co-ordinate oceanographic research and development activities in the Republic of Mauritius. The role of the MOI is to advise the Government of the Republic of Mauritius on the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to oceanography for the development of a sustainable blue economy.
