Florida Institute of Oceanography

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Florida Institute of Oceanography
Established	1967
Type	Public
Dean	Director John C. Ogden
Staff	10
Location	St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Affiliations	The State University System of Florida
Website	Official website

The State of Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), located on the campus of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, is an independent entity owned by the State University System of Florida which works cooperatively with a number of Florida's public and private universities and other organizations to support marine research.

FIO operates two research vessels, R/V Bellows and R/V Weatherbird II, newly acquired state of the art research vessel, and it co-manages the Keys Marine Laboratory on Long Key with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

[edit] External links

• Florida Institute of Oceanography
• Keys Marine Laboratory

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