Equilibrio Marino promotes the effective protection of marine areas to guarantee the recovery of marine ecosystems, using current scientific research. One such project is the SOS Corales (SOS Corals), which is a recovery program of the Candelabro coral and orange coral colonies of the coast of Spain. Amongst their many projects are the creation of artificial reef parks, protected marine micro areas in the Alboran Sea, a Sea Brigade which reacts to marine pollution including involving divers in underwater ocean cleanups in the south of Spain, and advocacy for sanctuaries for cetaceans.

EUROWA is a network of European oiled wildlife response experts who are working together to improve professionalism in marine wildlife emergency response. EUROWA have been building their network of wildlife professionals for many years and with the help of EU Civil Protection funding through the EUROWA-1 and EUROWA-2 projects, in order to combat the devastating impact of marine pollution events such as oil spills on marine life and local communities. EUROWA’s aim is to provide a well-disciplined, coordinated, and professional wildlife response team consisting of experts and their equipment, which can quickly be put together and sent to assist a European country that is facing a wildlife emergency.

The focus of award-winning organization Everwave since 2018 has been on preventing plastic from entering the oceans by attending to rivers, moving from their original platform of the oceans to the source of the problem. They use active and passive clean-up technologies to efficiently collect garbage and return it to a sustainable cycle, involving their ‘CollectiX’ garbage collection boats and HiveX river platforms, combined with AI. Cameras and sensors on the boats, on bridges or on drones are used to record images and videos of the plastic waste in the rivers. These are evaluated using AI to understand the composition of the garbage, and identify its sources, in order to take preventative action.

Fathoms Free is a group comprised of volunteer divers determined to rid the UK's coastal waters of marine debris. They organize campaigns to remove lost or abandoned fishing gear, including Paddle for Plastic, Dive against Debris, and cleanup projects.

Fishing for Litter is a Europe-wide initiative which started in a single port in the Netherlands. In 2004 KIMO International started a project to address the problem of marine litter. The project known as Fishing for Litter reduces marine litter by involving the fishing industry, engaging the ports and fishing vessels. Fishing boats are given big bags to collect plastics, ghost gear and other debris that gathers in their nets during normal fishing activities. Back in port, the bags of litter are collected for recycling or disposal. The scheme currently operates in 9 EU Member States already (covering the Adriatic, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland and Spain) and more countries will be joining shortly. In 2016 the scheme was adopted by OSPAR and included in its Regional Action Plan. In 2019, it was included as “passively fished waste” in the new European Port Reception Facility Directive. In 2022 this Directive will come into force nationally and will apply to all EU coastal Member States.  

For the Oceans Foundation is a community-based organization focused on improving their environment, including the oceans. They organize fundraisers, community-building events, and in-depth training sessions for volunteers engaged in the projects. The projects include the following: Ambassadors for the Ocean which promotes the protection of the Eastern Pacific’s Marine Biological Corridor in the areas between Coco´s Island and Thermal Dome (Costa Rica), Coiba Island (Panama), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and the Galapagos Archipelago (Ecuador) – for this their partner NGO the Ocean Voyages Institute is providing our first vessel; Removal of plastic waste and ghost nets from the ocean; Responsible tourism and sustainable fishing; and combatting the consumption of sea turtle eggs.

New Zealand's largest national conservation organisation. The Society's mission is to preserve and protect the native plants and animals and natural features of New Zealand. Active on a wide range of conservation and environmental issues. These include the protection of native forests, tussock grasslands, wetlands, coastlines and marine ecosystems, energy and resource conservation, sustainable fisheries and sustainable land management. Also involved in South Pacific rainforest conservation work and is working to ensure the protection of Antarctica from environmental damage.

Friends of the Earth (International) (EWNI) is an international membership organisation, with members spread across the world. Its main parent body, Friends of the Earth is primarily an advocacy group, with most of its activities focused in UK. Its advocacy programs focus on environmental issues (including the marine environment), highlighting their social, political and human rights contexts.

Ghost Diving is run by volunteer divers who have specialized in the removal of lost (ghost) fishing gear and other marine debris since 2009. Originally named Ghost Fishing Foundation, in 2020, the entire global organization was reorganized and renamed into Ghost Diving Foundation. Now spread over 16 countries in the world where local diving teams identify as Ghost Diving chapters, including France, Adriatic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Spain and the UK. They are actively raising awareness about the "ghost fishing" issue on a global scale.

Ghost Fishing UK works to remove Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear, otherwise known as ‘Ghost Gear’. The purpose is to remove from the marine environment the ghost gear which presents potentially lethal hazards to marine life and scuba divers. Volunteer scuba divers, who have extensive training in advanced diving practices, dive to remove ghost nets and raise awareness through education about plastics and ghost fishing gear problems. The organisation formed in 2015 at an inaugural project in Scapa Flow, Orkney. In 2021 Ghost Fishing UK were winners of the 'Best Plastic Campaign' at the Plastic Free Awards.

The Gili Shark Conservation Project is an award-winning conservation and data collection program, the first of its kind in the Gili Islands in Indonesia. Situated on the beautiful island Gili Air, they work around all of the Gili islands: Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan. The goal of their shark research project is to raise awareness for shark- and marine conservation but also to assist the local community and helping the Gili's to become plastic-free. They aim to protect and restore the coral reef environment within the Gili Matra Marine Recreational Reserve and to help to create the first recognized shark nursery ground in Indonesia. To achieve this goal they conduct research using multiple research methods including; underwater roving video surveillance, roving survey dives, photographic identification, coral health index surveys, coral restoration, and land & marine based time-lapse projects. Via weekly conservation classes at the local school and a Plastic Free Paradise Campaign, they are educating the local community and visitors of the Gili Islands about the importance of our ocean and what we can do to protect it.

The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) is a 'cross stakeholder alliance of fishing industry, private sector, corporates, NGOs, academia and governments focused on solving the problem of lost and abandoned fishing gear worldwide'. The Initiative was founded by World Animal Protection, with the aim to improve the health of marine ecosystems, protect marine animals from harm, and safeguard human health and livelihoods. They have programmes at work throughout the world, and work in close partnership with many organizations, including Healthy Seas, Ghost Diving, Bracenet.net amongst many others. GGGI have an app, ‘Ghost Gear Reporter’, which can be downloaded, to help with worldwide data collection, for use with any ghost gear related work, including beach clean ups.