SAEON Marine Science Camps
SAEON has established school-based monitoring projects at school around their nodes. These programmes give learners and educators the opportunity to develop their data literacy, statistics and data visualisation skills. They are also encouraged to use this data to design projects for science expos and competitions. Secondary School learners are taken to the sea for threee […]
Schenker Chool Tour

With the support of the Oceano Azul Foundation and the Oceanário de Lisboa, Joana Schenker (Bodyboard) is visiting Portuguese schools (Live events or Online via Zoom), to tell the exciting story of her challenges competing on the world tour, and her path from the dream to reality. An inspiring and educational message for young people […]
SCOR Visiting Scholars

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) began a program in 2009 to enlist the services of ocean scientists, from both developed countries and developing countries, to teach short courses and to provide more extended on-site education and mentorship at developing country institutions. This program is open to any scientists who have time available to spend […]
Sea Legacy Collective

SeaLegacy combines decades of experience in conservation, photography, and communications, with the latest digital and social technologies, to build a healthy future for our oceans. Centered around extraordinary visual storytelling, their approach to impact has three key steps: 1. Expeditions – they lead a team of the world’s best photographers and filmmakers on expedition to […]
Régua Deixa-me Crescer
A ruller indicating the minimum size catch of the most common fish and shelfish
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) funds short-term exchanges of personnel between academic, industrial and commercial organisations throughout the world. It helps people develop their knowledge, skills and careers, while building links between organisations working in different sectors of the economy, including universities, research institutes and SMEs. Research staff of any nationality and at any […]
Research Data Alliance

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) was launched as a community-driven initiative in 2013 by the European Commission, the United States Government’s National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation with the goal of building the social and technical infrastructure to enable open sharing and re-use of […]
Rolling Deck to Repository

The Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) program provides fleet-wide management of underway data to ensure preservation of, and access to, US national oceanographic research assets. R2R catalogs and submits the underway environmental sensor data routinely acquired on research expeditions to long-term public archives, including the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Data from each […]
Programas Educativos – Oceanário de Lisboa

Several educational programmes for schools, complimentary to the aquarium visit, adapted to each level of education, all focusing different aspects of ocean literacy.
Qqs Project Society

Qqs Projects Society is dedicated to supporting Heiltsuk youth, culture, and environment in order to create a strong and vibrant future for their children, their Nation, and their territory. For that they run 3 different programmes: Koeye Camp – an innovative youth science and cultural camp program with a mandate “to open the eyes of […]
Planet Ocean

Planet Ocean, VLIZ’s main educational project, is an online learning platform (only in Dutch – www.planeetzee.be) for youngsters featuring learning modules and class excercises relating to investigation of the coast, seas and oceans. Every year VLIZ organises one of more seminars for teachers to increase their knowledge of marine research. Planet Ocean’s main aim is […]
Planeta Oceano

One hour interactive auditorium sessions guided by two marine educators focusing marine biodiversity, problems affecting the ocean, the importance of marine biotech, etc. The project aims to raise awareness among young people about behavior change. “This is a far-reaching and impact-impactprogram that aims to appeal to emotion and inspire children and young people from all […]
Plasticologia Marinha
The workshop “Marine Plasticology” is certified as a short-term training action by the Training Centre of The East Loures. “Plasticologia Marinha” originates from Greek plastikos (‘plastic’) and logos (‘study’), that is, it is the science that studies plastics: the path they travel in the ocean and their interaction and impact on marine organisms and ecosystems. […]
Olhó Peixe Fresquinho!

The Olhó Peixe Fresquinho!’s program aims to bring the society closer to the science by making known the importance of marine research in the context of fishing and sustainable management of marine resources. This program is developed by researchers in partnership with local fishmarkets. In these actions, participants visiting the fishmarkets have the opportunity to […]
OSPAR Commission

OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. OSPAR started in 1972 with the Oslo Convention against dumping and was broadened to cover land-based sources of marine pollution and the offshore industry by the Paris Convention of 1974. These two conventions were […]
Ocean School
Ocean School is a free groundbreaking educational experience that uses powerful storytelling techniques, immersive technologies and interactive media. Its inquiry-based approach advances critical thinking, innovation and environmental awareness. Ocean School guides the learner through immersive media using VR, augmented reality, 360 cinema, and more to explore and foster a deep engagement with ocean science.
Ocean Wise

