The National Focal Points are the appropriate contact points in each Member State for affairs regarding the implementation of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) at national and global levels.
This list of GLOSS National Focal Points is based on answers to Circular Letter 2666 sent on 1 June 2017.
GLOSS Focal Points are nominated via one of three channels : IOC National Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Delegation to UNESCO.
Scans of all nominations forms for focal points received to date can be found here.
This list of GLOSS National Focal Points is based on answers to Circular Letter 2666 sent on 1 June 2017.
GLOSS Focal Points are nominated via one of three channels : IOC National Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Delegation to UNESCO.
Scans of all nominations forms for focal points received to date can be found here.
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Gavidia Medina
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador (MARN) |
El Salvador | ||
| Nikolai Mikhailov
All-Russian Research Institute Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center, Obninsk |
Russian Federation | ||
| Sergiu Dov Rosen
Sea Shore Rosen Coastal, Ports, Marine and Environmental Engineering Consultants |
Israel | ||
| Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO |
France | ||
| Angora Aman | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Atanas Palazov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology |
Bulgaria | ||
| Steve SHIPMAN | Monaco | ||
| Laurent Testut
Université de la Rochelle - CNRS Laboratoire LIENSs (UMR-CNRS 7266) |
France | ||
| Guy WOPPELMANN
Université de la Rochelle - CNRS Laboratoire LIENSs (UMR-CNRS 7266) |
France | ||
| Keizo SAKURAI | Japan | ||
| Keith THOMPSON | Canada | ||
| Thomas Hammarklint
Swedish Maritime Administration - Hydrographic Office |
Sweden | ||
| Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera |
Mexico | ||
| Per Knudsen | Denmark | ||
| Bill Mitchell | Australia | ||
| Kexiu Liu | China | ||
| Anna von Gyldenfeldt
Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency) |
Germany | ||
| Heinz Habrich | Germany | ||
| Kathy Gordon | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Fabio Raicich
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di scienze Marine, Trieste |
Italy | ||
| Phillip MacAulay | Canada | ||
| Daniela Thaller | Switzerland | ||
| Sommart Niemnil, RTN
Royal Thai Naval Academy |
Thailand | ||
| Norman Teferle
University of Luxembourg, Faculté des Sciences, de la Technologie et de l’Information |
Luxembourg | ||
| Igor Ashik
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Russian Federation | ||
| Ajay Kumar Bandela
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services |
India | ||
| Gerasimos Korres
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HNODC) |
Greece | ||
| Ivica Vilibic
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Croatia |
Croatia | ||
| Elena Tel
Instituto Español de Oceanografía |
Spain | ||
| G. S. Metreveli | Georgia | ||
| George STAFFORD
Ministry of Fisheries & Water Resources. |
Gambia | ||
| Sonia Recalde
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador |
Ecuador | ||
| Oleg Nikitin
State Oceanographic Institute |
Russian Federation | ||
| Miguel Vásquez
Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada |
Chile | ||
| Ing. Khafid
National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping of Indonesia |
Indonesia | ||
| Long Jiang
OceanOPS |
France | ||
| Richard Edwing
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) |
United States of America | ||
| Maria - Emanuela Mihailov
Directia Hidrografica Maritima |
Romania | ||
| Keiji Hamada
Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo |
Japan | ||
| Victor OKPEITCHA
Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) |
Benin | ||
| Wilder Álvarez
Dirección General Marítima Colombia |
Colombia | ||
| M. Arshid Javed
Pakistan Navy |
Pakistan | ||
| Romeo I. Ho
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority |
Philippines | ||
| Angela Hibbert
National Oceanography Centre Liverpool, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Research |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Kwangwoo Cho
Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change |
Republic of Korea | ||
| Minchol Chang
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration |
Republic of Korea | ||
| Swarna Subba Rao
Survey of India |
India | ||
| Addisu Hunegnaw
University of Luxembourg, Faculté des Sciences, de la Technologie et de l’Information |
Luxembourg | ||
| Mahmood Rashid Al-Khayari
Public Authority of Civil Aviation |
Oman | ||
| José Domínguez Viloria
Servicio de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología de la Armada |
Uruguay | ||
| A. S. Unnikrishnan
CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Goa |
India | ||
| Mahmood Chowdhury
Naval Headquarters |
Bangladesh | ||
| Abdul Kader Ibrahim
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
Mauritius | ||
| Raul Capistrano
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority |
Philippines | ||
| Lertsak Noonim
Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Department |
Thailand | ||
| Atsanai Saibunchan
Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Department |
Thailand | ||
| Panlert Boonchuay
Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Department |
Thailand | ||
| Warongrit Hongprasith
Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Department |
Thailand | ||
| Woranot Pancharoen
Port Authority of Thailand |
Thailand | ||
| Rahanna Juman
Institute of Marine Affairs |
Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Rabenkogo Nicaise
Centre National des Données et de l'Information Océanographiques, Gabon |
Gabon | ||
| Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Said
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo |
Egypt | ||
| Sieuwnath Naipal
Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname |
Suriname | ||
| Patricio CARRASCO
Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada |
Chile | ||
| Bernardino João Nhantumbo
University of Cape Town - Department of Oceanography |
South Africa | ||
| Sekou Tidiane Bangoura
Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè |
Guinea | ||
| Jocelyne Kazadi
Centre de Controle et Surveillance de la Pollution Marine |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Leonardo Marriaga Rocha
M&O Consulting |
Colombia | ||
| Cesar BORBA
Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation |
Brazil | ||
| Dora Carinhas
Instituto Hidrográfico Lisboa |
Portugal | ||
| Dhifaf Abdulelah Mahdi Al-Khafaji
Ministry of Water Resources |
Iraq | ||
| Antonio Miguel Piecho-Santos
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. |
Portugal | ||
| Francisco Hernandez
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee |
Belgium | ||
| José Reyes Alava
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador |
Ecuador | ||
| Georgios Kokosis
Department of Lands and Surveys, Ministry of Interior |
Cyprus | ||
| Giorgi Metreveli
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University |
Georgia | ||
| Guy Westbrook
Marine Institute Headquarters, Galway |
Ireland | ||
| Sohaime Bin Hj. Rasidi
Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
Malaysia | ||
| Naima Hassine
Direction des ports et du Domaine Public Maritime |
Morocco | ||
| Oda Ravndal
Norwegian Mapping Authority. Hydrographic Service |
Norway | ||
| Andreja Kolenc
Department of the maintenance of measuring networks |
Slovenia | ||
| Yutaka KOBASHIGAWA
Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo |
Japan |