The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students and resource managers who need access to databases and approaches to sustainability. The UN Atlas can also provide the ocean industry and stakeholders with pertinent information on ocean matters.

The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), an intergovernmental scientific organization, was established in 1992 to promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas. Its present members are Canada, Japan, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America.

本會之任務：
(一)辦理淨海、淨灘、淨溪活動，維護溪、海生態。
(二)協助釣友解決問題。
(三)辦理大型號溪、海釣比賽(釣遊活動)。
(四)建請並督促政府做好河川管理，嚴禁各事業單位排放未處理廢水。
(五)建請並督促政府成立溪、海釣魚專區。
(六)建請並督促政府做好漁民教育。

Worldwide marine meteorological and oceanographic communities are working in partnership under the umbrella of the WMO-IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, in order to respond to interdisciplinary requirements for met/ocean observations, data management and service products.