Useful databases

Marine Regions(link is external) The database of marine regions is a standard list of marine georeferenced place names. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)(link is external) The database of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)(link is external) The African Register of Marine Species, AfReMaS, is a taxonomic database of marine species found along the African coasts. Ocean Data and Information Network of Africa (ODINAFRICA)(link is external) ODINAFRICA, the Ocean Data and Information Network of Africa, is a project of IODE (of IOC of UNESCO) and brings together more than 40 marine related institutions from twenty-five countries in Africa. African Ocean Biogeographic Information System (AfrOBIS)(link is external) The African Ocean Biogeographic Information System (AfrOBIS) is the information component of the Census of Marine Life (CoML), a network of African researchers engaged in a 10-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans - past, present, and future. Kenya National Oceanographic Data Center (KeNODC)(link is external) The Kenya National Oceanographic Data Center (KeNODC), is part of the network of the IODE (of IOC of UNESCO) data centers. The aim is to promote research and management of Kenya's coastal resources. KMFRI was elected as the host institution of KeNODC.

	Marine Regions(link is external) The database of marine regions is a standard list of marine georeferenced place names.
	World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)(link is external) The database of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy.
	African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)(link is external) The African Register of Marine Species, AfReMaS, is a taxonomic database of marine species found along the African coasts.
	Ocean Data and Information Network of Africa (ODINAFRICA)(link is external) ODINAFRICA, the Ocean Data and Information Network of Africa, is a project of IODE (of IOC of UNESCO) and brings together more than 40 marine related institutions from twenty-five countries in Africa.
	African Ocean Biogeographic Information System (AfrOBIS)(link is external) The African Ocean Biogeographic Information System (AfrOBIS) is the information component of the Census of Marine Life (CoML), a network of African researchers engaged in a 10-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans - past, present, and future.
	Kenya National Oceanographic Data Center (KeNODC)(link is external) The Kenya National Oceanographic Data Center (KeNODC), is part of the network of the IODE (of IOC of UNESCO) data centers. The aim is to promote research and management of Kenya's coastal resources. KMFRI was elected as the host institution of KeNODC.