649. PHILIPPINES 



The Philippine Oceanographic Data Center (PODC) is in the Bur- 

 eau of Coast and Geodetic Survey (BC&GS), which is also responsible 

 for oceanographic and hydrographic surveys. The Bureau of Fisheries 

 and Aquatic Resources (BF&AR) is responsible for marine biology as 

 well as fishery research, the Bureau of Mines (BOM) for marine geo- 

 logical surveys, and the Weather Bureau (WB) for marine meteorology. 



650. POLAND 



The Oddzial Morski, Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej 

 (IMGW/OM) (Marine Division of the Institute of Meteorology and Water 

 Economy) is the national oceanographic data center for Poland. Other 

 agencies with marine interests are the Instytut Morski (IM) or Mar- 

 ine Institute, Morski Instytut Rybacki (MIR) or Sea Fisheries Insti- 

 tute, and Zaklad Oceanologii Instytut Geofizy (ZOIG) or Oceanology 

 Section of the Geophysical Institute of the Polska Akademia Nauk 

 (PAN) or Polish Academy of Science. 



651. PORTUGAL 



Agencies concerned with marine research include the Comissao de 

 Estudo do Aprovatomento do Leito do Mar (CEALM) in the Direccao Gen- 

 eral dos Servicos de Fomento Maritimo Marinho (DGSFMM), the Insti- 

 tuto Hidrografico (IH) the Instituto de Biologia Maritima (IBM), the 

 Centro de Biologia Aquatica Tropical Ministerio do Ultramar 

 (CBATMU), and the Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (SMN). 



652. ROMANIA 



The Institutul Romin de Cercetari Marine (IRCM) and the 

 Directoria Hidrografica Maritima (DHM) are responsible for most of 

 Romania's marine research activities. IRCM is Romania's designated 

 national agency for oceanographic data exchange. 



653. SENEGAL 



Marine research is largely the responsibility of the Centre de 

 Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT) and the Direc- 

 tion d'Oceanographie et des Peches Maritimes (DOPM). France's Office 

 de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM) spon- 

 sors a center at Dakar. 



654. SOUTH AFRICA 



The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in- 

 cludes the National Research Institute for Oceanography (NRIO). It 

 is also responsible for the South African National Commission for 

 Oceanographic Research (SANCOR). Other agencies concerned with mar- 

 ine research are the Hydrographic Office (HO) of the South African 

 Navy, Sea Fisheries Branch (SFB) of the Department of Industries, and 

 Weather Bureau (WB). 



The University of Cape Town supports an Institute of Oceanography 

 (UCTIO) active in marine research. Other acronyms associated with 

 South Africa are SAIOR — South African Institute for Oceanographic 

 Research, SASCAR — South African Scientific Committee for Antarctic 

 Research, SOEKOR — Southern Oil Exploration Company, and FISCOR or 

 VISCOR — Fisheries Development Corporation. 



655. SPAIN 



The Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia (lEO) is responsible for 

 marine research activities and for the Centro Espanol de Datos Ocean- 

 ograficos (CEDO), Spain's national oceanographic data center. Hydro- 

 graphic surveying is the responsibility of the Instituto Hidrografico 



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