New deadline:  Following the recent IOC Decision A-32/4.8.2, an ad hoc intersessional working group on Ocean Observations in Areas under National Jurisdiction held its first meeting. This working group would like to have more participation from Member States in regard to the survey attached to circular letter 2938.  If you were not able to meet the original timeline, please feel free to answer by the new date of 1^st March 2024 and return the questionnaire to Ms Forest Collins (f.collins@unesco.org). [11 Dec. 2023]

IOC Member States to provide information on experiences regarding sustained ocean observations in Areas under their National Jurisdiction through responding to the 7 questions noted in Annex 1 by 15 April 2023.

The questionnaire (Annex 1) is also available in Word.