RBINS offers access to the marine ecosystem through the research vessel RV Belgica, the rigid hull inflatable boat Tuimelaar (contact: Lieven Naudts) and its scientific diving team (contact: Alain Norro).

The Artificial Hard Substrate Garden is a fully marine open-water experimental test site, spanning the entire water column. This facility is available for ecological experiments, material tests, (anti)fouling

trials in open-water marine environment (contact: Jan Vanaverbeke).