Marine Institute – Education and Outreach
Marine Institute is the state agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation in Ireland. They provide scientific and technical advice to the government to inform policy and support the sustainable development of Ireland’s marine resources. They also provide a number of services to promote economic development and create employment around the marine environment. […]
Marine Science Summer Camps
Marine Science Summer Camps is a program that introduces young people to the exciting world of marine science through a unique hands-on curriculum that combines biological, physical and chemical oceanography with field, classroom, offshore, and laboratory work. Groups of students work in parallel in distinct field and lab tasks such as profiling the beach, collecting […]
Marine Spatial Management and Governance Programme
The Marine Spatial Management and Governance Programme (MARISMA) of the BCLME promotes sustainable ocean use in the Benguela Current, focusing on implementing Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). MSP is a process which guides when and where human activities occur in the ocean. It reveals spatial conflicts and synergies between uses, and it encourages the shared use […]
Marine Spatial Planning Global
MSPglobal is a joint initiative by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) to develop new international guidelines on Maritime Spatial Planning. Intensified activities in coastal and marine waters require integrated planning and decision-making as well as enhanced efforts to achieve sustainability. By fostering integrated […]
Lufinha School Tour
With the support of the Oceano Azul Foundation and the Oceanário de Lisboa, Francisco Lufinha (Kitesurf)is visiting Portuguese schools (Live events or Online via Zoom), to tell the exciting story of his challenges competing on the world tour, and his path from the dream to reality. An inspiring and educational message for young people allied […]
International Surf Therapy Organization
The International Surf Therapy Organization (ISTO) is a global community of surf therapy practitioners & researchers collaborating to advance the use of surf therapy as a health intervention. ISTO was Founded in October 2017 when representatives from eight leading global surf therapy programs joined together in South Africa to bring collaboration to the sector. With […]
International Ocean Discovery Program Bremen Core Repository
The Bremen Core Repository (BCR), for International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), Integrated Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) cores from the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Seas and Arctic Ocean is operated at University of Bremen within the framework of the German participation in IODP. It is […]
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Programme
The programme “International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange” (IODE) of the “Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission” (IOC) of UNESCO was established in 1961. Its purpose is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and information […]
International Quiet Ocean Experiment
The International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) is an international scientific program to promote research, observations, and modelling to improve understanding of ocean soundscapes and effects of sound on marine organisms.
International Argo Project
Argo is an international program that collects information from inside the ocean using a fleet of robotic instruments that drift with the ocean currents and move up and down between the surface and a mid-water level. Each instrument (float) spends almost all its life below the surface. The name Argo was chosen because the array […]
International Ocean Discovery Program
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is an international marine research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics using ocean-going research platforms to recover data recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks and to monitor subseafloor environments. IODP depends on facilities funded by three platform providers with financial contributions from five additional partner agencies. Together, these […]
Indigenous Leadership Initiative
Indigenous Guardians help communities manage traditional territories. They draft land use plans, study wildlife and monitor development projects. They also honour Elders’ knowledge and connect youth to the land. Indigenous-led Guardians programs empower communities to manage ancestral lands according to traditional laws and values. Guardians are employed as the “eyes on the ground” in Indigenous […]
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero
The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (INIDEP) advise on the rational use of sustainable resources in order to preserve the marine ecosystem for future generations. They develop several resources in different formats to promote ocean literacy to all publics. In order to meet the necessary studies, INIDEP currently has two fishing research vessels, “Dr. […]
Integrated Marine Biosphere Research
Previously known as OCEANS, IMBeR was initiated by the IGBP/SCOR Ocean Futures Planning Committee in 2001. The intention was to identify the effects of global change on the ocean and the most important biological and chemical aspects of the ocean’s role in global change. The first IMBeR Science Plan and Implementation Strategy (SPIS) was published […]
Human Resources Training in Marine Sciences
“Human Resources Training in Marine Sciences” is an action developed by the Brazilian Interministerial Commission for the Resources of the Sea (CIRM). From September 2005, the Navy Commander / CIRM Coordinator, the PPG-Mar Executive Committee, aims to support, consolidate and evaluate the training of personnel in Marine Sciences through undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In this […]
Ibero-American Programme on Science and Technology for Development
CYTED is the Ibero-American Programme on Science and Technology for Development, created by the governments of Ibero-American countries in order to promote cooperation in science, technology and innovation for the harmonious development of Ibero-American countries. CYTED achieves its objectives through different financing instruments that mobilize Ibero-American entrepreneurs, researchers and experts, enabling them to create joint […]
Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System Regional Alliance
Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System Regional Alliance (IOGOOS) was formally established on November 5, 2002. The IOGOOS members agreed to collaborate and work together for the implementation of GOOS in the Indian Ocean and for promoting activities of common interest for the development of operational oceanography in the Indian Ocean region. The aims of […]
Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigations
The Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) brings together scientists with interests in physical oceanography, the carbon cycle, marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems, and other users and collectors of ocean interior data, and coordinates a network of globally sustained hydrographic sections as part of the global ocean/climate observing system including physical oceanography, the carbon cycle, […]
Global Penguin Society
The Global Penguin Society is an organization dedicated to the conservation of the world´s penguin species, the coasts and the oceans they inhabit. Fosters the conservation of all penguin species and their associated ecosystems, generating science, management guidelines and education. Promote awareness about taking care of the penguins and the oceans. We take children and […]
Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Programme
The Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) is a joint Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) programme to develop and maintain a global ocean Temperature-Salinity resource with data that are both up-to-date and of the highest quality. The four primary objectives of GTSPP are: (1) Provide a timely and complete data […]
Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a national conservation program that provides Canadians the opportunity to take action in their communities wherever water meets land, one bit of trash at a time. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup became a national conservation initiative in 2002 and cleanups started appearing in every province and territory. By 2003, […]
Fishing for Success
Fishing for Success have the aim to live, share, and celebrate the traditional fishing knowledge and culture that sustained generations of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. The purpose is to re-create the built structures of a functioning traditional inshore fishing premise; educate youth & families about Newfoundland and Labrador’s traditional inshore fishing knowledge, skills, and culture; empower […]
Friends of Shoreham Beach Local Nature Reserve – Marine Education Programme
The “Friends of Shoreham Beach Local Nature Reserve” marine education programme can be used in three main ways: (1) a teacher led site visit – Teacher workshops and conferences; (2) a guided site visit; (3) an outreach visit to your school or an Ocean Literacy Programme for Primary and Secondary Schools. They run a Stem […]
Fundación Temaikèn – Bioparque
At Fundación Temaik’n we are convinced of the potential of environmental education as a key strategy for biodiversity conservation. A thoughtful, critical, humanistic and constructivist education that promotes action through experiences that invite adventure, discovery, play and emotion. We work with conviction and scientific knowledge, preserving native species and ecosystems. We protect and connect environments, […]
Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina – Programa Marino
To promote the sustainable use of marine resources through best practices, adequate legislation and market incentives. To promote the creation of coastal and marine protected areas and to work in a reduction of plastic marine pollution.
European Union’s Earth Observation Programme
Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme, looking at our planet and its environment for the ultimate benefit of all European citizens. It offers information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in situ (non-space) data. The Programme is coordinated and managed by the European Commission. It is implemented in partnership with the Member […]
Escola Azul (Blue School)
Escola Azul (Blue School) is an educational program developed by the Portuguese Sea Ministry aiming at promoting ocean literacy in Portugal. This program acknowledges and guides portuguese schools towards including ocean thematics in the scholar curricula, creating an ocean literacy community that connects schools, the sea industry, municipalities, universities and other entities enrolled in ocean […]
Escola do Mar
The School of the Sea, an initiative integrated in the Junior University, developed by the University of Porto in partnership with the Naval School and the Portuguese Navy, is an education program for the Sea, taught on board Portuguese Ships (NRP Zarco and NRP Polar). This program aims to provide an approach to the sea […]
Dar tempo ao oceano
The workshop 2Dar tempo ao oceano” is a teachers training on the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and biodiversity; importance of ocean regulatory services. This online workshop aims not only to take the temperature to the planet, but also to measure the consequences of climate change and understand how the ocean regulates and […]
Data from Global Drifter Program
Satellite-tracked drifting buoys (“drifters”) collect measurements of upper ocean currents and sea surface temperatures (SST) around the world as part of the Global Drifter Program. Drifter locations are estimated from 16-20 satellite fixes per day, per drifter. The Drifter Data Assembly Center (DAC) at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) assembles these raw data, […]
Conhecer o Peixe que Comemos em Tavira
“Conhecer o Peixe que Comemos em Tavira” is a citizen science activity from the Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira. In this activity the participants go to the market and learn about the fishes that are being selled.
CONICET Documental
CONICET Documental is the audiovisual producer of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). We develop high quality content based on the scientific knowledge generated by researchers every day. We aim to bring science closer to society, awakening scientific vocations through an accessible narrative, a bridge that unersies entertainment, information, and the excellence […]
