The National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System (OCIMS) was developed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) in partnership with the CSIR, SAEON and SAWS through Operation Phakisa
Dear users,
The OCIMS team is currently undertaking a system re-design on some of its main IT infrastructure. This may impact some of our user experience within the OpsAtSea and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Decision Support Tools. We expect all services to be restored by mid-November 2026 and apologise for the inconvenience.
A satellite remote-sensing product showing where algal blooms are occurring.
Use of ocean models and sea state parameters.
This tool is access controlled. Please contact us if you would like to discuss further.
Using earth observations (EO) to determine water quality.
View marine and coastal spatial data from various custodians and perform basic spatial queries.
Contact us to contribute data.
Viewer for Marine Spatial Planning activities in terms of the Marine Spatial Planning Act (Act no. 16 of 2018).
Bathtub-based flood model allowing users to incrementally 'drown your town', which is useful for risk scenario planning.
MIMS is an archival data repository for marine and coastal data.
A Web Map Service (WMS) allows you to view, and overlay spatial data instead of downloading raw geographic data.
A data capture (SA seabird bird flu form) and visualisation response to the bird flu outbreak.
The dashboard shows information regarding marine animal sightings captured by permitted operators.
A data capture form and dashboard to support compliance and enforcement efforts.
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