The activities of the IOCCG are supported and sponsored by the agencies and organisations listed below (in alphabetical order), which is gratefully acknowledged. The IOCCG is an Affiliated Program of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), which also provides infrastructure support for the group.
CSACanadian Space Agency
CNESCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France
CSIROCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
DFODepartment of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
CONAEArgentina National Space Activities Commission
EC CopernicusEuropean Commission/Copernicus Programme
EUMETSATEuropean Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
ESAEuropean Space Agency, EU
INPENational Institute for Space Research, Brazil
ISROIndian Space Research Organisation
JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JRCJoint Research Centre, European Commission
KIOSTKorea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
NCEONational Centre for Earth Observation, UK
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
SCORScientific Committee on Oceanic Research
SIO, MNRSecond Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China
The 6th International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting was held in Darmstadt, Germany from 1 – 4 December 2025, hosted by EUMETSAT and ESA. All meeting material is available is on the archive webpage.