PIMRIS (Pacific Islands Marine Resources Information Network) is a formal cooperative network of libraries and information centres within regional organisations (Secretariat of the Pacific Community-SPC, South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme-SPREP, Forum Fisheries Agency-FFA, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission-SOPAC) and government agencies concerned with the development of fisheries and marine resources in the Pacific. Its aim is to improve access to information on marine resources in the region by: (i) collecting, cataloguing and preserving relevant documents in print and electronic formats, especially “grey literature”; (ii) disseminating information via new products and services; (iii) supporting the development of regional libraries and information centres through training and technical assistance; and (iv) cooperating with similar networks and institutions throughout the world, including IAMSLIC, FAO and IOC. ODIN-PIMRIS is a pilot project that contributes to the objectives of PIMRIS, by focussing on:  establishing a regional marine information portal  creating capacity at national and institutional level to use & contribute to the portal  promoting the portal as a valuable information source for managers and decision makers ; Supported by IOC for IODE. ; Document available in English. ; Unpublished