When GLOBEC ended in March 2010, its ongoing regional programmes (Climate Impacts on Top Oceanic Predators (CLIOTOP), Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean (ICED) and Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS)) were incorporated into IMBER. A supplement to the SPIS was developed to give guidance on the integration of the regional programmes.
At the same time, the Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (SIBER) regional programme was established.