The Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation w'as signed and a research alliance was launched in May 2013 at the Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland. This historical agreement focused on aligning ocean observations and research among the three participants. Other potential areas for co-operation include: (1) sharing of data, such as on temperature, salinity and acidity, (2) interoperability and coordination of observing infrastructures, such as measurement buoys and research vessels, (3) sustainable management of ocean resources, (4) seabed and benthic habitat mapping, (5) promoting researcher mobility, and (6) identifying and recommending future research priorities. Research on aquaculture is one of the main issues in the Alliance.