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The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), (Urdu: قومی ادارہَ جغرافیہَ بحر), is a department of the Government of Pakistan and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan).[2][3] The NIO is a science and research executive organization located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[4] The NIO' research and studies are funded by the Federal Government of Pakistan while the facilities are provided by the Sindh Government.

History

NIO was established in 1981 through a Government Resolution to conduct multidisciplinary research in oceanography in the coastal and offshore areas of Pakistan (EEZ 24,000 km2).[5] The institute has 30 qualified marine scientists working on ocean biology/productivity, marine chemistry and environment, physical oceanography/coastal hydraulics, marine geology and geophysics.

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References

  1. ^ "Project under way to check sea level rise". Dawn (newspaper). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Five-year plan for National Institute of Oceanography approved". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Continental Shelf Extension: A gateway to future dividends". The News International (newspaper). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Coastal management: minimising biodiversity loss". Dawn (newspaper). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistan eager to revive Antarctic expedition". Gulf News (newspaper). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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