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Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment · WESSA
The National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System (OCIMS) is DFFE’s Operation Phakisa platform - developed with CSIR, SAEON and SAWS - that provides free decision-support tools for the governance of South Africa’s oceans and coasts.
Operational tools: Fisheries & Aquaculture Support (algal bloom detection) · Coastal Operations at Sea (ocean models, sea state) · Integrated Vessel Tracking (access-controlled) · EO for Water Quality.
Static tools: Coastal Viewer (marine & coastal spatial data) · Marine Spatial Planning · Coastal Flood Hazard (scenario modelling).
Data & reporting dashboards: MIMS archival repository · Marine Animal Sightings · Bird Flu Reporting · Gillnetting Response · Water Quality Sampling.
Portals: ocims.environment.gov.za · data.ocean.gov.za (MIMS)
General enquiries: ocims@dffe.gov.za
Fisheries & aquaculture queries: cscenquiries@dffe.gov.za