The Challenger 150 programme is a global scientific cooperative developed to respond to the needs of the UN Ocean Decade. It is a vehicle for coordination of deep-sea research globally towards a set of common objectives. POGO shares and supports in particular Challenger 150’s objectives (1) to build capacity for deep-sea research globally, and (2) to expand deep-sea biological observations.
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		- 			The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) was founded in 1999 by directors of oceanographic institutions around the world as a forum to promote and advance the observation of the global ocean. POGO is a UK-registered charity with member institutions from around the world, and works closely with other international and regional programmes and organisations. 
 
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		- 			POGO seeks to expand international support for ocean observing, through innovation of the ocean observing system, capacity development and outreach/advocacy. 
 
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