Scientific Partners

Americas Ocean Watch is a member of MBON (Marine Biodiversity Observation Network), an organization comprised of world-class, highly credentialed marine scientists and agencies that span from “Pole to Pole” around the Americas.

Affiliation with MBON includes endorsement from a network of local marine conservation and research organizations and individuals from representative organizations in Canada, US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela.

Americas Ocean Watch will provide berths for scientists from MBON and a continuous feed of open source oceanographic and atmospheric data, images and video from the expedition to users of MBON data, including the public.