1. BOOJH Ram, Professional Officer (Ecological and Earth Sciences), UNESCO, Delhi, India ; Passport Committee Chair.
2. BOYLE Paul, Senior Vice President, Conservation, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, USA; WON CO-chair.
3. CAUSER Mike, Managing Director, OCEAN Edutainment Projects, UK; WON co-chair.
4. COUSTEAU JEAN-MICHEL, President, Ocean Futures Society, USA; Chair of WON Committee of Honour.
5. DEMOL Pierre, Curator, Aquarium Public de Bruxelles, Belgium ; WON Treasurer.
6. DI NATALE Antonio, Scientist in Charge, Acquario di Genova / Costa Edutainment SpA, Italy ; WON Co-chair.
7. FALCATO Joao, Chief Executive Officer, Oceanàrio de Lisboa , Portugal; WON Co-chair.
8. FEARNHEAD Lex, (Former Director, Two Oceans Aquarium, RSA, ); WON Co-chair.
9. GODELMAN Ernesto, Chairman, CeDePESCA, Mar del Plata, Argentina; WON Regional Coordinator for Latin America.
10. GASPAR Cécile, Veterinarian, Scientific Director, Moorea Dolphin Center, ; President, Non-profit Foundation “te mana o te moana,” French Polynesia; World Ocean Day Committee Chair.
11. JONES Martin, WON Representative for Australia, (Former Director, Reef HQ, Australia).
12. MERCIER Daniel, Delegué Général, Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine, France; WON Co-chair.
13. MONTEILS Fabien, Acroporis, France; WON Board Member.
14. MOTT William, Director, The Ocean Project, USA; World Ocean Day Committee.
15. NIGHTINGALE John, President, Vancouver Aquarium, Canada; WON Co-chair.
16. OULD DAHI Mohamed Mahmoud, President, ONG Clean Beach, Mauritania; WON Co-chair, WON Regional Coordinator for Western Africa.
17. OUNAIS Nadia, Secretary General, EUAC European Union of Aquarium Curators ; Deputy Director, Musée Océanographique de Monaco ; WON Co-chair.
18. RIBBINK Anthony, Sustainable Seas Trust, Grahamstown, RSA, WON Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa.
19. SIBILLA Carla, Commercial Director, Edutainment SpA, Italy, WON Co-chair.
20. SONNENSCHEIN Leonard, President, World Aquarium @ City Museum, USA; Field Actions Committee Chair.
21. STAVELOZ Walter, Director, International Relations, ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Centers), USA; WON Co-chair.
22. VALLETTE Philippe, General Manager, NAUSICAÄ, France; WON Co-chair.
23. VAN DEN SANDE Paul, Executive Director, International Aquarium Forum, Belgium, EUAC (European Union of Aquarium Curators); WON Secretary.
24. General secretariat
CIRA, Manuel, Head of Cultural Services, NAUSICAÄ, France, WON Coordinator