1. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Fram Centre Tromsø Norway
2. Department of Arctic and Marine Biology UiT The Arctic University of Norway Tromsø Norway
3. Ocean Sciences Division Bedford Institute of Oceanography Dartmouth NS Canada
4. Institute of Marine Research (IMR) Nordnes Norway
5. New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study (NZIAS) Albany Campus Massey University Auckland New Zealand
6. Polar Branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography” (“PINRO” named after N.M. Knipovich) Murmansk Russia