Department of Marine Ecology IO PAS consists of two parts: the chemical part - Marine Pollution Laboratory deals with the advanced methods of chemical analyses of the sea water and sediment. The ecological part (Arctic Ecology Group) of the deaprtment works on comparative field ecology. The climate - related patternsof biodiversity, communities and population structure are studied in Baltic, European Arctic Seas and recently in tropical areas.

The mission of South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is to improve the understanding and stewardship of Pacific Northwest estuaries and coastal watersheds. The 4,771 acre Reserve encompasses a mixture of open water channels, tidal and freshwater wetlands, riparian areas, and forested uplands. SSNERR actively supports and coordinates research, education, and stewardship programs which serve to enhance a scientific and public understanding of estuaries and contribute to improved estuarine management.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is Maryland's premiere higher education institute for environmental science and an international model for coastal studies.

The Marine Science Institute (MSI), established at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1969, is the focus for marine, coastal zone, and freshwater research; marine policy studies; and educational outreach in marine science. MSI administers and supports research projects involving faculty, professional researchers, technical staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students from 14 disciplines.

The major goal of The Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS), and the parent institution, the Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), is to create a corridor for research, from the upper reaches of the Mullica River drainage basin, down through the Great Bay estuary, to the inner continental shelf, where a Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO-15) at 15 m depth has been established.

The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is one of five Centres and Surveys funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The Natural Environment Research Council delivers independent research, survey, training and knowledge transfer in the environmental sciences, to advance knowledge of planet Earth as a complex, interacting system.

Conducts research related to sustainable management and restoration of the nation's coastal saltwater wetlands, coastal and inland freshwater wetlands, submerged aquatic ecosystems, and coastal prairie.

The Center's broad research directive is to assess and find practical solutions to water quality problems in North Carolina and the nation. The Center's research projects span from freshwaters to estuaries and marine waters, for example, cyanobacteria and their toxins in major drinking water supply reservoirs in North Carolina; long-term trends in nutrient loading to the Neuse River and Estuary and ecosystem response, related to changing land use patterns in the watershed; and the biology of harmful algae and their impacts on finfish and shellfish health.

SFEI was founded as a non-profit organization in 1986 to foster the development of the scientific understanding needed to protect and enhance the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI fills the niche between environmental science and environmental management and policy for San Francisco Estuary and its watershed. We conduct science studies, synthesize data and information, and collaborate with other scientists to provide a holistic integration of information from many disciplines that supports management activities or demonstrates the potential implications of different management scenarios to environmental management agencies and other stakeholders.

The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) is a marine research facility of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). UMCES sister campuses include the Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and the Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, in the mountains of Western Maryland. UMCES research fleet is located on the CBL Campus.