Topics include: Conservation; Fisheries; Ocean Literacy
Country/Region: Greece
Η περιβαλλοντική οργάνωση iSea ιδρύθηκε το 2016 στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Όραμά μας είναι μια υγιής Μεσόγειος που υποστηρίζει τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη και την ανθεκτικότητα των τοπικών παράκτιων κοινοτήτων, βασιζόμενοι στις αξίες της συνεργασίας, της διαφάνειας, της επιστημονικότητας και των ίσων ευκαιριών.
Topics include: Climate Change; Fisheries; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Maritime; Shipping
Country/Region: Global
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. We are experts and everyday people, working across seas, oceans, and in more than 40 countries around the world. We rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals, and we restore and protect their natural habitats. The problems we’re up against are urgent and complicated. To solve them, we match fresh thinking with bold action. We partner with local communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, and businesses. Together, we pioneer new and innovative ways to help all species flourish.
Topics include: Capacity Building; Fisheries; Policy/Governance
Country/Region: Global
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is an international non-governmental organization that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just,self-reliant and sustainable fisheries, particularly in the small-scale, artisanal sector.
ICSF draws its mandate from the historic International Conference of Fishworkers and their Supporters (ICFWS), held in Rome in 1984, parallel to the World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
As a support organization, ICSF is committed to influence national, regional and international decision-making processes in fisheries so that the importance of small-scale fisheries, fishworkers and fishing communities is duly recognized. In this endeavour, ICSF works in collaboration with organizations of fishworkers and other like-minded groups.
“A future in which fishing communities and fishworkers lead a life of dignity, realizing their right to life and livelihood, and organizing to foster democracy, equity, sustainable development, and responsible use of natural resources.” Our Vision
Our Mission ICSF’s mission is “to support fishing communities and fishworker organizations, and empower them to participate in fisheries from a perspective of decent work, equity, gender-justice, self-reliance and sustainability”.
Topics include: Coral Reefs; Environment/Sustainability; Oceanography; Policy/Governance
Country/Region: Philippines
The Institute for Marine Research (IMR) is a dynamic nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing marine science, conservation, and community education across the Philippines. With a mission to protect marine biodiversity and empower local communities, IMR conducts cutting-edge research, delivers impactful conservation initiatives, and runs inclusive outreach programs that inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.
Based in Dauin, Negros Oriental, IMR operates in some of the Philippines’ most biodiverse marine environments. The organization collaborates with scientists, divers, students (including masters and PhD students), and community partners to study reef ecosystems, monitor environmental changes, and restore damaged habitats. IMR’s work includes coral reef surveys using the most high tech monitoring possible. We are big proponents of the digitalization of monitoring systems moving away from old school visual monitoring.
At the heart of IMR’s mission is community engagement. Programs like the Reef Rangers Initiative provide marine conservation training and scuba diving certification for underprivileged youth—especially girls—from local orphanages, equipping them with skills and confidence to become future leaders in ocean conservation.
IMR also partners with schools and resorts to offer marine science clubs, educational workshops, and citizen science projects. Its after-school programs for kids combine fun, hands-on activities with marine ecology lessons, culminating in snorkeling trips to local reefs.
By bridging science, education, and community action, IMR fosters a culture of environmental responsibility while producing valuable data that supports sustainable marine management.
Topics include: Conservation; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Restoration/Rehabilitation; Sea Turtles; Seagrass
Country/Region: Global
Innoceana is driven by a passionate and dedicated team of marine conservationists, scientists, and educators. Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, united by a common goal: to protect and restore the world’s oceans. From marine biologists to environmental engineers, our experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our conservation projects, ensuring that we approach each challenge with innovation and scientific rigor.
