1. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Kiel Germany
2. Geological Survey of Canada – Pacific Sidney British Columbia Canada
3. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia Canada
4. School of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle WA USA
5. Centre for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory University of Maryland Solomons MD USA
6. Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole MA USA
7. Ronin Institute Montclair NJ USA