Stiftelsen for Industriell og Teknisk Forskning ved Norges Tekniske Høgskole (SINTEF), Trondheim - Department of Coastal and Ocean Engineering.

University of Tromso - Department of Marine and Freshwater Biology .

Institute of Marine Research, Bergen - National centre for research on coastal and ocean life and the marine environment.

Fiskeriforskning, Tromso - Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ltd.

University of Bergen - Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology

Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - A non-profit research institute affiliated with the University of Bergen.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim - Faculty of Marine Technology

University of Bergen - Geophysical Institute specialising in meteorology and oceanography.