Worldwide marine meteorological and oceanographic communities are working in partnership under the umbrella of the WMO-IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, in order to respond to interdisciplinary requirements for met/ocean observations, data management and service products.

To perform basic and applied research to promote the efficient use of coastal and ocean resources
To undertake comprehensive surveys and studies of Korea's seas and open oceans
To conduct scientific research in polar and tropical regions, especially in Antarctica and south Pacific......

These numbers only begin to describe the scope of the Census of Marine Life, a 10-year international effort undertaken in to assess the diversity (how many different kinds), distribution (where they live), and abundance (how many) of marine life—a task never before attempted on this scale......

民國卅五年依漁會法，將「高雄漁業會」改組為『高雄市漁會』，同年底，依照合作社法，將高雄市漁會經濟事業部門劃出，分別設立鼓山漁業生產合作社、旗後漁業生產合作、中洲漁業生產合作社、市設漁業生產合作社聯合社。