The South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) is based in Durban and incorporates the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) and uShaka Sea World.
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Rhodes University (Department of Ichthyology & Fisheries Science; DIFS)
University of KwaZulu-Natal (School of Life Sciences)
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Zoology Department)
University of Cape Town (Marine Research Institute; Environmental Science)
University of the Western Cape (Department of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology)
University of Johannesburg (Centre for Aquatic Research)
University of the Free State (Department of Zoology)
University of Stellenbosch (Department of Zoology – Marine Research Group)
South African Shark Conservancy (SASC)