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Structure

The Ocean KAN is a distributed, bottom-up network of networked people. Meet our community on the Home page.

For more information about our Steering Committee and Governance, please see below.

Vision, Shared Values, and Governance

VISION STATEMENT:

A thriving, resilient, functioning ocean that draws from and benefits flourishing, interconnected life.

MISSION STATEMENTS:

Short Mission Statement: Building a trust-based, global network to share knowledge and foster collaboration across cultures, languages, sectors, and disciplines to spur and support ocean action.

Long Mission Statement: Building an inclusive, trust-based, global networking community to share knowledge and foster collaboration across cultures, languages, sectors, and disciplines to spur and support both ocean health and action.

Click here for our community-defined Shared Values and Principles.
For a description of the Ocean KAN's structure and governance, please read the Ocean KAN Governance Plan.

Steering Committee Members

The Ocean KAN steering committee consists of scientists and stakeholders from various disciplines and regions. Click on the names below the map to find out more about each member!