| Austria | Thomas Reinthaler | Dept. MeeresbiologieUniversität Wien |
| Bulgaria | Atanos Palanov | Institute of Oceanology "Fridtjof Nansen" |
| Denmark | Charlotte Betina Mogensen | Danish Ministry of the Environment |
| Finland | Henry Vallius | Geological Survey of Finland |
| France | Elie Jarmache | Secrétariat Général de la Mer |
| Germany | Johannes Melles | Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie Hamburg |
| Ireland | Eoin O’Grady, | Marine Institute |
| Netherlands | Lodewijk Abspoel | Senior policy advisor North SeaDirectorate-General for Water AffairsMinistry for Infrastructure and the Environment |
| Portugal | Nuno Chaves Ferreira | (Conseiller Défence a la RP Portugal) |
| Spain | Ainhoa Perez | MARM (Environment) |
| Spain | Beatriz Morales | IMEDEA-CESIC (Research) |
| Spain | Demetrio de Armas | IEO Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| Spain | Jose Quijano | Hydrographic Institute of the Navy (Instituto Hidrográfico de la Armada) |
| Spain | Monica Martinez Castañeda | MARM (Fisheries) |
| Spain | Sergio Rodriguez Carbonell | Ministerio de Fomento – (Search and rescue) |
| Spain | Teodoro Ramirez | (IEO-Brussels delegation |
| UK | Richard Emmerson | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| UK | Nick Court | Department forTransport |