Joint Research Centre - The Marine Environment Unit develops methodologies in the use of data from space in investigations related to the Marine Environment.

NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre - conducts research related to anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare and military oceanography.

University of Trieste - Department of Oceanology and Environmental Geophysics.

University of Pavia - Laboratory of Marine Bioacoustics & Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics and Environmental Research.

Tethys Research Institute - is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources.