University of Utrecht
- Coastal Research Group - work includes strategic research in physical geography with special focus on coastal sediment processes and morphological changes in the nearshore zone. Activities include surveying, monitoring and numerical modeling of coastal an
- http://www.coastalresearch.nl/

National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ)
- Information about wave climates in the Dutch part of the North Sea.
- http://www.golfklimaat.nl/index.cfm?taal=en

University of Groningen
- Department of Marine Biology researches into macroalgae, microalgae, marine zoology and coral reef ecology.
- http://www.rug.nl/biologie/onderzoek/onderzoekGroepen/marieneBiologie/index?lang=en

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.
- http://www.nck-web.org/

Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI)
- Oceanographic Research at the KNMI.
- http://www.knmi.nl/onderzk/oceano/index.html

Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ)
- Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
- http://www.nioz.nl/

Nederlands Instituut voor Oecologisch Onderzoek(NIOO)
- The Netherlands Institute of Ecology.
- http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/