Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (NCK) - A platform for coastal research co-operation between Dutch institutes focusing on research into the physical processes in the coastal zone, including waves, currents, transport processes and the influence of biota on the morphological processes. www.nck-web.org
University of Groningen - Department of Marine Biology researches into macroalgae, microalgae, marine zoology and coral reef ecology. www.biol.rug.nl/marbio
University of Utrecht - Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research www.fys.ruu.nl/~wwwimau