Earth Sciences: Oceanography: Institutions: United Kingdom

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.

Facilitates and promotes multi-dicipliary research into all aspects of shallow water marine science by bringing together natural and social scientists in Cambridge University and other governmental and non-governmental research institutions.

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

A research consultancy based at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne promoting coastal management through the coupling of fundamental and applied research in coastal systems with advice on practical and policy issues.

CEFAS is a research, technology and consultancy laboratory specialising in fisheries, marine environment, aquaculture, and fish disease.

A research group within the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen.

Located within the Department of Geography at University College London offering research and consultancy expertise in coastal and estuarine processes, engineering geomorphology and hydrodynamic modelling.

Offshore Technology Centre.

Responsible for coastal and marine water environments, flood management and fisheries.

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