The Indian Ocean Rim hosts many of the world's underdeveloped and emerging economies that depend on the ocean resources for the livelihoods of the populations of millions. Operational ocean information services cater to the requirements of managers and end-users to efficiently harness those resources and to ensure safety. Fishery information is not the only operational service that will be needed to empower such communities in the coming decades. Coral bleaching alerts, SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)-assisting advisories, conservation or ecotourism assisting services (e.g. TurtleWatch or WhaleWatch), poaching and/or by-catch reduction support and jellyfish, micro-plastic and oil spill watching to name a few, but not an exhaustive list, of the services that are needed operationally. This paper outlines the existing tools and explores the ongoing research that has potential to convert the findings into operational services in near- to midterm.

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想法和观点：通过海洋生态系统研究和运营服务，将印度洋带入联合国海洋科学促进可持续发展十年（UNDOSSD）——早期职业生涯

环印度洋拥有世界上许多不发达和新兴经济体，这些经济体依赖海洋资源维持数百万人的生计。可操作的海洋信息服务满足管理人员和最终用户的要求，以有效利用这些资源并确保安全。在未来几十年中，渔业信息并不是赋予这些社区权力所需的唯一业务服务。珊瑚白化警报、SCUBA（自给式水下呼吸器）辅助咨询、保护或生态旅游辅助服务（例如 TurtleWatch 或 WhaleWatch）、偷猎和/或副渔获物减少支持以及水母、微塑料和漏油观察等等运营上需要的一些服务，但不是详尽的清单。