1. NORDREGIO, The Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Stockholm, Sweden
2. Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
3. Centre for Blue Governance, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Human Dimensions of Coastal Areas, Helmholtz Centre Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany
5. Natural Resources Institute, Finland
6. Rural studies, land use and natural resource governance, Natural Resources Institute (LUKE), Helsinki, Finland
7. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia, Riga, Latvia