INCOIS
Mandate, Functions, and Ocean Services
INCOIS is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, established in 1999 and headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its core mandate is to provide ocean information and advisory services to society, industry, government, and the scientific community through sustained ocean observation and research.
- Key services: Ocean State Forecast (OSF), Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories, Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), storm surge predictions, and the Marine Heatwave Advisory Service (MAHAS).
- INCOIS's ITEWC was designated a Regional Tsunami Service Provider by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in 2012, covering the Indian Ocean region.
- INCOIS serves as the National Oceanographic Data Centre and the Regional Argo Data Centre for the Indian Ocean.
- PFZ advisories issued by INCOIS directly benefit around 4 million fishers by indicating areas of high fish concentration, reducing fuel consumption and fishing time.
● Tracked since February 09, 2026 · last seen April 23, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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