1. Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment (SEVE) St. Philips Newfoundland Canada
2. Department of Ocean Sciences Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada
3. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada
4. Indian Ocean Trepang (IOT) Toliara Madagascar
5. Fisheries and Marine Institute Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada