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The Institute
The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an Institute of international repute, with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centers at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 37 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, and was established on 1 January 1966. The focus of research has been on observing and understanding the special oceanographic features that the North Indian basin offers. The results of this research have been reported in about 5000 research articles so far.
The institute has about 125 scientists and 85 technical support staff. The major research areas include biological, chemical, geological/geophysical, and physical besides some other areas such as marine instrumentation and archaeology. The institute has well equipped laboratories to conduct research in these areas. The institute has a library with 15,000 books and 20,000 back volumes of research journals, making it the best collection of printed literature on ocean sciences in the country. In addition to basic research, the institute also carries out applied research sponsored by the industry. These studies include oceanographic data collection, environmental impact assessment, and modeling to predict environmental impact. The institute also provides consultancy on a number of issues including marine environmental protection and coastal zone regulations.
The Institute had its First research vessel in RV Gaveshani and coastal vessel in CRV Sagar Sukti. Currently the Institute operates ocean going vessels ORV Sindhu Sankalp and ORV Sindhu Sadhana for multidisciplinary oceanographic observations.
