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1) what kind of scientific architecture is which have long been needed. The quality goals set in the Ocean Decade for Sustain- should lead to greater knowledge of the
necessary, to obtain the desired effect, in and continuous observation of the oceans able Development, the GOOS strategy is to state of the sea, protect the health of the
support of the processes of governance bring enormous benefits to society in dif- provide by 2030 with an integrated obser- oceans and promote sustainable economic
of the sea and the promotion of resulting ferent ways, among which stand out a vational system that can provide high-qual- growth. GOOS, therefore, is a global sys-
public policies? And better understanding of coastal physical ity, critical information for the public and tem of integrated observations capable of
2) what can ocean science offer, today, in processes, greater efficiency in maritime private sectors on adaptation and mitigat- evaluating the temporal evolution of the
support of the sustainable transformations activities, sustained support for the for- ing the impacts of climate change. This ocean’s physical, biological, and ecological
that, invariably, will guide a Blue Economy? mation of environmental public policies as integrated system must absorb technolog- properties and its functioning, which will
well as the monitoring of their compliance, ical innovations in order to respond to the provide valuable information on the cli-
International examples denote the environmental protection, leisure activities, needs of users in general. GOOS actions mate variability of the oceans.
current distance in which we still find among others. For example, observation 3. The Brazilian component of GOOS
ourselves so as to obtain answers to the of meteoceanographic properties is criti-
questions postulated above. Otherwise, cal for oil and gas companies, in support
it might not be necessary for the United of platform installations or safe drilling of The Interministerial Commission for the Buoys Program (PNBOIA), Network of fixed
Nations (UN) to declare the period 2021- wells offshore. Companies in the port sec- Resources of the Sea (CIRM) created, in buoys for research and forecasting in the
2030 as the Decade of Ocean Science for tor also depend on environmental infor- 1997, the GOOS-Brasil Program, with the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), Permanent Net-
Sustainable Development (IOC-UNESCO, mation in coastal regions for the entry and objective of expanding and consolidating work for Monitoring the Middle Sea Level
2020), if we already had a well-defined exit of large ships in their port operations. a system of permanent observation of the (GLOSS-Brasil), Shallow Water Wave Mon-
path to for the sake of sustainability and An overview of some ongoing Brazilian oceans, coastal zone, and atmosphere, in itoring Network (WAVES Network), MO-
health of the oceans. The Ocean Decade initiatives is presented in this article, involv- the South Atlantic and Tropical regions. It VAR Project, Oceanographic Modeling and
arises, therefore, from the need to encour- ing federal agencies, universities, and some would, therefore, be the Brazilian contribu- Observation Network (REMO), Coastal and
age scientific research and technological private companies, with a focus on initiatives tion to the international GOOS program. Oceanic Meteorological Monitoring, Data
innovations aimed at cleaning, safety, and associated with ocean monitoring. Emphasis The Brazilian Navy, through the Navy Network, South Atlantic Southern Upturn
sustainability of the oceans. It is also an op- is given to the GOOS-Brasil Program, coor- Hydrography Center (CHM - Centro de Hi- Cell Monitoring (SAMOC/SAMBAR), Brazil-
portunity for the country to consider the dinated by the Brazilian Navy (MB), corre- drografia da Marinha), coordinates the exe- ian Coast Monitoring System (SiMCosta),
possibilities of creating a new institutional sponding to the longest-lived system exist- cution of the GOO-Brasil Program, with the and Best Practices in Ocean Observation
arrangement, in support of an integrated ing at the national level, subsidizing actions participation of Ministries and Government Program (MePrO).
network of marine observatories in Brazil, aimed at maximizing socio-economic bene- Secretaries, universities, research institutes, The following is a brief description of
which also includes aspects of biodiversi- fits and the safe return of public investment and representatives of the scientific com- each network, program, or project that
ty and the biogeochemistry of the oceans, in the Blue Economy area. munity, designated by ordinance by CIRM. makes up GOOS-Brasil, which, at first, are
Currently, the following observation relevant in terms of themes, such as the
2. The Global Ocean Observation System programs are part of GOOS-Brasil: National Blue Economy.

The Global Ocean Observing System and by the International Science Council
(GOOS) is led by UNESCO’s Intergovern- (ISC – International Science Council).
mental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) GOOS is an ocean observation program
and supported by the World Meteorolog- through collaboration with the internation-
ical Organization (WMO), the United Na- al community, involving scientists, regional
tions Environmental Program. Units (UNEP and national institutions (I-GOOS, 1997). As
– United Nations Environment Programme) ocean observation is critical to achieving the

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