- UNESCO; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), more, partner
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), partner
- International Union of Biological Sciences; Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG), partner
- United Nations; Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), partner
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), partner
- International Association for Biological Oceanography (IABO), partner
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Goddard Space Flight Centre; Global Change Master Directory (GCMD), partner
- United Nations Environment Programme; World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), partner
- IUCN Headquarters - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), partner
- NatureServe, partner
- UNESCO; Diversitas, partner
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), partner
- Rutgers University, sponsor
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), sponsor
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sponsor
- European Commission (EC), sponsor
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, sponsor
- Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (MarBEF), sponsor
- Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, sponsor
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