Led by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL) at Xiamen University, Coastal-SOS partners cross-sectoral stakeholders, including 12 leading academic institutions, 6 industrial enterprises, 3 non-profit foundations, 4 nongovernmental/intergovernmental organizations (NGO/IGOs), and 1 governmental sector from East Asian countries to advance scientific understanding of critical coastal ocean health issues.

• Lead institution:

State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, China

• Academic institutions include:

Center for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia

Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, China

Fujian Institute for Sustainable Oceans, Xiamen University, China

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hongkong, China

Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

Marine and Coastal Resources Research & Development Institute, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Thailand

Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Nature Resources, China

State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hongkong, China

The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hongkong, China

• Industrial enterprises include:

Chia Tai Group Agro-industry and Food Business China Area, China

JEFI Aquatech Resources Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Luen Thai Group Ltd., Hong Kong, China

Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Zhongtian Technology Marine Systems Co., Ltd., China

ZPMC Maritime Fuzhou Construction Co., Ltd., China

• Non-profit foundations include:

China Oceanic Development Foundation, China

The Paradise International Foundation, China

The Swire Group Charitable Trust, Hong Kong, China

• Inter-governmental organizations include:

IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

• Non-governmental organizations include:

Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-China, Beijing Office

• Governmental sectors include:

Xiamen Marine International Cooperation Center