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(Deutsche Allianz Meeresforschung, DAM) was jointly founded in 2019 by the German federal government and the northern German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. As one of the world's largest marine research alliances, DAM aims to strengthen the sustainable management of coasts, seas and the ocean. To this end, DAM develops solution-oriented knowledge together with its member organisations and addresses politics, business and civil society with the options for action.

(Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung, KDM) was founded in 2004 as an association of marine research institutions in Germany. KDM has 20 members and thus represents the entire breadth of marine sciences in Germany. Members of KDM are all major German research institutes, university and non-university institutions, museums as well as federal authorities active in marine, polar and coastal research. Since 2018, the KDM focuses on the bottom-up strategic capability of the marine research community as well as networking in the broader international community.

(Deutsches Klima Konsortium, DKK) brings together the key players in climate and climate impact research under the guiding motto "Research for Society, the Economy and the Environment". With their work, the participating research institutions contribute to identifying climatic changes and to pointing out possible options for avoiding emissions and adapting to climate change. For this purpose, the network bundles the scientific expertise of various research disciplines and serves as a platform for integrative research projects. One important concern of the DKK is the dialogue with politics, the economy and the public.

The was founded in 1999 by the directors of major oceanographic organisations from around the world to promote global ocean observation. POGO's goal is to implement an international and integrated global ocean observing system by 2030. POGO members include most of the world's leading institutions in ocean science and relevant technology. They combine key scientific and technical expertise to develop and evaluate global ocean measurements. As POGO institutions are represented on all continents, there is access to all major ocean basins of the world.

is an independent, self-sustaining non-governmental advisory body on marine policy. It provides a strategic pan-European forum to develop marine research in a future-oriented way, to initiate state-of-the-art analyses and to derive policy recommendations for European institutions and national governments - in short: to build a bridge between science and policy in marine research. The EMB is composed of representatives from 35 member organisations. These include major national marine and ocean research organisations, research funding agencies and university consortia.

is an international programme to improve the understanding of the biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes in the marine environment. Many trace elements are of critical importance to the ocean as they influence marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle. However, the existing knowledge about trace elements and their characteristics is little used, for example because there are still uncertainties about their origin and chemical speciation. GEOTRACES aims to close these gaps and include all major ocean regions. Marine scientists from 35 countries are involved in the programme.

is an independent group of experts founded in 1969. It advises the United Nations (UN) system on scientific issues relating to the protection of the marine environment. GESAMP is composed of 17 experts from different research disciplines and is under the auspices of ten UN organisations. Studies and assessments are mainly carried out by specialised working groups that belong to a broader GESAMP network.

is an international non-governmental organisation of the International Science Council (ISC) and is dedicated to interdisciplinary scientific issues related to the ocean. It focuses on promoting international cooperation and on planning and conducting oceanographic research. Another focus is on solving methodological and conceptual problems in ocean research. Currently, about 600 scientists from almost 60 countries are involved in the activities of SCOR. Additionally, members from developing countries are involved in every activity of SCOR.