Italy

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 approach for the management of natural resources.
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/