What is Oceanography?

Oceanography, the science of the oceans, is of great significance to developing countries. Oceanography has been defined as ‘the scientific study of all aspects of the oceans, their boundaries and their continents’. It aims at finding out more about marine resources. Its purpose is to study the sea, and discover its potential to meet the demands of modern development.

Recently, ocean scientists have found in the Southwest Indian Ridge, one of the largest fields of seafloor vents gushing super-hot, mineral-rich fluids on a mid-ocean ridge that, until now, remained elusive to the ten-year hunt to find them.

Oceanography is a multi-disciplinary science, which comprises many specialised branches, mainly Chemical Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, Marine Biology, and Physical Oceanography. However, the one unifying goal of all the scientists in this field is to understand the sea.

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