Marine
Labs, Institutions, and Aquaria
This is a list of a few of the many marine labs, institutes, and
aquariums found throughout the world. If there are any links you would like to see added, please:
send a request to the OceanLink webmaster!
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Marine Labs and Institutions
Canada
Project Seahorse - Worldwide seahorse conservation project
Bedford Institute of Oceanography - Canada's largest centre for ocean research!
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre - Located in on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BMSC runs research, university teaching and public
education programs for all ages.
Huntsman Marine Science Center
Institute of Ocean Sciences, B.C.
Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C.
Fisheries
and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Malaspina University College: offers diploma and university degree programs, check out the links below:
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USA - West Coast 
Oregon State University - in Corvallis, Oregon OSU has very strong programs in oceanography, marine biology, and fisheries and wildlife.
California
State University - Long Beach, California
Smithsonian Institution (Ocean Planet Exhibition) - An amazing web site packed full of useful information. Lots of pictures, so it takes a
while to download.
Friday Harbor Laboratories - in the Puget Sound region of eastern North Pacific
Blakely Island Field Station - in the San Juan Islands of northwestern Washington State
Shannon Point Marine Center - in Puget Sound Basin, Washington
The
Port Townsend Marine Science Center - A non-profit, community organization
formed exclusively for educational and scientific purposes to promote and
encourage a greater understanding of the marine and aquatic sciences.
Hatfield Marine Science Center - in Newport, Oregon on the Yaquina Bay estuary
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology - in Charleston, Oregon at the mouth of Coos Bay
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - in Monterey Bay, California
Hopkins
Marine Station - in Pacific Grove, on the Monterey Peninsula
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Bodega Marine Laboratory - in Bodega Bay, California
The
Marine Mammal Center - in Sausalito, California
Institute
of Marine Sciences - an organized research unit at UC Santa Cruz
Wrigley
Marine Science Center - on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles
Scripps
Institute of Oceanography - lots of great information on oceanography,
marine biology and careers in marine sciences
University
of Guam Marine Lab - Guam is the largest island of the Mariana Archipelago
in the western Pacific Ocean
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USA - East Coast
Broadreach Academic Treks - Academic Treks, the academic and service adventure division of Broadreach, offers college-accredited summer programs abroad for teenagers
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution - Ft. Pierce, Florida
Shoals
Marine Lab - on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine
Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - West Boothbay Harbour in the Gulf of
Maine
Mount
Desert Island Biological Lab - Salisbury Cove in Maine
Woods
Hole Marine Biological Lab - in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution - in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Five
College Coastal and Marine Sciences - in western Massachusetts
Duke
University Marine Lab - in Beaufort, North Carolina
Grice
Marine Lab - located in Charleston, South Carolina
Virginia
Institute of Marine Science - in Gloucester Point, Virginia
Dauphin
Island Sea Lab - Alabama's marine research and education institute
Mote
Marine Lab - in Sarasota, Florida
Seahorse
Key - University of Florida in Gainesville
Institute of Marine Sciences - University of Southern Mississippi in Ocean Springs
Marine
Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences--Medical University of South Carolina
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International 
Blue Ventures - Blue Ventures is an award winning not-for-profit
organisation dedicated to facilitating projects and expeditions
that enhance global marine conservation and research.
The
University of Edinburgh - Environmental and Ecological Sciences
Bay
of Plenty Polytechnic - Diploma in Marine Studies in Tauranga, New Zealand
University
of Portsmouth - Institute of Marine Sciences. An active research and teaching
marine laboratory
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Coral
Reef Research Institute - Australia
Perry Institute for Marine Science - at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas
Bermuda
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Plymouth
Marine Lab - United Kingdom
Proudman
Oceanographic Laboratory - United Kingdom
Scottish Association for Marine Science - on the West Coast of ScotLand
University
Marine Biological Station - Millport - Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland
Station
Biologique de Roscoff - France
Observatoire
Oceanologique de Banyuls-sur-mer - France
GIS
Posidonie - a French site dedicated to marine ecology and conservation
in the Mediterranean. Contains information on artificial reefs, introduced
species, marine reserves, bio-indicators, and more.
Kristineberg
Marine Research Station - Sweden
Tjarno
Marine Biological Lab - Sweden
UNIS -
University Courses on Svalbard, Norway - one of the world's leading centres for research
and education in marine and earth sciences, for the development of marine
technology and for the provision of large scale infrastructure and support
for the marine research community.
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