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Science & Education Centers

Baikal Museum Complex - The Baikal Museum Complex houses a vast collection of exhibits, illustrations, and scientific information concerning Lake Baikal and the surrounding region made and collected by Baikal experts.
Balaton Limnological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Science - Established in 1927, this research institute is located on the shores of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula in Hungary. The main research projects of the Institution include eutrophication processes of Lake Balaton, population dynamics of aquatic invertebrates, biology of fish populations, comparative neurobiology of neurotransmittwer systems and receptors, and the theoretical and environmental neurobiological studies and biological monitoring of environmental pollution. (LakeNet Program Participant)
Central Michigan University Biological Station at Beaver Island (CMU) -
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain - ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain educates and delights people about the Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunities for stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. Formerly the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, ECHO opened May 31, 2003 as a lake aquarium and science center. (LakeNet Program Participant)
Environmental Education Center of Kastoria (EPEAEK) - The Educational Institute was founded after a programmatic pact between the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in Greece and the Municipality of Kastoria at the end of 1995.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Lake Superior, The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, a group of divers researching shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, opened the museum on Lake Superior in 1986. This is the only museum dedicated to shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) - Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to Protect the Great Lakes through Education. ISEA was established in 1989 to provide aquatic science and heritage education programs for students and adults. Classes are conducted aboard tall ships and complement traditional classroom studies in ecology, history, geography, geology, biology, chemistry and meteorology. Students learn through hands-on experiences. The knowledge gained through these experiences provides the leadership, understanding and commitment needed for the long-term stewardship of the Great Lakes. Over 52,000 students have already participated in ISEA's shipboard programs, which are taught by 150 trained volunteer instructors and ISEA's professional staff. ISEA’s educational program will soon include a fleet of small boats docked at the Inland Seas Education Center, ISEA’s new waterfront facility in Suttons Bay. The Education Center will also be home to the newly created Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater. The LEGF will help develop innovative, practical methods to provide people throughout the world with an adequate freshwater supply. (LakeNet Program Participant)
Lake Biwa Museum - The Lake Biwa Museum's purpose is to conduct research on humanity's historical relationship with lakes, collect and classify related data, and share its research findings with the people of Shiga Prefecture in Japan in order to pursue a better future. The Lake Biwa Museum is a research institute, cultural center, and life-long study facility, as well as a center of interaction and information.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) - The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, a private, non-profit museum, brings to life the story of Lake Champlain and its people through nautical exploration, hands-on exhibits for all ages, and learning adventures for all ages. (LakeNet Program Participant)
Lake Tana Resource Management Research Center (LTRMRC) - (LakeNet Program Participant)
Lund University Department of Water Resources Engineering -
Musee du Leman - The Musee du Leman is a conservatory for Lake Geneva heritage, which opened in 1954.
Naragebup - Rockingham Regional Environmental Centre (Inc) - Naragebup is a valuable community resource. It is community built, community run, non-profit organization is open to the public six days a week.
National Museum of Kenya Fisheries Department -
New England Aquarium - The Aquarium was designed with the intention of providing an underwater experience for the visitor and of being a cultural institution that would reconnect Boston to its waterfront. In its more than 30 years of existence the Aquarium has grown a lot. We have developed several programs in order to help preserve and bring a better understanding of marine life and our exhibits have been under constant expansion and renovation. In 2000, Africa’s Inland Sea exhibit opened.
Ohio State University Stone Laboratory at Gibraltar Island - Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory is the nation’s oldest freshwater biological field station and the Island Campus of The Ohio State University. Located on Lake Erie’s Gibraltar Island, the Lab provides summer college courses, science workshops, and a year-round research facility.
Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes -
Tahoe Maritime Museum - The Tahoe Maritime Museum stimulates interest in, increases knowledge of, and maintains watercraft and marine artifacts significant in Lake Tahoe's maritime history.
The Finger Lakes Institute - Hobart and William Smith Colleges - The Institute is dedicated to the promotion of environmental research and education about the Finger Lakes and surrounding environments. In collaboration with regional environmental partners and state and local government offices, the Institute fosters environmentally-sound development practices throughout the region, and disseminates the accumulated knowledge to the general public.
The University of Hull, Department of Biological Sciences - George F. Turner, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Fishes especially Lake Malawi Cichlids.
University of Bern, Zoological Institute - At the Zoological Institute of the University of Bern we do research on the meaning and function of animals either in their population or as a part of the ecosystem. Based on a theoretical approach, our research makes contributions to applied as well as to basic research. Our Institute consists of six divisions. In Aquatic Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Conservation Biology, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, and Population Genetics, we follow up specific problems in our laboratory and outdoor experiments and make use of modern molecular methods as well as computer-aided documentation and analysis.
University of Vermont, Rubenstein Ecosystem Lab (UVM) - The Rubenstein Ecosystem Lab is operated by UVM and is located at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain on the Burlington waterfront. Research and teaching conducted in the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory focuses on physical, chemical, and biological processes in the greater Lake Champlain Basin ecosystem, and the impacts of human activities on this system. The UVM research vessel Melosira is docked adjacent to the facility, providing access for research and teaching on Lake Champlain. The facility also provides a teaching laboratory for use by UVM, Saint Michael's College, and ECHO. (LakeNet Program Participant)
University of Waterloo, Canada -

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