Welcome to the Black Sea Global Ocean Observing System

The Black Sea GOOS is a local Association formed by the Black Sea riparian countries in order to foster Operational Oceanography in the region and set up links with other regional and global organizations (with similar objectives).
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The Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Paris, on July 6, 2001

The Black Sea GOOS MoU was signed by five Black Sea countries, namely Bulgaria, Georgia, the Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine in July 6, 2001 in Paris. Romania followed the others and signed the the MoU on October 22, 2001 at the IOC headquarters in Paris.

From left to right: Ion Macovei (minister - counsellor, deputy permanent delegate of Romania to UNESCO), Admiral Anatoli Komaritsyn (National Oceanographic Committe of the Russian Federation, Russia), Admiral Nazım Çubukçu (Department  of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography of the Turkish Navy, Turkey), Acad. Valery Eremeev (Oceanological Centre, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences), Prof. Irakli Khomoriki (Tbilisi State University, Georgia), Prof. Hristo Slabakov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,  Institute of Oceanology, Bulgaria)

 

A modest celebration followed the signing the MoU. Thanks to Dr. Colin Summerhayes for his kind help.

From left to right: Dr. Colin Summerhayes (Director of the GOOS Project Office), Admiral Anatoli Komaritsyn (The Russian Federation), Prof. Ilkay Salihoğlu (Turkey),  Admiral Nazım Çubukçu (Turkey), Prof. Hristo Slabakov (Bulgaria), Prof. Irakli Khomoriki (Georgia)

Romania Joined the Club

Romania followed the others and signed the the MoU on October 22, 2001 at the IOC headquarters in Paris. This was a very important event for the Black Sea region. With the addition Romania all the riparian countries became members of the Black Sea GOOS

Participants of the meeting. From left to right: Eugen MIHAESCU (ambassador and permanent delegate of Romania to UNESCO), Patricio Bernal (Assistant Director General of UNESCO and Executive Secretary of IOC). Second row Cristina LORENT (expert, Romanian National Commission for UNESCO), Serban URSU (expert, Romanian National Commission for UNESCO), Daniela POPESCU (Romanian National Commission for UNESCO), Alexandru MIRONOV (general secretary of the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO), Thorkild Aarup (Assistant Secretary, IOC), Dimitri Travin (Senior Assistant Secretary, the IOC), George PETRESCU (expert, Romanian National Commission for UNESCO), Ion MACOVEI (minister- counsellor, deputy permanent, delegate of Romania to UNESCO)