The scope of the OTN project requires the participation of numerous individuals responsible for various activities across each of OTN's 14 ocean regions. The following table lists individuals involved in the ocean observing, animal tracking, data management, technical operations, technology development, information applications, administration, and media relations roles of OTN, along with their affiliated country and organization.
| Participant Name | OTN Role | Country | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonso, Pedro | Animal Tracking | Portugal | IMAR-DOP |
| Alverson, Keith | Ocean Observing | France | GOOS |
| Amiro, Peter | Animal Tracking | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| An, Yong-Rock | Animal Tracking | Korea | NFRDI |
| Apostle, Richard | Ocean Observing, Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Awruch, Cynthia | Animal Tracking | Argentina | U Tasmania |
| Babcock, Russ | Ocean Observing | Australia | CSIRO, WA Fisheries |
| Bajona, Lenore | Data Management | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Barnes, Chris | Ocean Observing | Canada | U Victoria |
| Bates, Duncan | Animal Tracking, Technical Operations | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Benchirifi, Salah | Ocean Observing | Morocco | INRH |
| Benjamin, Robert | Data Management | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Berraho, Abdellatif | Ocean Observing | Morocco | INRH |
| Biuw, Martin | Animal Tracking | Norway | NPi |
| Black, Jerry | Data Management | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Block, Barb | Technology Development | USA | TOPP, Stanford U |
| Bogden, Phil | Ocean Observing | USA | GoMOOS |
| Bolger, Jim | Administration, Technology Development | Canada, USA | POST |
| Boomer, Andrew | Data Management, Administration | Australia | AATAMS |
| Borges, Teresa | Animal Tracking | Portugal | U Algarve |
| Bowen, Don | Animal Tracking | Canada | DFO-BIO, Dalhousie U |
| Bradbeer, Robin | Ocean Observing | Hong Kong | City U |
| Branton, Bob | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Breckenridge, Carl | Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Bruce, Barry | Animal Tracking | Australia | CSIRO |
| Burt, Ken | Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Campana, Steve | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Canals, Miquel | Ocean Observing | Spain | U Barcelona |
| Carmack, Eddy | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-IOS |
| Castonguay, Martin | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-MLI |
| Chiu, Jenny | Data Management | Canada | DFO-ISDM |
| Colnot, Thomas | Animal Tracking, Data Management | Chile | CEQUA |
| Cooke, Steven | Animal Tracking | Canada | Carleton U |
| Cooper, Lee | Ocean Observing | USA | U Tennessee |
| Costa, Dan | Animal Tracking | USA | UCSC |
| Costello, Mark | Animal Tracking | New Zealand | U Auckland |
| Covey, James | Media Relations | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Cowley, Paul | Animal Tracking | S. Africa | SAIAB |
| Crosby, Charles | Media Relations | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Cullen, John | Ocean Observing | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Dagorn, Laurent | Ocean Observing | France | IRD |
| Daniyal, Ali | Information Applications, Technology Development | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| de Andrade, Roberto | Ocean Observing | Chile | CONAMA |
| Delaney, John | Ocean Observing | USA | U Washington |
| Dick, Terry | Ocean Observing | Canada | U Manitoba |
| Dodson, Julian | Animal Tracking | Canada | Laval U |
| Domeier, Michael | Animal Tracking | USA | MCSI |
| Dowd, Michael | Information Applications | Canada | DFO-BIO, Dalhousie U |
| Dower, John | Ocean Observing | Canada | U Victoria |
| Dufault, Susan | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Eisner, Richard | Data Management | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Erices, Sergio Cornejo | Animal Tracking | Chile | CONAMA |
| Erzini, Karim | Animal Tracking | Portugal | U Algarve |
| Fennel, Katja | Information Applications | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Ferguson, Steven | Animal Tracking | Canada | DFO-FWI |
| Fernandez, Daniel | Animal Tracking | Argentina | CADIC-CONICET |
| Finstad, Bengt | Ocean Observing | Norway | NINA |
| Fleming, Ian | Animal Tracking | Canada | MUN |
| Flemming, Joanna | Information Applications | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Ford, John | Animal Tracking | Canada | DFO-PBS |
| Forsterra, Gunter | Animal Tracking | Chile | UACh |
| Fortier, Louis | Ocean Observing | Canada | Laval U |
| Fox, Dewayne | Animal Tracking | USA | DESU |
| Gallager, Scott | Ocean Observing | USA | WHOI |
| Gilbert, Denis | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-MLI |
| Gillis, David | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO |
| Gilly, William | Animal Tracking | USA | TOPP |
| Giménez, José | Data Management | Canada | POST |
| Goulette, Graham | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA |
| Grebmeier, Jackie | Animal Tracking | USA | U Tennessee |
| Greene, Charles | Ocean Observing | USA | Cornell U |
| Grimes, Churchill | Ocean Observing | USA | PaCOOS, NOAA |
| Gunn, John | Ocean Observing | Australia | CSIRO |
| Halfyard, Edmund | Animal Tracking | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Hall, Margie | Administration | Canada | Markopelli |
| Harcourt, Rob | Ocean Observing | Australia | AATAMS |
| Hardie, David | Animal Tracking | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Hawkes, James | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA |
| Hayter, Nancy | Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter | Animal Tracking | Denmark | GNi |
| Heupel, Michelle | Animal Tracking | Australia | James Cooke U |
