2.1 Develop a Data and Information Management System for maritime related impacts from port and navigation activities, and land-based sources of pollution.

Building on existing institutional arrangements where feasible, establish a Data and Information Management System for the Gulf of Honduras to facilitate the updating of the TDA and data sharing with other projects, including the MBRS.

Develop mechanisms for the sharing of data and information for input into the Data and Information Management System for the Gulf of Honduras.

Create standards and protocols for the collection, processing, analysis and compilation of data and GIS information.

Develop a centralized system for access and distribution of the data to the organizations involved in the control of maritime pollution and transport in the Gulf of Honduras.

Develop technical capacity for the transfer and incorporation of hydrographical and oceanographical data into GIS based information systems.