1. ESTABLISMENT OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER TURKEY I.Phase National Oceanographic Data Inventory

2. Objectives Development of the NODC in Turkey Create a tool for increasing collaborations between scientists in Turkey and in the region

3. National Oceanographic Data Inventory In order to establish National Oceanographic Information Centers (NOICs) National Oceanographic Data Management Committee (NODMC) formed. NODMC Members: Department of Nav., Hydrogr. and Oceanography, Turkish Navy, DEÜ Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Izmir EU Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Izmir İ.Ü. Institute of Marine Sciences, Istanbul, İ.Ü. Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul KTÜ Faculty of Marine Sciences, Trabzon OMÜ Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Sinop General Directorate of Mineral Resources, Ankara METU Institute of Marine Sciences, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Committee

4. Data Types (60 variables) Coastal zone (e.g. Coastline, laguuns etc.) Meteorological (Surface measurements) Physical oceanography (T,S, currents, optics, waves, sea level etc.) Chemical oceanography (TSS, Nutrients, pH, TCO2, etc.) Marine biology (pigments, biota, etc.) Pollution( PAH, heavy metals, etc) Fisheries (aquaculture, fish stacks)\ Geology and Geophysics (Bathymetry, sysmology, sed. etc) Remote sensing (aerial photos, satellite images)

9. www.ims.metu.edu.tr/inventory

19. Marine Pollution Data Collaction Capacity Owner : State Statistical Institute Executive: IMS-METU Sposor : State Planning Office

20. Partners METU, Institute of Marine Sciences Canakkale University Sinop Faculty of Aquatic Sciences BTU, Faculty of Marine Sciences

21. Total 13 stations Iskenderun Mersin Derince Darica Tuzla Hereke Eskihisar Sarayburnu Rumeli Kavagi Sinop Trabzon Tekirdag Canakkale