National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan)

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), (Urdu: قومی اداره سمندر جغرافیہ‎), is a department of the Government of Pakistan and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan). The NIO is a science and research executive organization located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan . 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). The institute has 30 qualified marine scientists working on ocean biology/productivity, marine chemistry and environment, physical oceanography/coastal hydraulics, marine geology and geophysics.

Notable people

• Hina Baig - Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Oceanography

See also

• Pakistan Antarctic Programme
• Pakistan Meteorological Department

External links

• NIO official website
• Ministry of Science and Technology

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