The government made an inshore survey twenty-five years ago, and has participated since in international cooperative oceanographic research. An Institute of Oceanography was established in August 1968 at the National Taiwan University to conduct research projects as well as to train young scientists in oceanography.
於是，政府在二十五年前，就舉辦過台灣近海調查，參加國際主辦的黑潮探測，並於民國五十七年八月正式在國立台灣大學，設立海洋研究所，一方面培植人才，另一方面則從事實際的研究工作。