National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan) 5020850 181672899 2008-01-02T19:29:33Z Muhammadhani 1270192 '''National Institute of Oceanography''' (NIO) is located in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. It 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. ==External links== * [http://www.niopk.gov.pk National Institute of Oceanography] [[Category:Oceanographic institutions]] [[Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies]] [[Category:Karachi District]]