Ocean Wise combine the expert knowledge in ocean science, the ongoing research, and passion for the ocean of the promoters to offer Ocean Literacy Courses. These interactive and comprehensive Online classrooms are perfect for educators and students to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the ocean. Their mission is to inspire the global community to […]
Ocean Witness Campaigns

Coastal communities have served as traditional custodians of the sea for hundreds of years. Their lives are inextricably linked to the health of the ocean, very often they have few or no alternative livelihoods. The knowledge of these people is of crucial importance for keeping healthy marine ecosystems, but frequently this knowledge and the communities’ […]
Oceanário de Lisboa Shuttle

The Oceanário de Lisboa Shuttle travels all across the country to accomplish its mission by offering educational experiences and spreading the good news: we can all help conserve nature. This continuous environmental education programme is the most ambitious social responsibility project developed by the Oceanário de Lisboa. Their goal is to alert people of all […]
Oceano – Educar para uma Geração Azul (Blue Generation)
Blue Generation program is an educational program developed by Oceano Azul Foundation in close relation with the Portuguese Ministry of Education aiming at educating all children in Portugal, aged between 5 and 9 years old, about the ocean. Specifically, the projects intends that children in the first cycle of schooling gain a greater knowledge of […]
Oceano Participativo
Launched in 2019, in the Algarve region, this action of environmental education aims to sensitize young people, of the 3rd and secondary cycle, for the importance the creation of marine protected areas such as crucial tool for conservation and use sustainable use of natural resources. this action educational was developed under the project of conservation […]
Oceano Trocado por Miúdos
Short term training action (3h) for pre-K educators
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Conservancy work is focused on solving some of the greatest threats facing our ocean today. From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, we bring people, science and policy together, to champion innovative solutions and fight for a sustainable ocean. Today their work is dedicated to finding solutions to the biggest threats facing our […]
Ocean Explorers Field School

The Ocean Explorers Field School program offers field experience that get students out in the field to experience first-hand what they’ve been learning in the classroom. Each program comes with pre- and post-visit resources that aim to help teachers to better prepare their students for this out-of-classroom learning experience. The program also offer career exploration […]
OBSERVAR – Voluntary Cooperation
OBSERVAR – Voluntary Cooperation aims to involve society in the registration of critical/beautiful or unusal atmospheric phenomena.
Ocean Alive

Ocean Alive is the first cooperative in Portugal dedicated to protecting the ocean. Their vision is a healthy ocean protected by coastal communities. They promote ocean protection through marine education and behavioral transformation. The Ocean Alive project is focused on the Sado estuary, where marine grasslands are the nursery habitat for prey of a resident […]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Education
NOAA Education keeps citizens informed and engaged in our planet’s dynamic environment, from space weather to fish migration patterns. We provide education resources, educator and student opportunities, and competitive funding for education projects. The NOAA education community includes programs, partners, and individuals from across NOAA. NOAA educators are skilled translators who work with students, educators, […]
National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System

The OCIMS project forms part of the Operation Phakisa Marine Protection Services and Oceans Governance workstream Initiative 6: “National Ocean and Coastal Information System and Extending Earth Observation Capability” action plan that is endorsed by Cabinet. Operation Phakisa focuses on unlocking the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans. OCIMS will support a variety of oceans […]
Nautilus Live

Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and the Nautilus Exploration Program aim to explore the ocean, seeking out new discoveries in the fields of geology, biology, maritime history, archaeology, and chemistry while pushing the boundaries of education, outreach, and technological innovation. Our expeditions center on scientific exploration of the seafloor, collaborating with the broader research community to […]
Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre
SARAL mission results from the common interest of both CNES and ISRO in studying ocean from space using altimetry system and in promoting maximum use of the ARGOS Data Collecting System. Radar altimetry by satellite is a technique used in oceanography to measure, globally over the oceans, the sea level needed to understand ocean circulation […]
Mission 100 Tonnes

The Mission 100 aims to remove 100 tonnes of waste from the world’s rivers and oceans to reduce the level of plastic, waste and toxic substances. This initiative also aims to mobilize and raise awareness among citizens, businesses and politicians worldwide to take concrete action to save the oceans. Through this mission, we want to […]
Monitoramento Mirim Costeiro

The Monitoramento Mirim Costeiro (Junior Coastal Monitoring Program) is a pioneering citizen-science program where students become scientists and leaders in environmental preservation within their community. By directly engaging students with current ocean issues, the program aims to transform them into ocean citizens and agents of change within their communities. Students participate in all research steps, […]