The following projects are affiliated with Marine Life 2030 and endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade). Please email marinelife2030@gmail.com if you would like to be connected with the leads of any of these projects.
In addition to the affiliated projects listed below, the Marine Life 2030 Ocean Decade Programme values and seeks active engagement with other UN Ocean Decade Programmes.
If you are engaged in a UN Ocean Decade Programme and are interested in coordinating with Marine Life 2030, please email us at marinelife2030@gmail.com.
Above and Beyond – Completing the World Register of Marine Species
Project Lead: Leen Vendepitte, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium
The Cozumel Coral Conservatory
Project Lead: Colleen Flanigan, Living Sea Sculpture, USA
NE Pacific Coastal Biodiversity Action Network
Project Lead: Romney Mcphie, Hakai Institute (Tula Foundation), Canada
Somos OceanoS: Ocean Stories for Conservation
Project Lead: Veronica Relano, Sea Around Us, University of British Columbia, Canada
MetaZooGene: Metabarcoding Zooplankton Diversity
Project Lead: Ann Bucklin, University of Connecticut, USA
Ocean Tracking Network
Project Lead: Frederick Whoriskey, Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Canada
MIGRAVIAS: Connecting Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) through ocean swimways to protect migratory routes and critical habitats of endangered species
Project Lead: Rosario Alvarez, MigraMar, USA
Baffin Bay Oceanography and Biodiversity
Project Lead: Kevin Hedges, Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Canada
South East Australia – Marine Ecosystem Study
Project Lead: Karen Evans, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Canada’s Coastal Environmental Baseline Program
Project Lead: Britt Dupuis, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Monitoring of the deep-sea organisms for MPAs
Project Lead: Akinori Yabuki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan
Submersible Technology to Advance Reef Science
Project Lead: Neil van Niekerk, 2DegreesC, USA
Gain Knowledge to Respond to Multiple Stressors
Project Leads: Alejandro Acosta, Francisco Arias, and Fadilah Ali, Tropical Americas and Caribbean Regional Planning Group, Colombia
TAC Pollutants Observatory
Project Leads: Soraya Silva and Fadilah Ali, Tropical Americas and Caribbean Regional Planning Group, Colombia
Gulf of Naples Integrated Pelagic Observatory
Project Lead: Priscila Licandro, Stazione Zoologica ‘Anton Dohrn’, Italy
Portuguese Coastal Monitoring Network
Project Lead: Paola Castellanos, MARE – Marine and Environmental Science Centre, University of Libson, Portugal
Beaufort Ecosystem Biodiversity
Project Lead: Lisa Loseto, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Unifying Approaches to Marine Connectivity for Improved Resource Management for the Seas
Project Lead: Audrey Darnaude, Center for MARine Biodiversity, Exploitation & Conservation (MARBEC), France
Nord Observations and Research on Marine Life
Project Lead: Mark Costello, Nord University, Norway
Marine Biodiversity and Economy Program (MBEP)
Project Lead: Hélène Leriche, RespectOcean, France
OBIS 2030 – The Biodiversity Data Hub for the Ocean Decade Actions
Project Lead: Ward Appeltans, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Belgium
Ocean Vision AI: Scaling Up Marine Life Observing
Project Lead: Kakani Katija, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), USA
Hybrid Governance to Protect and Manage High Seas
Project Lead: Denis Bailly, Université de Bretagne Occidentale / Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer / UMR 6308 AMURE, France
Ocean Decade Expeditions
Project Lead: Graeme Stewart-Robertson, SOI Foundation, Canada
New Copernicus Capability for Ocean Food Networks
Project Lead: Stefanno Ciavatta, Mercator Ocean International (MOi), France
The Grass Underwater Project
Project Lead: Ailars David, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Tanzania
Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
Project Lead: Kate Rose, Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM), United States
Picture Perfect: Rapid Classification of Plankton
Project Lead: Keshnee Pillay, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa
Kelp Forest Challenge
Project Lead: Aaron Eger, Kelp Forest Alliance, Australia
Developing a Conservation Plan for Maui’s Corals
Project Lead: Igor Pessoa, University of California-Santa Cruz, USA
Biodiversity in Northern European Seagrass Meadows – Drivers, Responses, and Resilience (NORSE)
Project Lead: Karine Gagnon, Norway
