Under this project a network of National Marine Data Centres (MDC) have been established at 13 expert institutions to ensure storage, processing, retrieval and dissemination of data and information on all aspects of Ocean Science and Technology.

The progress in the establishment of the National Ocean Information System is as indicated below:

- The infrastructure and facilities have been augmented at 11 Marine Data Centres.

- Mechanisms like Micro Earth Stations to connect Marine Data Centres through the satellite based National Informatics Centre Network have been established at 9 MDCs.

- Hardware and software requirements of the Marine Data Centres finalised.

- Data formats for data storage and retrieval at select Marine Data Centres have been worked out.

- Exchange of data and inter-MDC communication through the network, has been facilitated