# PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171692
- **Other names:** PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEANS, POGO
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 20, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1171692


## Contact

- **Address:** PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY, PROSPECT PLACE, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL1 3DH
- **Phone:** 01752633424
- **Email:** pogoadmin@pml.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://pogo-ocean.org



## Activities

**Activities:** The charity brings together the world's major oceanographic institutes to plan joint actions to advance sustained ocean observations for societal benefit. It provides professional training opportunities for early-career scientists to develop the worldwide capacity for sustained ocean observations, and advocates at public and policy levels for the need for sustained funding for the observing system




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Benin
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £780499 | £927342 | £341079 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £675431 | £778509 | £487921 | 0 |
| March 31, 2023 | £834439 | £866160 | £590999 | 0 |
| March 31, 2022 | £834575 | £921646 | £622720 | 0 |
| March 31, 2021 | £983255 | £799410 | £709791 | 0 |



## Trustees

- **Capt. Francisco Armando Arias-Isaza** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 30, 2021
- Dr Anya Mary Waite — appointed March 20, 2025
- Dr Carmen Guadalupe Paniagua Chavez — appointed Jan. 27, 2023
- Dr Olivier Georges Marie Pringault — appointed Jan. 27, 2024
- Dr Steven Francis DiMarco — appointed Feb. 22, 2026
- Dr Tamaryn Antonello — appointed Feb. 22, 2026
- Prof. Fei Chai — appointed Jan. 27, 2024