IOC - Ocean Best Practices System

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Providing technological advances and community approaches for all ocean methods to better understand and sustain our oceans.

Our Vision

To have agreed and broadly adopted methods across ocean research, operations and applications.

What is a Best Practice?

A best practice is a methodology that has repeatedly produced superior results relative to other methodologies with the same objective. To be fully elevated to a best practice, a promising method will have been adopted and employed by multiple organizations.

Key Activities

Repository

Search or submit ocean practices.

Journal

Peer-reviewed research topic in Frontiers in Marine Science.

Training

Capacity development via OceanTeacher Global Academy.

UN Ocean Decade

Supporting the OceanPractices programme.


Events & News

OBPS Workshop VIII (October 2024)
Facilitating the role of best practices in operational oceanography.
Newsletter
Join the OceanPractices Community of Practice.