Oceanography Organizations

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Oceanography Institutions
International directory from Open Directory

American Malacological Society

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Marine Sciences Association

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

Bodega Marine Laboratory

Britain and Ireland Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (BIASLIC)

Canadian Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO)

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

Canadian Polar Commission

Caribbean Fishery Management Council

Center for Global Change Science

Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
"The ten Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) promote partnerships between research scientists and educators, disseminate best practices in ocean sciences education and promote ocean education as a charismatic, interdisciplinary vehicle for creating a more scientifically literate workforce and citizenry."

Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (Hobart, Tasmania) - (dead link)

Challenger Society for Marine Science

Coastal Ocean Laboratory (NOAA) - (dead link)

Coastal Society

Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)

Coriolis - (dead link) (French or English)
"Several french agencies (IFREMER, SHOM, IRD, MÈtÈo-France, CNRS, IFRTP and CNES) are developping together a strong capability in operational oceanography."

Council on Ocean Law

Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban

European Aquaculture Society

European Cetacean Society

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

Finnish Institute of Marine Research

Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

Fisheries Research Services (Scottish Office)

Florida Caribbean Science Center

Florida State University - Center for Ocean - Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)

Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University

Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (Ukraine)

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - (dead link)

International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO)

International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) - (dead link)

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

International Hydrographic Organization
"...is an intergovernmental consultative and technical organization that was established in 1921 to support the safety in navigation and the protection of the marine environment."

International Ocean Colour Co-ordinating Group (IOCCG)

International Pacific Halibut Commission

International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI)

International Society of Acoustic Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Oceans (ISARS)

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

International Whaling Commission

Japan Marine Science and Technology Center

Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC)

Marine Biological Association of the U.K.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Marine Technology Society

Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Mote Marine Laboratory
 Includes the Shark Tank Interactive Camera

National Institute of Ocean Technology (India)

National Institute of Oceanography (India)

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - see Oceanography - NOAA Resources

National Sea Grant

National Shellfisheries Association

North American Benthological Society

North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)

Ocean and Coastal Law Center Library, University of Oregon

Ocean Climate Laboratory (NOAA)

Oceanic Society

The Oceanographer of the US Navy

Oceanography Society
"...to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers, and to provide a constituency for consensus-building across all the disciplines of the field."

Oceanographic Society of Japan (JOS)

Pacific Salmon Commission

Pew Institute for Ocean Science

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) - (dead link)

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research of the International Council of Scientific Unions (SCOR)

Scripps Institution Of Oceanography
"More than 300 research programs are under way today in a wide range of scientific areas, including air-sea interactions, climate prediction, earthquakes, physiology of marine animals, marine chemistry, beach erosion, the marine food chain, seafloor geology, marine biology, physical oceanography, space sciences, and ocean engineering."

The Scripps Oceanographic Society

Shirshov Institute of the Ocean
Russian Academy of Sciences

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO)

Southampton Oceanography Centre

UK Hydrographic Office, Taunton

UK InterAgency Committee on Marine Science and Technology

United Kingdom Marine Environmental Data Network (UKMED)

UnitÈ d'OcÈanographie Chimique, UniversitÈ de LiËge

United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea - Oceans and Law of the Sea

United Nations Environment Programme

US Fish and Wildlife Home Page

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Agencies see Geology Resources - USGS

University of Alaska Fairbanks - Alaska Sea Grant Program
- School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

USC - Tsunami Research Center
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University of Hawaii - School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics & Planetology (HIGP)

University of Oregon School of Law - Ocean and Coastal Law Center

University of Washington - Friday Harbor Laboratories

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)

Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

Western Society of Malacologists

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

World Aquaculture Society

World Ocean Circulation Experiment (COCE) International Project Office

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