research institutions around the World:
under construction... send me an email using the contact form if you want to have your institution listed here.
# International
International Ocean Discovery Program, (IODP) have been recovering geological sample and data from the seafloor for over five decades of international collaboration. Website 
# USA, Massachussetts.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), based near Boston, it is one of the world's largest private, non-profit oceanographic research institution. Website 
# Japan, Yokosuka.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, (JAMSTEC), located in 5 different location accross Japan, this agency is an "Independent Administrative Institution". Website 
# France, Brest.
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, (IFREMER), is located in 26 sites, including 5 main centres (Boulogne, Brest, Nantes, Toulon et Tahiti) Website 
# Norway, Bergen
K.J. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, (UiB) group dedicated to Deep Marine Geology and Biology, mostly focused on the Arctic ridges. |
# USA, San Diego.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is a department of UC San Diego. It is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean, earth, and atmospheric science. Website 
# USA, New York.
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, (LDEO) created in 1949, it is a research unit of Columbia University located in Palisades, N.Y. Website 
# Germany, Kiel.
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, located in Kiel is unique in Germany. This research structure is the successor to the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR). Website 
# England
National Oceanography Centre (NOC), based on two sites in Southampton and Liverpool. It is the UK’s largest institution for integrated sea science. Website |
