The project contributes to global ocean observation initiatives such as:

• the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
• the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)
• the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
• the Scientific Commission on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
• the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
• the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO)
• the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)