EurOcean is presently organised as follows:

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the main decision mechanism of EurOcean. It is composed of one representative of each Member Organisation. The Executive Director is an ex-officio member of the Steering Committee. The duties of the Steering Committee are, among others, to deliberate and decide on:

• Strategic and Policy orientations;
• Annual Work Programme and budget;
• Financial management;
• Internal Regulations;
• The operation and organisation of EurOcean.

The Steering Committee appoints a President and two Vice-Presidents (Executive Committee) for the duration of two years.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of:

• the President of the Steering Committee;
• the Vice-Presidents of the Steering Committee;
• the Executive Director as ex-officio Member.

President: Ricardo Serrão Santos (FRCT - Portugal)	Vice-President: Jean-François Masset (IFREMER - Belgium office)	Vice-President: Slavomir Sagan (IOPAN - Poland)

EurOcean Foundation

The EurOcean Foundation is the legal representation of EurOcean. It has been established under the Dutch Law figure of a Stichting Foundation and it has been incorporated on December 13, 2007. EurOcean Foundation has a legal representation in Portugal since January 2009.

The Board of the EurOcean Foundation is presently composed as follows:

Board of the EurOcean Foundation

President: Ricardo Serrão Santos

Vice-President: Jean-François Masset - designate

Treasurer: Nicolae Panin

Member: Slavomir Sagan

Member: António Pascoal

Member: Manuel Cira