• Phycological Society of Southern Africa - PSSA (Hosting organization)
• Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research - SCOR
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - IOC
• Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem programme - BCLME
• The South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism - DEAT
• The International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae - ISSHA (Hosting organization). - (Application for Membership to the International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae)
• Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast)

ISSHA Travel Award Sponsors

• International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA)
• Laboratory of Aquatic Science Consultant Co. Ltd
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (NOAA CSCOR), U.S.
• Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
• United Nations Environment Program - Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP-MAP