The NANOOS Governing Council represents the interests of different regions and sectors (e.g., industry, government (tribal, state, local) education, research). Currently, the 31 signatories of the NANOOS MOA are these NANOOS membership organizations.


Tribal governments

  • Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
  • Quileute Tribe
  • Quinault Indian Nation
 

Academic, education, and research institutions

  • Humboldt University
  • Oregon Health and Sciences University
  • Oregon State University
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • University of Washington
  • Western Association of Marine Laboratories
 

State and Local governments

  • King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks
  • Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation & Development
  • Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries
  • Oregon Dept. of State Lands
  • Port of Newport
  • Puget Sound Partnership
  • Washington Dept. of Ecology
 

Industries

  • The Boeing Company
  • Marine Exchange of Puget Sound
  • Science Applications International Corporation
  • Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
  • Sound Ocean Systems, Inc.
  • Western Resources and Applications
  • WET Labs, Inc.
 

Non government organizations

  • Columbia River Crab Fisherman's Association
  • Council of American Master Mariners
  • Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
  • Ocean Inquiry Project
  • Pacific Northwest Salmon Center
  • Puget Sound Harbor Safety Committee
  • Surfrider Foundation

Additional partners include: Port of Neah Bay, Scientist and Fishermen Exchange, and the Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom consortium.