Partners

MAREANO is coordinated by the Institute of Marine Research, in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Norway and Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The three programme partners are members in the Excecutive Group, i.e. MAREANO’s operational management team.

The Programme Group, i.e. MAREANO’s operational management team, consists of representatives of the three programme partners, as well as:

• The Directorate of Fisheries
• The Institute of Marine Research
• The Directorate for Nature Management
• The Geological Survey of Norway
• The Norwegian Polar Institute
• The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
• The State Pollution Control Authority
• The Norwegian Hydrographic Service
• The Norwegian Coastal Administration

The Steering Group comprises representatives of:

• Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
• Ministry of the Environment
• Ministry of Trade and Industry
• Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

The Reference Group provides the Programme with input from a number of private and public sector bodies and has representatives from:

• The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre
• The Norwegian Military Geographic Service
• The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
• Marbank at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science
• The Norwegian Institute for Water Research
• The Norwegian Fishermen’s Association
• The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
• NIKU
• The University of Tromsø