In 1978, the University of Guam, in cooperation with Institute of Oceanography of NTU Professors Chiang Yung-mien and Cheng Ying- min (Geology), initiated a comparative study on the terrain and marine life under the sea around Guam and Taiwan.
民國六十七年，美國關島大學主動與台大海洋研究所江永棉教授、地質系鄭穎敏教授聯繫，希望透過雙方的合作，把關島及台灣近海的地質和生物，做一番比較研究。