Aquaculture & Fisheries - Ocean Institutions
21 ocean institutions and government agencies working on aquaculture & fisheries across 12 countries.
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Aquaculture & Fisheries Institutions
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Belize · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Education/Policy
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism is an intergovernmental body of 17 Caribbean member states working on the management, conservation and sustainable use of the region's fisheries and aquaculture resources. Its work spans stock assessment, climate resilience, food safety, the fight against illegal fishing and disaster risk management.
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Solomon Islands · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Education/Policy
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency is an intergovernmental agency created in 1979 that helps its 17 member countries manage, conserve and use the tuna resources of their exclusive economic zones and beyond. It works on regional cooperation for the conservation and optimum use of highly migratory fish stocks from its base in Honiara.
Port of San Diego
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal, Seaweeds/Algae, Waste/Pollution
Port of San Diego is a public port district that manages San Diego Bay and 34 miles of waterfront while supporting maritime commerce, recreation, tourism, environmental stewardship, and blue economy innovation. It also runs the Blue Economy Incubator to fund and facilitate pilot projects in sustainable aquaculture, marine technology, coastal resilience, environmental protection, and maritime decarbonization.
NOAA Fisheries
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity
NOAA Fisheries is the US federal agency responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat, working under the motto science, service, stewardship. It manages fisheries under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, protects species under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and runs six regional science centers with around 2,400 staff.
UNOPS
Denmark · Education/Policy, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Mangroves/Coastal, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism
UNOPS is the United Nations Office for Project Services, providing infrastructure, procurement and project management across more than 130 countries, with around 1,100 projects in 2025 and about 3 billion dollars of annual delivery. Its eight priority missions include the resilience of small island developing states, and it executes ocean programmes such as PROCARIBE+ in the Caribbean.
Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Republik Indonesia
Indonesia · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Mangroves/Coastal, Waste/Pollution
Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Republik Indonesia is the Indonesian government ministry responsible for marine affairs and fisheries policy, regulation, supervision, and sector development. It advances blue economy policies including marine conservation, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, coastal management, blue carbon, and marine plastic waste reduction.
NEOM
Saudi Arabia · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Energy/Maritime, Waste/Pollution
NEOM is a large-scale regional development initiative in northwest Saudi Arabia focused on building new urban, industrial, tourism, energy, water, food, technology, and nature conservation ecosystems. It develops projects spanning green hydrogen, desalination, aquaculture, coral restoration, sustainable tourism, advanced manufacturing, and digital infrastructure.
Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
Indonesia · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Waste/Pollution
Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) is Indonesia’s national research and innovation agency. It conducts research, develops science and technology infrastructure, and supports national policy, innovation, and sustainable development priorities including marine and ocean-related research.