The U.S. National Committee (USNC) is comprised of a broad range of individuals from research institutions, industry, resource management, non-governmental organizations, and other ocean stakeholders. Efforts of the committee members focus on raising awareness of the need for basic research on marine biodiversity, advocating for the priorities of the U.S. research and education communities, securing funding commitments from public and private sources, and coordinating U.S. contributions to the global CoML initiative.
