United Nations Activities in Marine Information Exchange

Land-locked as well as maritime nations are displaying an increasing interest in the enormous potential of marine resources. The investigations engendered by this interest require - and generate - both scientific and technical information about the marine environment and the means of coping with that environment. The importance of prompt and accurate dissemination of such information on an international basis is recognized by the United Nations, and its Ocean Economics and Technology Office has been asked to encourage such interchange. The authors will give a summary of the UN´s current and forthcoming activities in this area.