Topics include: Environment/Sustainability; Ocean Literacy
Country/Region: North America-Wide
The ocean is our planet's life support system, and its health is in crisis. We often think that to protect the ocean, you have to be near the ocean. But we all have a direct impact on the cycles of life in the ocean—no matter where we live. The changes we need to make to address the largest threats facing our seas—lowering carbon emissions, reducing plastic and other pollution, protecting our fisheries, safeguarding watersheds, promoting marine protected areas, and fighting for legislation that supports our ocean, waterways, and climate—can happen from anywhere in the world.
The Inland Ocean Coalition's approach is unique in that we give inland communities a voice in protecting our ocean by empowering them to become ocean champions in their communities and connecting them with their legislative leaders. Our unique niche allows us to work with our chapters and supporters around the country to convey to our legislative leaders that we all have a stake in ocean protection, even if we live inland.
The Inland Ocean Coalition is working to build ocean conservation constituencies around the US. We hope you'll join us to protect the ocean we all love.
Topics include: Conservation; Environment/Sustainbility; Leisure/Tourism; Ocean Literacy
Country/Region: Egypt
The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that was founded in 1992 and official registered in 1995. This non-profit association is devoted to the protection and conservation of marine life and the underwater environment in the Red Sea.
In addition to private and honorary members, many local diving centers, tour operators and hotels are also HEPCA members. While most members come from Hurghada, Safaga and Cairo, anyone is free to become a HEPCA member. Members support the Association in a variety of ways: through sponsorship. or the donation of funds, services, equipement, or time.
HEPCA works closely with a number of Egyptian governmental departments including; the Red Sea Governorate (RSG); the National Conservation Sector; and the National Parks of Egypt.
HEPCA does not receive funding from any kind of fee system, whether it is for national park fees, marine park fees, environmental tax, reef protection tax or any other name given to a tax collection system used by the diving, snorkeling and tourist community.
Topics include: Capacity Building; Conservation
Country/Region: Canada
There is no other institution in Canada like the Huntsman – a private not-for-profit social enterprise with an oceans focused mission that also conducts world-class aquatic contract research services. Our storied past is intertwined with giants in the fields of aquatic and fisheries research. And to locate the Huntsman within beautiful St. Andrews-by-the-Sea exemplifies sage wisdom indeed. The Huntsman idea began in 1967, with Dr. John Anderson leading the charge, and testing the concept through the Visiting Investigators Program at the St. Andrews Biological Station in 1968. Success of this program provided further impetus to proceed with legal incorporation of the Huntsman Marine Laboratory in early 1969 as a completely separate, federally incorporated, non-profit, registered charitable organization. Our initial membership involved a consortium of 20 universities and several government departments that came together to become a “co-operative venture in learning.” In 1987, our name was formally changed to The Huntsman Marine Science Centre to better reflect our growth from simply being a field station to operating as an important regional centre, but our overall mission and vision did not change. As we neared our 30th year in 1999, the financial model of the Huntsman presented significant challenges for our long-term sustainability as the university members could no longer sustain the increasing costs to maintain the operations and no single university was willing to step up to assume our overall administrative and financial responsibility. Earlier in 1997, the Future Directions Committee of the Board of Directors had recommended to operate the Huntsman with two separate divisions – an Education and University Research Division and a Contract Research and Development Division. Indeed, Dr. John Anderson wrote in our 1998-99 Annual Report that:“…the more interesting challenge will be to involve University researchers in the conduct of, and delivery to industry, of aquaculture-oriented R&D. This is surely a win/win/win/win opportunity for universities, industry, government, and Huntsman.”His words were focused on the aquaculture industry but today, at the time of this writing in early 2021 and now past 50 years of age, Huntsman is meeting this challenge as we presently operate with two primary “divisions” that together, along with separate Hospitality and Vessel Departments, drive our revenue generation activities:Education & Outreach – Academic (University), Public Education and the Fundy Discovery Aquarium remain our priority areas of activity within this single consolidated department. New to the mix is a focus on the tourism “edutainment” sector (through Huntsman Marine Experiences™) and a strong outreach component as a means to capture the imaginations and expose a greater cross-section of society to the importance and wonders of our oceans.
