Institutions ~ Networks & commissions
Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
Institutions ~ Research
National Ocean Economics Program
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
· A federal laboratory that observes and analyzes oceanic and atmospheric events.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
· Works to seek and teach scientific understandings of the oceans, atmosphere, Earth, and other planets
in order to better society and the environment.
Institutions ~ NGOs
Bigelow
· Focuses on investigating "the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education, and enterprise."
Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation
· Is a nonprofit organization that works to protect marine life in the Gulf of Mexico through research, education, and action.
Marine Conservation Alliance
· An organization that is focused on seafood in coastal communities. They promote "science-based fishery management."
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
SeaWeb
· A foundation that works to support and promote other organizations that work to reverse the
destruction of ocean environments around the world.