As a global network that strives to contribute to a sustainable world where people unite and take action to create change, MBON values diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the treatment and relationships between people. MBON celebrates the contributions of people regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
We, the MBON members, are international and strive to nurture a global community. We strive for the finest science, open knowledge, respect for each other, and the generation of FAIR data about life in the sea. We collaborate and communicate the value of preserving marine biodiversity, valuing knowledge, and informing action.
David Obura
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN)
Coastal Oceans Research and Development – Indian Ocean (CORDIO) East Africa, Kenya
Gabrielle Canonico
Global Ocean Observing System Biology Biology-Ecology panel (GOOS BioEco panel).
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Enrique Montes
America Pole to Pole
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Florida, USA
Ward Appeltans
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC),
Belgium
Emmett Duffy
Marine Global Earth Observatory (marineGeo)
Smithsonian Institution, USA
Amanda Bates
University of Victoria, Canada
Joana Soares
Executive Secretary
AIR Centre, Azores, Portugal
joana.soares@aircentre.org
Mark Costello
Nord University, Norway
The MBON Strategic and Implementation Plan reflects the ocean observing community engagement to deliver a common vision, stronger statement, and steady partnership to achieve a sustained global ocean observations and data management system.