International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
ICES coordinates and promotes marine research on oceanography, the marine environment, the marine ecosystem, and on living marine resources in the North Atlantic.

International Programme on the State of the Ocean
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) was established by scientists with the aim of saving the Earth and all life on it.

ISIS Consortium
The ISIS (In-Situ Iron Studies) Consortium is a group of institutions and scientists who are motivated to answer the unknowns regarding the role of iron in regulating the ocean’s capacity to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)
SOCAT a global surface CO2 data set that brings together, in a common format, all publicly available CO₂ data for the surface oceans.

UNESCO Marine Spatial Planning Initiative
This United Nations initiative brings together marine spatial planning examples, approaches and resources from around the world.

• Marine Spatial Planning- a step-by-step approach toward ecosystem-based management

Integrated Ocean Observing Syste​m
The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) provides continuous data on our open oceans, coastal waters, and Great Lakes to scientists, managers, businesses, governments, and the public to support research and inform decision-making.

Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI)
JOCI works with people and organizations at the national, regional, state, and local levels to effect meaningful ocean policy reform.

Lenfest Ocean Program
The Lenfest Ocean Program supports scientific research on living marine resources to inform policy.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch
The Monterey Bay Aquarium developed Seafood Watch, a program designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources.

National Ocean Council
The National Ocean Council provides sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes issues and focuses on actions to advance the integrated National Policy for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.

National Ocean Economics Program
The National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) provides a full range of the most current economic and socio-economic information available on changes and trends along the U.S. coast and in coastal waters.

• California's Ocean Economy Report
  

Pew Charitable Trusts-Protecting Ocean Life
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ marine work is aimed at preserving the biological integrity of marine ecosystems.

Restore America's Estuaries
Restore America's Estuaries is a national nonprofit organization established as an alliance of eleven community-based conservation organizations working to protect and restore the vital habitats of our nation’s estuaries.

• Jobs & Dollars: Big Returns from Coastal Habitat Restoration, is a report that examines how coasts and estuaries contribute to the nation's economy and how investments in coastal habitat restoration produce jobs.

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
The Commission’s mandate was to establish findings and develop recommendations for a new and comprehensive national ocean policy.

• An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century
  The Commission's findings and recommendations for a new, coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy.

U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society.

University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS)
An organization of 61 academic institutions and National Laboratories involved in oceanographic research and joined for the purpose of coordinating oceanographic ships' schedules and research facilities.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI): Frequently Asked Questions About Ocean Acidification
WHOI has collected and organized input from 63 scientists representing 47 institutions and 12 countries to produce a concise summary of the state of ocean acidification knowledge.

California Council on Science and Technology
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) offers expert advice to the state government and recommends solutions to science and technology-related policy issues.

California Natural Resources Agency
To restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.

California Ocean Protection Council
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) helps coordinate and improve the protection and management of California's ocean and coastal resources.

• Ocean Protection Council's Five-Year Strategic Plan
• Lessons Learned from California’s Marine Life Management Act

California Ocean Resources Management Program
The California Ocean Resources Management Program ensures comprehensive and coordinated management, conservation and enhancement of California's ocean resources.

California Ocean Science Trust
OST's mission is to ensure that the best available science is applied to California policies and ocean management to successfully maintain a healthy, resilient, and productive ocean and coast.

California Sea Grant
California Sea Grant supports science-based management, conservation and enhancement of California's coastal and aquatic resources through research, extension and education.

Marine Life Protection Act
The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) directs the state to reevaluate and redesign California’s system of marine protected areas (MPAs).

Pacific Institute
The Pacific Institute is a nonpartisan research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity.

State Coastal Conservancy
The California Coastal Conservancy is a state agency that uses entrepreneurial techniques to purchase, protect, restore, and enhance coastal resources, and provide access to the shore.

Thank You Ocean
“Thank You Ocean” is a statewide campaign to instill in Californians a sense of personal connection and responsibility to our ocean and coast.

• Thank You Ocean Report Bimonthly Podcast

West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health
Information, documents and contact information related to the historic West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health, September 18, 2006.

• West Coast Governors Action Plan

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is in the Santa Barbara Channel in southern California.

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is off the northern California coast.

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary​
The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is off the northern and central California coast.

Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE)
MARE is a non-profit providing technology and offshore operations expertise needed to see and work in deepwater marine environments.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is off the central California coast.

San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (San Francisco Bay NERR)
Part of a network of 27 reserves established for long-term research, education and stewardship of the nation's estuaries.

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) 
SFEI fosters the development of the scientific understanding needed to protect and enhance the San Francisco Estuary.

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
SCCOOS brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight.

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) 
A research institute focusing on the coastal ecosystems of Southern California from watersheds to the ocean.

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Tijuana River NERR)
Part of a network of 27 reserves established for long-term research, education and stewardship of the nation's estuaries.

University of Southern California Sea Grant
The "Urban Ocean Program" has served the Los Angeles area for over 30 years funding research, outreach and education programs focused on a healthy and vibrant coastal ocean.