Members of the Working Group on Marine Aquaculture are part of multiple COST-Actions. The COST Association is an EU wide organisation fostering the creation of and cooperation of networks of researchers from all scientific backgrounds. COST-Actions subsidize travel costs as well as event costs to further the exchange between actors.

The project Ocean Governance for Sustainability started in 2017 and has a runtime of 4 years and plans to bring together experts on the topic of ocean governance on the EU level and beyond in order to foster exchange. The projects follows a trans-disciplinary approach in order to research and promote the sustainable development of the oceans.