Marine Research Stations

Marine Research Stations are available for independent scientific research. Each station has a schedule of fees useful for budgeting and planning purposes.

Marine Laboratories & Government Research Laboratories are usually associated with a University and may work with visiting scientists on specific research projects.

Institutions generally have specific research projects & staff and do not generally make their facility available to independent researchers. They may also be available to perform specific tests for a fee. Institutions that are associated with a University may work with visiting scientists on specific research projects.

Australia

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Cape Ferguson Research Facility, Queensland

Commonweath Scientific & Industrial Research Operation
Marmion Laboratories - Government Research Laboratory

Commonweath Scientific & Industrial Research Operation
Clevland Laboratories - Government Research Laboratory

James Cook University
Orpheus Island - Research Station

University of Queensland
Moreton Bay - Research Station

University of Sydney
One Tree Island - Research Station

University of Tasmania
Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute - Marine Research Laboratory

Bahamas

Perry Institute for Marine Science
Lee Stocking Island Marine Research Center - Research Station

Barbados

McGill University
Bellairs Research Institute - Research Station

Belize

Wildlife Conservation Society & Government of Belize
Glover's Reef Marine Station - Research Station

Carrie Bow Cay
National Museum of Natural History - Research laboratory

Bermuda

Bermuda Biological Station - Research Station

Brazil

Fundao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (Portuguese) - Institution

Canada

Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research - Institute
Acadia University, Nova Scotia

Bedford Institute of Oceanography (French and English)

Otolith Research Laboratory

Canadian Shark Research Laboratory
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Government Research Laboratory

St. Andrews Biological Station
St. Andrews,New Brunswick - Government Research Laboratory

Hunstman Marine Science Center

Institute of Ocean Sciences
Pacific Biological Station - Marine Laboratory

Institute of Ocean Sciences - Institution
Sidney, British Columbia

Maurice Lamontagne Institute
Pointe aux Cenelles Laboratory - Institution

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Bonne Bay Marine Station - Institution
Norris Point, Newfoundland

Western Canada University
Bamfield Marine Station - Research Station

Denmark

Borno Station - Research Station (Danish and English)
Borno Institute for Ocean and Climate Studies
Gullmarfjorden, Denmark

National Environmental Research Institute
Marine Ecology - Research Institute

Dominica, West Indies

Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology (ITME)
Research Station

Ecuador

Darwin Foundation
Galapagos Research Station - Research Station

Fiji

Dravuni Island Field Station Research Station

Finland

University of Helsinki
Tvarminne Zoological Station - Research Station

Finnish Institute of Marine Research -Institution

France

Centre D'Oceanologie de Marseille (French) - Research Station

French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (French and English) - Institution

Lille University of Science and Technology
Station Marine de Wimereux - Research Station

Museum National d'histoire Naturelle
La Station Marine de Concarneau - Research Station

Station Biologique de Roscoff

University P & M Curie(French & English)
Observatoire Oceanologica of Villefranche-sue-Mer - Marine Laboratory

Germany

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (German & English)
Dallmann Laboratory - Research Station

Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemunde (German and English) - Institution

Carl Von Ossietzky University (German & English)
Institute for Chemistry and Marine Biology - Research Station

Geomar Research Center for Marine Geosciences (German & English)
Christian Alberechts University - Institution

Greece

Greek Ministry of Research and Technology
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete - Institution

National Centre for Marine Research - Institution
Athens

Iceland

Marine Research Institute - Institution

Israel

National Institute of Oceanography - Institution

Italy

Stazione Zoologica
A. Dohrn di Napoli - Institution

University of Trieste - Institution

Institute of Marine Geology (Italian and English) - Institution

Jamaica, West Indies

Hofstra University
Marine Laboratory - Institution

University of the West Indies
Discovery Bay Marine Lab - Research Station

Japan

Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (Japanese & English)
Mutsu Institute of Oceanography - Research Station

Kyushu University (Japanese & English)
Ocean - Atmosphere Dynamics - Institution

National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
Kuroshio Research Laboratory - Government Research Laboratory

University of Tokyo
Otsuchi Marine Research Center - Institution

Lithuania

Center of Marine Research

Mexico

University of Arizona
Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans - Marine Lab

