1. Natural Resources Defense Council New York NY USA
2. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis University of California – Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA USA
3. Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) University of Idaho Moscow ID USA
4. Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular de Vertebrados Acuáticos (LEMVA), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad de los Andes Bogotá Colombia
5. Vida Silvestre Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay
6. IUCN Joint SSC/WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force Gland Switzerland
7. Tethys Research Institute Milan Italy
8. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Chippenham UK
9. Wildlife Conservation Society Ocean Giants Program New York NY USA