Within the Alliance Sorbonne University, the main components for research and teaching ocean knowledge are :

• The Faculty of Arts of Sorbonne University
• The Faculty of Science at Sorbonne University
•  The National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)
•  The five marine stations of Dinard and Concarneau (MNHN), Roscoff, Banyuls, Villefranche-sur-mer (Sorbonne University)
• CELSA-Sorbonne University

The French Navy, particularly the Naval Academy and the Center for Strategic Studies are associated with the Institute of the Ocean.