Here, we list major scientific institutes with a focus on the deep sea:
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo – Japan
- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University – Taiwan
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) – Japan
- The Marine Biological Laboratory – USA
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – USA
- National Oceanography Centre – United Kingdom
- Nekton Foundation – United Kingdom
- NIWA – New Zealand
- Scripps Institute of Oceanography – USA
- Senckenberg Institution – Germany
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History – USA
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn – Italy
- Swire Institute of Marine Science – Hong Kong
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution – USA
- Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre – Australia
- Danish Center for Hadal Research – Denmark
