Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences,SOA was established in 1997, is the State Oceanic Administration set up the first batch of one of the key laboratories. Relying on the unit for the State Oceanic Administration Second Marine Research Institute, the current laboratory academic committee director Liu Guangding academician, honorary director of the laboratory Jin Xianglong academician, laboratory director early Fengyou researcher.

    The laboratory focuses on the development of basic research, focusing on the basic characteristics, changes and dynamic processes of the seabed, focusing on breakthroughs in the evolution mechanism of the seabed and its submarine evolution mechanism. The key scientific issues of resource and environment control, the development of submarine science disciplinary theory system and deep sea high-tech, for the national macro-decision-making to provide a scientific basis for submarine scientific cooperation research and exchange of the window and carrier. Laboratory fixed staff of 60 people, including eight doctoral tutor, master tutor 20 people; Dr. 32, 23 researchers. 1 selected Zhejiang special experts, 6 people selected in Zhejiang Province, "151 Talent Project" and the State Oceanic Administration "double hundred talent." 6 people in international academic organizations, 11 people in the domestic academic organization positions. Under the guidance of the academic committee headed by academicians such as Liu Guangding, Jin Xianglong, Ouyang Ziyuan and Qin Yunshan, the laboratory is a high-quality scientific research team with moderate age, appropriate size, reasonable structure and professional structure. The research area covers the edge of China The sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic and the North and South Poles, presided over the completion of a number of high-level, comprehensive national major projects for the development of China's underwater science has made important contributions. Over the past 16 years, the laboratory has undertaken more than 200 articles including 973 projects, 863 projects, national natural science funds, industry specialization specialties and national marine specialties. More than 500 academic papers have been published, more than 10 books have been published, 6 papers have been published, Patent and software registration certificate more than 20, the preparation of marine survey norms (national standards) and basic geological geophysical Atlas, research and development of more than 20 sets of submarine detection equipment. The laboratory now has the international advanced submarine survey and test research equipment, with the seabed topography, integrated geophysics, seabed earthquake, integrated geological, sediment environment and submarine resources of the independent investigation capabilities, built rock and mineral analysis, deposition analysis, isotope Analysis, technology research and development, bottom acoustic acoustics and integrated geophysical interpretation of six professional laboratories, the formation of rock and mineral analysis, isotope analysis, in situ sedimentation analysis and integrated geophysical interpretation and other internal analysis characteristics.