Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre (BGODC) was established in 2002, as part of the Institute of Oceanology-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS). It operates as a centre for oceanographic data collating and is responsible for processing, archiving and distributing marine data. BGODC is also developing techniques for oceanographic data processing and database maintenance. Since 2004 BGODC operates as National Oceanographic Data Centre.
It provides real-time data: (i) SYSTEM FOR SEA ENVIRONMENT MONITORING: wind, air temperature, humidity, water temperature, salinity ; (ii) sea-level station data; (iii) open sea station data.