The University of Cadiz (UCA) has a tradition of superior studies initiated and developed with the support of maritime and commercial activities in modern and contemporary times. The University has its own research institute, the Andalucian Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR). It offers several services such as: thematic laboratories of maps; laboratories of optics and radioactivity; reception of samples for testing and toxicology; an oceanographic laboratory of calibration; a centralized service of analysis; permanent tracking stations; alert network and environmental monitoring; access to an oceanographic data base; and catalogue of investigators and infrastructures. The University of Cadiz also acts as coordinator and participates jointly with other Universities in the Campus of International Excellence of the Sea. This initiative is intended to serve as an international reference in studies of Ocean Sciences.