Whether it be in terms of her economic, defense or environmental aspects, all have close ties to the sea. In 1968, the National Taiwan University established an Institute of Oceanography to help cultivate oceanographic research of native waters. The following year the institute obtained a navy ship which was converted into a research vessel.
國內鑑於台灣的海島地形，不論經濟、國防、環境方面，海洋和我們的關係都極密切，民國五十七年在台灣大學成立了海洋研究所，次年又將海軍艦艇「九連號」由救難船改裝為研究船，撥交台大使用，正式揭開研究海洋的序幕。