International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) - ICES is the oldest intergovernmental organisation in the world concerned with marine and fisheries science.

Danish Hydraulic Institute - a leading international research and consulting organisation developing and applying advanced methods and technologies within coastal, marine and water resources engineering.

North Sea Centre - a research and development centre providing consultancy, services, and technical support to the fishing industry.

Danish Maritime Institute - a private and independent non-profit technological service organisation which offers consultancy services in the fields of hydro- and aerodynamics with special applications in the maritime, offshore, construction, process and energy industries.

Danish Institute for Fisheries Research - a research institution, which carries out research, investigations and provide advice concerning sustainable exploitation of live marine and fresh water resources.

National Environmental Research Institute - Marine Ecology and Microbiology

The Fisheries Laboratory - Research into fishery biology, oceanography, and aquaculture.