| Hinch, Scott | Animal Tracking | Canada | UBC |
| Hindell, Mark | Animal Tracking | Australia | U Tasmania |
| Hobday, Alistair | Animal Tracking | Australia | CSIRO, WA Fisheries |
| Holland, Kim | Ocean Observing | USA | U Hawaii |
| Hueter, Robert | Ocean Observing | USA | Mote Marine Lab |
| Hutchings, Jeff | Animal Tracking | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Huveneers, Charlie | Ocean Observing | Australia | AATAMS |
| Isnor, Richard | Administration | Canada | NSERC |
| Iverson, Sara | Animal Tracking | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Jackson, Dan | Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Jackson, George | Animal Tracking | Canada | POST |
| Jonsen, Ian | Information Applications | Canada | DFO-BIO, Dalhousie U |
| Keeley, Robert | Data Management | Canada | DFO-ISDM |
| King, Denise | Technology Development | Canada | VEMCO |
| Kirchhoff, Stéphane | Ocean Observing, Technical Operations | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Knap, Tony | Ocean Observing | Bermuda | BIOS |
| Kocik, John | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA |
| Kusch, Alejandro | Animal Tracking | Chile | UNDP-GEF |
| Latzel, Markus | Information Applications, Technology Development | Canada | Palomino |
| Lee, Youn-ho | Animal Tracking | Korea | KORDI |
| Lembo, Giuseppe | Animal Tracking | Italy | COISPA |
| Lewis, Marlon | Technology Development | Canada | Satlantic |
| Liu, Hui | Animal Tracking | USA, China | SUNY Buffalo |
| Lotimer, Jim | Technology Development | Canada | Lotek |
| Lovrich, Gustavo | Ocean Observing | Argentina | CADIC-CONICET |
| Lyon, Paul | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO |
| Malone, Tom | Ocean Observing | USA | U Maryland |
| Markaida, Unai | Animal Tracking | Mexico | ECOSUR |
| McAuley, Rory | Technical Operations | Australia | WA Fisheries |
| McCammon, Molly | Ocean Observing | USA | AOOS |
| McKinley, Scott | Animal Tracking | Canada | UBC, POST |
| Meekan, Mark | Animal Tracking | Australia | AIMS |
| Mendelssohn, Roy | Data Management | USA | NOAA-SWFSC |
| Milios, Evangelos | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Miyashita, Kazushi | Animal Tracking | Japan | Hokkaido U |
| Moustahfid, Hassan | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA-IOOS |
| Muelbert, José Henrique | Ocean Observing | Brazil | FURG |
| Muelbert, Monica | Animal Tracking | Brazil | FURG |
| Murray, Michael | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Nishizaki, Oscar Sosa | Animal Tracking | Mexico | CICESE |
| O'Dor, Ron | Animal Tracking, Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Payne, John | Animal Tracking | USA | POST |
| Pincock, Doug | Technology Development | Canada | Amirix |
| Pirenne, Benoît | Data Management | Canada | NEPTUNE Canada, U Victoria |
| Polovina, Jeff | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA |
| Porter, Aswea | Data Management | Canada | Kintama |
| Prinsenberg, Simon | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Ricard, Dan | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Rivera, Maximo Frangopulos | Animal Tracking | Chile | CEQUA |
| Roberts, Mike | Ocean Observing | S. Africa | MCM |
| Sakurai, Yasunori | Ocean Observing | Japan | Hokkaido U |
| Santos, Ricardo Serrão | Ocean Observing | Portugal | U Açores |
| Sauer, Warwick | Animal Tracking | S. Africa | Rhodes U |
| Scotney, Murray | Technical Operations | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Semmens, Jayson | Animal Tracking | Australia | U Tasmania |
| Sheehan, Glenn | Ocean Observing | USA | BASC |
| Sheng, Jinyu | Ocean Observing | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Sherwood, John | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Sigurjónsson, Jóhann | Ocean Observing | Iceland | MRI |
| Smith, Peter | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Spares, Aaron | Animal Tracking | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Spears, Tobias | Data Management | Canada | DFO-BIO |
| Starr, Rick | Animal Tracking | USA | UC Davis |
| Stephenson, Rob | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-SABS |
| Stoddart, Michael | Animal Tracking | Australia | AAD |
| Stokesbury, Mike | Animal Tracking, Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Suthers, Iain | Ocean Observing | Australia | AATAMS |
| Taylor, Keith | Administration | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Taylor, Martin | Ocean Observing | Canada | U Victoria |
| Thompson, Keith | Information Applications | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Thomson, Rick | Information Applications | Canada | DFO-IOS |
| Troisi, Ariel | Data Management | Argentina | IODE |
| Tunnicliffe, Verena | Ocean Observing | Canada | U Victoria |
| Turk, Daniela | Data Management | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Ueda, Hiroshi | Animal Tracking | Japan | Hokkaido U |
| Vagle, Svein | Ocean Observing | Canada | DFO-IOS |
| VanderZwaag, David | Information Applications | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Vibert, Jim | Media Relations | Canada | Dalhousie U |
| Wagey, Tonny | Ocean Observing | Indonesia | UBC |
| Walters, Carl | Animal Tracking | Canada | UBC |
| Watson-Wright, Wendy | Administration | Canada | DFO |
| Webber, Dale | Technology Development | Canada | VEMCO |
| Welch, David | Technology Development | Canada | Kintama |
| Weng, Kevin | Animal Tracking | USA | U Hawaii |
| Whitcraft, Samantha | Animal Tracking | USA | NOAA-SWFSC |
| Whoriskey, Fred | Ocean Observing, Administration | Canada | ASF |
| Yamamoto, Jun | Animal Tracking | Japan | Hokkaido U |
| Zeidberg, Louis | Animal Tracking | USA | TOPP |
| Zydlewski, Gayle | Animal Tracking | USA | U Maine |
| Zydlewski, Joe | Animal Tracking | USA | U Maine, USGS |