| Subject | English | Thesaurus |
| ocean., abbr. | Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Program | AOSP |
| ocean., abbr. | Coastal Ocean Prediction Systems Program | COPS |
| USA | Coastal Ocean Program | COP |
| abbr., agric. | Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. | DORD |
| ecol., abbr. | Earth and Ocean Physics Application Program | EOPAP |
| abbr., astronaut. | Integrated Global Ocean Services System | IGOSS |
| ecol., abbr. | International Indian Ocean Fishery Survey Program | IOP |
| ecol., abbr. | International Program of Ocean Drilling | IPOD |
| ocean., abbr. | National Ocean Partnership Program | NOO |
| abbr., oil | Ocean Drilling Program | ODP |
| ecol., abbr. | Ocean Resource Utilization Program | ORUP |
| mil., abbr. | Ocean Surveillance Assessment Program | OSAP |
| abbr., scottish | Ocean Survey Program | OSP (USA) |
| ecol., abbr. | Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Program | OTEC |
| abbr., astronaut. | Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre | OCA/PAC (UNEP) |
| ocean., abbr. | Panel for International Programs and International Cooperation in Ocean Affairs | PIPICO |
| ocean., abbr. | Parallel Ocean Program | POP |
| abbr. | Parallel Ocean Program Global Ocean Model | POP (Alex Lilo) |
| water.suppl., abbr. | Programme of Monitoring Pollution of the Ocean Originating on Land | POOL |
| abbr., astronaut. | Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Programme | TOGA |
