Education & Policy - Ocean Institutions
33 ocean institutions and government agencies working on education & policy across 13 countries.
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Education & Policy 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.
Comité Stratégique de Filière Industriels de la Mer
France · Energy/Maritime, Education/Policy
The Comité Stratégique de Filière Industriels de la Mer brings together France's shipbuilding, marine renewable energy and offshore industries, some 80,000 direct jobs and 35.5 billion euros of revenue with half of it exported. Its 2024-2027 contract targets carbon neutrality by 2050, industrial sovereignty and the recruitment of 72,000 people by 2030.
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.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
France · Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Mangroves/Coastal
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO is the UN body that promotes international cooperation in marine science, ocean observation, tsunami warning systems, ocean literacy, and sustainable ocean management. It coordinates the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and supports member states with knowledge, capacity building, and policy action.
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.
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
USA · Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy
The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries safeguards America's premier marine places through a system of 18 underwater parks covering more than 629,000 square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters. It protects marine ecosystems while supporting commerce and tourism, across eastern, west coast and Pacific islands regions.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Canada · Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy
The Convention on Biological Diversity coordinates international action on biodiversity across 196 Parties and implements the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It maintains a dedicated thematic programme on marine and coastal biodiversity alongside its other biome programmes, and is administered under the United Nations Environment Programme from Montreal.