» NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre    conducts research related to anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare and military oceanography.    http://www.saclantc.nato.int/

» Tethys Research Institute    is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary    http://www.tethys.org/

» University of Pavia    Laboratory of Marine Bioacoustics and Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics and Environmental Research.    http://www.unipv.it/webcib/welcome.html

» University of Trieste    Department of Oceanology and Environmental Geophysics.    http://doga.ogs.trieste.it/