Partnerships are at the heart of the way that ISA works. More specifically, its Strategic Plan and High-Level Action Plan for 2019–2025 note the importance of strategic partnerships in fulfilling ISA’s roles and responsibilities. Partnerships are viewed as particularly important in the area of capacity development. The are indeed vital in pushing the ISA Capacity Development Strategy forward, opening up opportunities for collaboration and avoid the duplication of efforts across organizations.
In this perspective, partnerships are also a fundamental pillar of the Deep Dive e-learning platform. Indeed, each module of Deep Dive benefits from the peculiar competencies of experts from universities, research institutions, industrial actors and other stakeholders, that contribute to advance the work and mandate of ISA.
Argeo is an innovative Offshore Service company on a mission to revolutionize ocean surveying and inspection through autonomous robotics solutions. Argeo’s unique package combines robust vessels, advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), state-of-the-art sensors, and an intuitive digital platform to collect, visualize, and transform complex subsea data into valuable digital assets. Within the Deep Sea Minerals (DSM) value chain, we provide high-quality data supporting Environmental Impact Assessments, prospecting and exploration, resource estimation, and seabed operations monitoring, advancing responsible deep-sea resource management through comprehensive ocean mapping and understanding.
The BAUER Group is a leading provider of services, equipment and products dealing with ground and groundwater. the mission of its Groups include:
Geotechnical solutions – Global provider specialist foundation engineering services.
Equipment – One of the technical leading manufacturer of specialist foundation equipment
Resources – Prodcuts and service for the water mining and environmental industries.
Marine & Environmental Law Institute (MELAW)
In addition to scholarly research and publication activities, faculty, associates and staff carry out research projects and provide advisory services to agencies of the United Nations and regional organizations as well as assisting government departments and non-governmental organizations in Canada and internationally. Research aimed at improving law, policy and management at national and international levels, has been a focus of MELAW faculty.
The Marine & Environment Law Institute continues to work closely with on-campus student groups such as the Environmental Law Students’ Society and frequently collaborates closely with other faculties, interdisciplinary graduate programs and other scholars at Dalhousie University.
The Marine Biology Research Group (www.marinebiology.ugent.be/) at Ghent University focuses on studying marine ecosystems to understand their biodiversity, ecological processes, and the effects of environmental changes. The team uses a mix of fieldwork, lab experiments, and modeling to address issues like human impact including climate change, pollution, and deep-sea mining. Their research helps improve scientific knowledge and supports better management of marine resources. Ghent University, known for its strong emphasis on research and innovation, provides a supportive environment for this important work. UGent is an open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. It is more than 200 years old, offers more than 200 programmes (including 64 English-taught master’s programmes) and conducts in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains (www.ugent.be)
HF Offshore was founded in 2023 by Capt. Heiko Felderhoff, after a management buy-out from the Harren Group, and consists of the companies HF Offshore GmbH, HF Offshore Mexico and HF Transport and Engineering. HF Offshore offers a fleet of specialized offshore vessels and services for various offshore installations, maintenance, wreck removal, subsea engineering, and seabed exploration, as well as customer-centred project management and consultancy expertise. HF Offshore is actively involved in research and development to innovate new technologies and methodologies that enhance efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability in the offshore industry.
The Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) was established in November 1975 by the Research Institutes’ Establishment Order 1975. The main research departments in are: Aquaculture, Biological oceanography, Biotechnology, Fisheries resources, Fish technology & Product development, Physical & Chemical oceanography, Marine geology/geophysics, marine meteorology and climate change, fishing technology and extension research and liaison services.
The UK National Oceanography Centre is one of the world’s top oceanographic institutions. The NOC mission is to make sense of changing seas, upon which future human prosperity and wellbeing depends. The purpose of NOC is to gain deeper knowledge of the ocean to help every living thing on our planet flourish. NOC undertakes world leading research in large scale ocean science and ocean measurement technology innovation; working with government and business to turn great science and technology into advice and applications.
NOC addresses key science challenges, including measuring and modelling the oceans in an earth system context, marine ecosystem change, variability and coupling with the physical environment, and long-term monitoring technologies. NOC provides major facilities (including research vessels and instrumentation), programmes of sustained observing, survey, mapping, data management and other functions. NOC carries out a wide range of research, including marine geoscience, biogeochemistry and ecosystems, marine systems modelling, marine physics and ocean climate, and ocean technology and engineering.