1. Novia University of Applied Sciences Ekenäs Finland
2. EcoStat Ltd Tartu Estonia
3. Marine Research Institute Klaipėda University Klaipėda Lithuania
4. Fish Resources Research Department Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment Riga Latvia
5. Atlantic Branch of ‘Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography’ (AtlantNIRO) Kaliningrad Russia
6. Tvärminne Zoological Station University of Helsinki Hangö Finland