The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), (Urdu: قومی ادارہَ جغرافیہَ بحر), is a department of the Government of Pakistan and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan).[2][3] The NIO is a science and research executive organization located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[4] The NIO' research and studies are funded by the Federal Government of Pakistan while the facilities are provided by the Sindh Government.
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| Formed | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan) |
| Website | niopk |
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).[5] The institute has 30 qualified marine scientists working on ocean biology/productivity, marine chemistry and environment, physical oceanography/coastal hydraulics, marine geology and geophysics.