Aquatic Biosciences – The aquaculture sector remains one of our top target sectors for on-site contract research activities through Breeding & Genetics but we have also diversified our expertise to include Aquatic Animal Health and Aquatic Toxicology. This department also presently includes Taxonomy & Biodiversity to round out our extensive aquatic research facilities and expertise within a single operational department. The win/win/win/win opportunity as described by Dr. Anderson decades ago has come to fruition as our research activities typically also involve more than 10 graduate students and Post-doctoral Fellows at any given moment in time from numerous institutions across Canada.
Topics include: Conservation; Coral Reefs; Groupers; Ocean Literacy; Seabirds
Country/Region: Belize
Green Reef is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of sustainable use and conservation of Belize's marine and coastal resources. For years, the citizens of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye have been aware and concerned about the environmental problems facing the community and surrounding areas.
In June of 1996 this concern led to the founding of Green Reef. As a scientific research and educational organization, Green Reef aims to promote interest in wildlife and conservation of Belize's natural resources among students, teachers, dive guides, fishermen and the general public. Since it's inception, Green Reef has made great strides towards becoming a prominent conservation organization in Belize. Green Reef has become a key player in the conservation field at a time when many threats face the environment of Belize; it is Green Reef's goal to help maintain a balance that allows humans to enjoy this rich resource, while minimizing the impact.
Green Reef is optimistic that through our various programs, activities and the continued support and involvement of the community, we will succeed in meeting this objective.
Topics include: Conservation; Environment/Sustainability; Fisheries; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Policy/Governance; Deep Sea
Country/Region: Global
Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.
Some people look at a forest, and all they see is lumber. But there are millions more who see a home, a heritage, a future. Around the globe, we are standing up for our communities, and we are holding governments and corporations accountable.
We believe optimism is a form of courage. We believe that a billion acts of courage can spark a brighter tomorrow. To that end we model courage, we champion courage, we share stories of courageous acts by our supporters and allies, we invite people out of their comfort zones to take courageous action with us, individually in their daily lives, and in community with others who share our commitment to a better world. A green and peaceful future is our quest. The heroes of our story are all of us who believe that a better world is not only within reach, but being built today.
Let’s protect our blue planet together. People power has inspired governments around the world to support a ban on deep sea mining and the Global Ocean Treaty provides us with a powerful tool that can create vast ocean sanctuaries, once it is ratified.
Together, we can give our oceans space to recover and thrive, ensuring their health for every future generation.
Topics include: Fisheries
Country/Region: Global
The beauty of the ocean, the life it contains and the services and resources it provides are part of humanity’s shared heritage and shared future. But the health of our ocean is under immense pressure from both intensive human activity and climate change.
Despite its importance and the threats it faces, the ocean remains the least observed part of our planet. As a result, there is no global picture of all human activity at sea and we cannot truly understand humanity’s impact on life below water.
We believe human activity at sea should be common knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean commons for the common good of all. That’s why our purpose is to create and publicly share knowledge about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of our ocean.
Our vision A healthy, productive and resilient ocean where transparency drives fair and effective governance of marine resources in support of biodiversity and sustainable development.
Our mission Global Fishing Watch seeks to advance ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea. By creating and publicly sharing map visualizations, data and analysis tools, we enable scientific research and drive a transformation in how we manage our ocean.
We generate new knowledge by using cutting-edge technology to turn big data into actionable information. We share that information publicly, and for free, to accelerate science and drive fairer, smarter policies and practices that reward good behavior and protect biodiversity, fisheries and livelihoods. By 2030, we aim to monitor and visualize the impact of ocean-going vessels, both industrial and small-scale, that are responsible for the vast majority of the global seafood catch.
Topics include: Coral reefs; Restoration/Rehabilitation
Country/Region: Global
Organization dedicated to scientific research and sustainable management of the most valuable and threatened of all ecosystems—coral reefs.
