Research Centers Websites

Academic programs in marine ecology, research and conservation.

In New Jersey, across from the Little Egg Inlet in the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary. Conducts research from the upper reaches of the drainage basin, down through the estuary, to the inner continental shelf, where a Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory has been established.

MBC, at the southern end of the Egyptian Red Sea, is combining public awareness with reef conservation and environmental protection projects. It provides short marine biology courses where participants can participate in Reef Check, a global survey of coral reefs.

Official site of the Marine and Estuarine Ecology Laboratory of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. The research facilities and activities of the lab are described and the publications listed. The Biological Research Collection of Marine Invertebrates is housed here.

Göteborg University: details of research projects.

Information on the research being undertaken at Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research at Bremerhaven, Germany which include marine, coastal and polar systems and infrastructure.

University of South Carolina center conducts basic and applied research in marine and coastal environments.

The centre undertakes integrated research for the sustainable use and management of coral reefs. Information is available on current research projects, latest news, staff, employment opportunities, and publications.

Cross-disciplinary research unit within the Biological Science Department, University of Essex, focused upon studying the ecology of coral reef systems, tropical seagrass beds, mangroves, and fisheries

A marine lab on San Juan, Island, WA. This large facility is owned by the University of Washington and provides students with opportunities for both research and classroom learning.

Operates one of the few, year-round whale shark monitoring and research centers in the world from the island of Utila off the coast of Honduras.

Norwegian marine research centre conducting scientific and advisory programs on the North Sea and climate change.

Conducts applied research and provides synthesized information used for management of marine and freshwater resources. Florida, USA.

University of Plymouth researchers engaged in cross-system ecological research. Includes publications list and other information about staff, projects, and interests.

Interdisciplinary marine research institute primarily focused upon the Gulf of Mexico

Western Washington University’s instructional and research field station located at Shannon Point in Anacortes, Washington.

MBRD provides specialist marine research laboratories in the fields of cell and developmental biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, microbiology and physiology with opportunities for graduate study.

The GEOMAR foundation based in Kiel, conducts research in cold-water ecosystems and examines geological processes on the seafloor.

Non-profit marine research centre in the Philippines. Offering scientific diver training, volunteer opportunities and consultancy to government units.

Research and training institution at the University of Bremen, Germany. Projects, programs, partners, contact information.