Research Cluster Groups

The Institute of Marine Sciences supports researchers who are made up of affiliated Faculty and researchers, including Professional Researchers, Project Scientists, Specialists, Academic Coordinators, Postdoctoral Scholars, Visiting Scholar and Research Associates. Association and affiliation to the ORU mean these researchers have their research concentrated in one of the eight distinct marine research areas or cluster groups: coastal biology; fisheries and fisheries management; marine and coastal geology; marine and coastal policy; marine vertebrate biology;  microbiology and environmental toxicology; oceanography and ocean processes; and paleoceanography and climate change.