On June 10, the “Digital Deep-sea Typical Habitats Programme” officially launched the “Digital Intelligent System for Deep-Sea Seamounts” at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. Under the guidance of the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA), the
On April 24, the launching ceremony of the BRICS Deep-Sea Resources International Research Center (the “BRICS Deep-Sea Center”) was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Chen Jiachang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Sun Shuxian, V
On January 9, the SIO held the “Golden Snake Welcomes the New Year, Building Dreams in the Ocean” 2025 Spring Festival Gala, and all staff members gathered to celebrate the New Year. The entire program was self-produced and self-performed by the staff, re
In mid-November, the final round of the 2024 “Problem-Solving and Talent Recruitment” special competition of the 19th “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition was held in Beijing and Zhej
On November 5, the China-Island Countries Ocean Cooperation Forum was held in Pingtan, Fujian. The SIO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Planning and Implementation Division of the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Cook Islands, and offi
On October 30, the Zhejiang Provincial Marine Big Data Value-added Application Center, jointly initiated by the SIO and the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Marine Economic Development, was inaugurated in Hangzhou. The center aims to connect and integrat
From September 2 to 5, the 60th meeting of the Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA), hosted by the SIO, was held in Hangzhou. Over 350 experts and scholars from more than 20 countries and regions, including China, the United States, Canada, Ger
On August 21, the international top journalNature published a paper entitled “Highly variable magmatic accretion at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel Ridge” with Academician Li Jiabiao from the SIO as the corresponding author and Zhang Tao as the first autho
From July 21 to 30, Director Fang Yinxia led a delegation of the Second Institute of Oceanography (SIO) to visit Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Nigeria, conducted academic cooperation and exchanges with the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and E
On July 2, the SIO held the 2024 graduate commencement and master’s degree awarding ceremony. The graduates successfully completed their study at the SIO and embarked on a new life journey. Director Fang Yinxia, Deputy Director Mei Xianjun, Discipline Ins