Prescott College
Kino Bay - Marine Lab

Monaco

Scientific Center of Monaco - Institution

Netherlands

Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Research Station

Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Center for Estuary and Marine Ecology - Institution

New Zealand

Cawthron Institute - Institution

University of Aukland
Leigh Marine Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

University of Canterbury

Edward Percival Field Station - Marine Laboratory

Norway

University of Bergen
Marine Biology Laboratory - Institution

Norwegian Polar Institute Sverdrup Research Station

Palau

Coral Reef Research Foundation
Palau Research Station - Research Station

Palau International Coral Reef Center - Research Station

Panama

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Naos Island Laboratory - Research Station

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Coibita Research Station - Research Station

Poland

Polish Academy of Sciences - Institute of Oceanology (Polish & English)

University of Gdansk Institute of Oceanography (Polish & English)

Russia

Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
Laboratory of Marine Research - Institution

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute (Russian & English)

Slovenia

University of Ljubjana
Marine Biological Station Piran - Research Station

Spain

Centro De Estudios Avanzados de Blanes Institution

University of Alicante
Marine Biology Research Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Centro De Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (Spanish and English) Institution

Universidade De Santiago De Compostela
Encoro do Con Hydrobiological Field Station - Marine Laboratory

Universidade De Santiago De compostela
A Grana Marine Biology Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Sweden

University of Goteborg(Swedish & English)
Kristineberg Marine Research Station - Research Station

Universities of Goteborg and Stockholm(Swedish & English)
Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Stockholm Marine Research Centre
The Asko Laboratory - Research Station

Umea Marine Sciences Center - Institute (Swedish and English)

United Kingdom

Little Cayman Research Centre
Central Caribbean Marine Institute

Cayman Islands

Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership
Plymouth Marine Laboratory - Institution

Natural Environment Research Council
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Institution

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Sciences
Lowestoft Laboratory - Institution

University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Marine Laboratory Aberdeen - Research Station

National University of Ireland
Martin Ryan Institute of Marine Science - Institution

Marine Institute - Ireland

University of Liverpool
Port Erin Marine Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

University of St. Andrews
Gatty Marine Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

University of St. Andrews
NERCC Sea Mammal Research Unit - Marine Laboratory

Scottish Association of Marine Science
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - Research Station

University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dove Marine Laboratory - Research Station

United States and US Territories

 

Alabama

State of Alabama
Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Marine Laboratory

Alaska

University of Alaska
Kasitsna Bay Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

California

California State University
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - Marine Laboratory

Hubbs Sea World Research Institute - Institution

Telonicher Marine Laboratory
Humboldt State University - Marine Laboratory

Southwest Fisheries Science Center
NOAA - Government Research Laboratory

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Stanford University
Hopkins Marine Station

University of California - Santa Cruz
Institute of Marine Sciences

University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Marine Laboratory

University of California, Davis
Bodega Marine Laboratory

University of Southern California
Wrigley Marine Science Center

Florida

University of Florida
Seahorse Key Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Florida State University
Mote Marine Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Georgia

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography - Institute

Guam

University of Guam
UOG Marine Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Hawaii

University of Hawaii
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology - Marine Laboratory

Maine

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences- Research Center

Darling Marine Center
University of Maine - Marine Laboratory

Maryland

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
University of Maryland - Marine Laboratory

Massachusetts

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Marine Biological Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Mississipi

University of Southern Mississippi
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

New Jersey

Rutgers University
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences

New York

Cornell University
Shoals Marine Lab

North Carolina

Duke University - Marine Lab

Oregon

Hatfield Marine Science Center

Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

South Carolina

College of Charleston

Grice Marine Lab

University of South Carolina
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology - Marine Laboratory

Virgin Islands

Virgin Island Environmental Research Station, St. John

Virginia

College of William and Mary
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Washington

Alaskan Fisheries Science Center - NOAA
National Marine Mammal Laboratory - Marine Laboratory

Port Townsend Marine Science Center

Seattle Pacific University
Blakely Island Field Station

University of Washington
Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island - Marine Laboratory

Uruguay

University of Uruguay
Institute of Fisheries Research - Government Research Lab