GCRA is a worldwide coalition of volunteer scientists, divers, environmentalists and other individuals and organizations, committed to coral reef preservation. We primarily focus on coral reef restoration, and cutting-edge research on impacts of coral bleaching, global warming, marine diseases, global sea level rise, and pollution on corals.
GCRA scientists work with community groups, environmental organizations, foundations, governments or private firms to build, restore and maintain coral reefs, nurseries and marine sanctuaries.
GCRA Projects include restoration of coral reefs and marine habitats for mariculture, tourism and shore protection.
GCRA invented and developed Mineral Accretion Technology™ and the Biorock™ method of electrical coral reef and marine ecosystem restoration, the HotSpot™ method to correctly predict coral bleaching from satellite sea surface temperatures, and integrated whole-watershed and coastal zone nutrient management (now commonly referred to as Ridge to Reef, or Hilltop to Ocean).
Founded in 1990, GCRA is the direct heir to a pioneering coral reef research tradition stretching back to the 1920s, and has the world’s largest collection of coral reef photographs from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Topics include: Capacity Building; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Coral Reefs; Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish); Ocean Literacy; Sea Turtles
Country/Region: Indonesia
We are an international marine research center dedicated to ocean conservation, nestled in the stunning Gili Islands of Indonesia. It’s our mission to inspire young people and women to become passionate protectors of our oceans.
Through education, research and community action, we’re working together to restore and preserve marine ecosystems for a healthier planet.
Our diverse research team is comprised of local marine biologists, instructors, entrepreneurs and storytelling specialists, all united by a profound love for the sea and a commitment to driving positive change.
We believe that a strong, diverse community can make a greater impact on marine protection than any single organization. To this end, we collaborate with local governments, stakeholders, national and international partners, and universities around the globe.// It’s our mission to empower youth & women to protect and restore marine ecosystems through education, research, and community engagement. We are dedicated to fostering a sustainable future in Indonesia, where tourism and nature coexist harmoniously. By empowering the next generations, we pave the way for a future where the ocean is respected, protected, and cherished.
Join us as we shape the next generation of conservationists and inspire action through our groundbreaking research and community stories.
Topics include: Conservation; Leisure/Tourism; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Ocean Literacy; Sea Turtles
Country/Region: Colombia
La Fundación Tourtugas es una organización privada, sin ánimo de lucro, comprometida con nuestros recursos naturales, cuyo objeto social es el de aportar a la conservación de las tortugas marinas en Colombia, a través de la educación ambiental informal, implementando estrategias de apoyo a las iniciativas de ecoturismo organizadas por las comunidades locales de las zonas de anidación, el diseño, la lúdica y la gestión ambiental; en el marco de la Política Nacional de Educación Ambiental.
Nuestra herramienta: La creatividad, que nos permite generar procesos lúdicos, pedagógicos y particulares, para fomentar la apropiación cultural de las tortugas marinas en Colombia, al igual que las tortugas continentales.
Nuestro proceso: El diálogo de saberes, como canal de comunicación entre el conocimiento científico sobre las tortugas marinas y la comunidad en general, con el fin de disminuir fenómenos como la caza y comercio ilegal de tortugas marinas y sus derivados, además de la mascotización de las tortugas continentales, principales víctimas del tráfico de fauna.
Topics include: Alien/Invasive Species; Climate Change; Conservation; Deep Sea; Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish); Mangroves; Penguins; Sea Turtles; Seabirds
Country/Region: Galapagos Islands
Since 1964, we have been at the forefront of preserving the Galapagos Islands—one of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Today, the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station are the largest and oldest science and conservation organization in the archipelago, generating groundbreaking discoveries and effective conservation focused on protecting the the biodiversity of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Topics include: Climate Change; Conservation
Country/Region: Global
Friends of the Earth International is the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation with more than 70 national member groups and millions of members and supporters around the world.
