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

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

seeks to educate and inform the world about the importance of marine mammals, and the sustainability and conservation of their habitat

is a national non-profit organisation 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

seeks to capture emerging international best practice on the full range of considerations needed to build such marine protected networks as an important component of ocean conservation

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

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

seeks to preserve and rehabilitate marine ecosystems; working in the areas of integrated coastal and marine management, fisheries, marine protected areas, larger marine ecosystems, as well as coral reef rehabilitation, and the effects of coral bleaching and climate change

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

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

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

seeks to evaluate and promote the educational, scientific and managerial advancement of marine mammal science

dedicated to protecting oceans, waves and beaches

promotes coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers

an international network of aquariums, zoos, museums, and conservation organizations working to create an understanding among their visitors and members of the significance of the oceans and the role each person plays in conserving our ocean planet for the future