North Atlantic Fisheries College - An industry managed institute dedicated to supporting the fisheries industry.

Southampton Oceanography Centre - A joint venture between the University of Southampton and the Natural Environment Research Council.

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Part of the NERC Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences.

University of Oxford - Physical Oceanography in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Group.

University of East Anglia - Includes the WWW virtual library : Oceanography section

Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science - Continuous Plankton Recorder surveys.

University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Department of Marine Sciences & Coastal Management.

University of Liverpool Oceanography Laboratories - A centre of teaching and research in Marine Environmental and Physical Sciences.

Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology - maintains an overview of marine activities across Government. It encourages links between Government and the national marine community, the wider application of marine science and technology, optimum use of major UK marine facilities, training and education and international links.

Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen. - monitoring all aspects of Marine, Freshwater Fisheries and Environment for The Scottish Office.

Scarbrough Centre for Coastal Studies - The SCCS is a compact and friendly unit that joined the University of Hull in 2000. Specialises in teaching Coastal Marine Biology and Environmental Science.

British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) - A component of the UK Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC's) environmental data centre network with designated responsibility for UK marine data. It is also part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's (IOC's) network of national oceanographic data centres.

University of Reading - Oceanography Group

University of Wales Bangor - School of Ocean Sciences

University of Stirling - Institute of Aquaculture

University of Southampton - School of Ocean and Earth Science

Heriot-Watt University - Ocean Systems Laboratory

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - CEFAS is a research, technology and consultancy laboratory specialising in fisheries, marine environment, aquaculture, and fish disease.

Cranfield University - Offshore Technology Centre.

Glasgow College of Nautical Studies - The College provides further and higher education for over 3,500 people every year in the areas of Maritime Studies, Science & Technology, Engineering and Care & Social Studies.

Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) - World class Sea Mammal Research Unit based University of St Andrews. Information on research activities, staff contacts and careers.

University of Ulster - Coastal Studies Research Group (CSRG).

Cardiff University - Department of Earth Science, Marine Geoscience Research

University of Glasgow - Marine Technology Centre

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office - The Physical Oceanography Department provides a range of oceanographic products and services in support of the Royal Navy's environmental forecasting and operations.

University of Plymouth - Institute of Marine Studies

George Deacon Division for Ocean Sciences - Based at the Southampton Oceanography Centre has teams investigating marine biology and tracer chemistry.

Met Office, Ocean Applications - OA develops, and brings to implementation, the ocean modelling systems required to meet Met Office customer needs. In addition to operational oceanography, support for climate research and seasonal forecasting is supplied, specifically in providing the ocean component of the Hadley Centre's coupled oceanatmosphere models.

Imperial College Of Science and Technology - Oceanography Laboratory

Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - Part of the NERC Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences.

Marine Biological Association - Promoting scientific research into all aspects of life in the sea

National Marine Biological Library - A world-class aquatic science resource.

Gatty Marine Laboratory - an integral part of the School of Biological & Medical Sciences of the University of St Andrews offering world class marine research facilities.

Cardiff Marine Institute - Integrated studies of the linked earth-ocean-atmosphere system at Cardiff University.