Finding new biological products and activities in natural habitats that have potential biotechnological uses is known as "bioprospecting." Particularly, marine bioprospecting is a systematic search of marine organisms from the sea, along the coast, fjords, seabed, or oil reservoirs beneath the seabed. The process of marine bioprospecting involves search and discovery, beginning with the selection of appropriate environments and sampling methods based on previous information. It continues with the retrieval of biological materials and their proper storage, proceeds through screening for desired attributes such as microbial assemblages, cells, macromolecules, metabolites, or bioactive compounds using an evergrowing toolkit, and culminates in the development of commercial products or processes. This workflow represents a value-adding chain that ends with the addition of products and services responding to societal needs.