Welcome
Welcome to
our
Web site. We are dedicated to serving the ocean and coastal
scientific community in data management and data
queries. The Oceanographic Data Centre is
a joint implemented of the Seychelles Fishing Authority and the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO under the
ODINAFRICA project. The is centre funded by the IOC through the
ODINAFRICA Programme and the Seychelles Fishing Authority.
The
utilisation of available data and information management for the
sustainable exploitation and management of the marine and coastal
resources is one of the major challenges facing the Seychelles and in
the wider context the Western Indian Ocean states.
The
development of sound, rational and informed decisions, and
developmental strategies for the management of marine and coastal
resources will depend to a great extent on the availability and use of
scientific and technical information in a form that can be readily
understood and applied. The Seychelles data centre intends to fulfill
this role by providing a service to access ocean and coastal data
for the sustainable development of the Seychelles Islands.
Our Mission
The
National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) was established in 1997 under
the umbrella of the Seychelles Fishing Authority in
accordance with the IODE- ODINAFRICA project objectives and
is a member of the
International Oceanographic
Data Exchange
(IODE). The core objectives of the centre is to:
 To
archive and make available to users selected data or data
products
To
maintain a database/metadata and make inventories by area of
responsibility on national and regional marine
related
data
Maintain
contact and exchanges with National Oceanographic Data
Centres around the world.
Assist
users in ocean data access, management, quality control, and
data visualisation and interpretation.
Organisation Profile
The
Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) was nominated in 1997 by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (the focal point for UNESCO as the organisation to host
the Oceanographic Data Centre. The SFA is the government Executive Agency
for fisheries research, management, development and administration of the
Seychelles fisheries. It is involved in other branches of marine sciences.
It is the primary organisation for the management and conservation living
marine resources. Its capacity extends from academic and operational
fisheries research, fisheries oceanography, aquaculture, coral reef
research, coastal zone sciences and management (Fisheries focus), marine pollution, natural
resource assessment and economics, marine and coastal geographical
information systems, institutional and policy analysis and development of
natural resources. For further information on how Seychelles Fishing
Authority could of help to you please contact the
Managing
Director with your query.
Contact Information
You can contact the data centre on the information
below.
- Telephone :
00248 670300
- FAX :
00248 224508
- Postal address
-
Fishing Port, Victoria, Box 449, Mahe, Seychelles
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
management@sfa.sc
Customer Support:
rjasmin@sfa.sc
Webmasters:
rjasmin@sfa.sc
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