Our vision Our vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world based on societies living in harmony with nature. We envision a society of interdependent people living in dignity, wholeness and fulfilment in which equity and human and peoples’ rights are realised. This will be a society built upon peoples’ sovereignty and participation. It will be founded on social, economic, gender and environmental justice and be free from all forms of domination and exploitation, such as neoliberalism, corporate globalisation, neo-colonialism and militarism.
We believe that our children’s future will be better because of what we do.
Our mission To collectively ensure environmental and social justice, human dignity, and respect for human rights and peoples' rights so as to secure sustainable societies. To halt and reverse environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources, nurture the earth's ecological and cultural diversity, and secure sustainable livelihoods. To secure the empowerment of indigenous peoples, local communities, women, groups and individuals, and to ensure public participation in decision-making. To bring about transformation towards sustainability and equity between and within societies with creative approaches and solutions. To engage in vibrant campaigns, raise awareness, mobilise peoples and build alliances with diverse movements, linking grassroots, national and global struggles. To inspire one another and to harness, strengthen and complement each other's capacities, living the change we wish to see and working together in solidarity.
Topics include: Conservation
Country/Region: New Zealand
Forest & Bird is New Zealand’s leading independent conservation organisation — protecting wildlife and wild places, on land and in the sea.
Every day, Forest & Bird’s members, supporters, and staff provide the voice for te taiao nature and put in the hard yards to protect it.
With 45 branches, 37 reserves, and more than 120 national and local frontline conservation projects, we are protecting nature across all corners of Aotearoa.
We deliver boots-on-the-ground conservation mahi – from planting to pest control – and speak up for nature in the courts, the media, and at all levels of government.
Topics include: Coastal Communities; Conservation; Fisheries; Restoration/Rehabilitation
Country/Region: Global
Every species on Earth plays a unique role. Fauna & Flora works with local partners in over 40 countries to protect nature. For people and planet.
Topics include: Aquaculture; Fisheries
Country/Region: Switzerland
fair-fish was founded in Switzerland in 2000 as a pioneering organisation to promote the welfare of fishes in fisheries and aquaculture. Founder Billo Heinzpeter Studer tells the story of fair-fish in his book published in 2020. A fish organisation born in landlocked Switzerland? Considering that the average adult and child each ate around 9 kilograms of fishes and shellfishes in 2022, i.e. a total of more than 75,000 tonnes, this no longer seems far-fetched. Switzerland eats an above-average amount of protein from the sea and imports an enormous amount of fishes from all over the world – only around 2% of fishes are produced domestically. According to publicly available sources, Switzerland imported fishes and seafood worth around 888 million Swiss francs in 2022.
Since the organisation was founded, knowledge about fishes has multiplied, not least thanks to our fair-fish database and the international research projects in which we are involved. And laypeople are also increasingly realising that fishes are creatures that can feel fear, joy, and suffering. Questions about overfishing and fish welfare keep coming up at the fish counter, which the retail trade wants to answer. International laws are also finally starting to take care of the fishes. Individual farms and fishing companies are implementing the first measures for fish welfare, such as improving living conditions in the cages or tanks where fishes are farmed or using ethical stunning and slaughter methods when catching fishes. New more animal-friendly fishing methods are also emerging.
But there is still a long way to go to achieve sustainable and animal-friendly farming and fishing.
We want to change people's perception of and attitude towards fishes. We are focussing on science and communication.
Topics include: Conservation; Sea Turtles
Country/Region: Ecuador
Equilibrio Azul was born in 2.004, we are a legally incorporated (in the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador) not-for-profit NGO working in research and conservation of the natural environment, specially our oceans. Our first projects took place in the Isla de la Plata, inside the Machalilla National Park in Ecuador. We now work in different places around the country and in other countries with our partners.
We are members of different regional scientific networks including ICAPO (Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative), Migramar, LaudOPO, the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group and others.
We know that the best way to save our environment is closely working with other scientists, national authorities and the local communities.
