Past     Directors
	Prof. Tong Dizhou (TC Tung),Marine Biologist First term director, marine biologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. from 1950-1978.
	Prof. Zeng Chengkui (CK Tseng), Second term director, marine biologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from: 1978-1984.
	Prof. Liu Ruiyu, Third term director, marine biologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from: 1984-1987.
	Prof. Qin Yunshan, Fourth and fifth terms director, marine geologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from: 1987-1995.
	Prof. Zhou Mingjiang, Sixth term director, marine biologist, from: 1995-1998.
	Prof. Xiang Jianhai, Seventh and eighth terms of director, marine biologist, from: 1998-2006.