Roughly 10,000 undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students have been to sea on FIO’s research vessels.
Learn more about our education courses and outreach programsFIO is a 32-Member Consortium providing infrastructure support for coastal oceanographic research and education. FIO supports the state of Florida with two Regional Class Research Vessels and a full-service Marine Laboratory.
Supporting Keys-based Education and Research through Keys Marine Laboratory.
FIO offers experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in ocean science disciplines and much more.
The Florida Institute of Oceanography promotes research collaborations among FIO member institutions.
FIO provides a venue, whether virtual or physical, for integrating marine and coastal research and education with business and economic development entities across the state’s “Blue Economy”.