a global network of researchers engaged in a ten year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life in the oceans

European NGOs working to protect and restore to health the marine environment of the European seas and the wider North East Atlantic

a voluntary association of conservation, fishing, and Alaska Native organizations working to protect and restore the amazing diversity of the North Pacific’s ocean ecology, including fish, wildlife, and seabirds and their habitat, while providing for sustainable human uses

the only conservation organization in the world that works exclusively for Antarctica

is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting marine science and coordinating discussion and debate of marine issues in Australia and aims to increase public awareness of the importance of marine science

provides news and seeks to strengthen the ocean conservation constituency through building unity, providing tools, and enhancing public awareness of both the challenges and solutions being offered to the various threats facing our living oceans

a unique regional partnership that leads and directs the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay - the largest estuary in the U.S

working together to protect seamounts, cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems

collaborative research project of more than 25 European seaports that focuses on exchange of practical information on port-related environmental issues

a voluntary partnership of local authorities, organisations, businesses and communities that promotes integrated approaches to managing the environmental, economic and community resources in Scotland

a coalition of scientists, divers, environmentalists and others committed to reef preservation with a primary focus on restoration, disease, and other issues caused by environmental stresses

a regional effort by bordering U.S. states to protect the Gulf of Mexico; by sharing science, expertise and financial resources to better protect the health of this complex ecosystem

a coordinated network of people and technology that work together to generate and disseminate continuous data on our coastal waters, Great Lakes, and oceans

promotes the study of scientific problems relating to the oceans and the interactions taking places at the sea floor, coastal, and atmospheric boundaries

a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations striving to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems by implementing international conventions and agreements

a portal for information on community-based marine conservation and its practitioners

seeks to conserve coral reefs and other marine ecosystems by creating standards and certification for those engaged in the collection and care of ornamental marine life from reef to aquarium

provides a report, “Our Waters, Our Communities, Our Future,” in which the council recommended a “ecosystem-based management” approach that will coordinate the efforts of various state agencies to address issues including land use, water quality, building capacity and research goals

a network of organisations working together to manage and protect the northwest coast of the UK

provides a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities in the ocean's dropping pH and ways to minimize the effects of such changes

OBIS allows users to search marine species datasets from all of the world's oceans

dedicated to the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems and the species they sustain through the development of innovative technologies and science based conservation action

features a letter to Canadian Parliament members regarding the protection of the oceans

works towards the protection and conservation of pinnipeds worldwide via monitoring, working to decrease threats, and developing educational information to concerned groups