Academy signs agreement to open branch in TaipeiBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe National Academy of Marine Research yesterday announced a deal to open an ocean research branch in Taipei, as well as plans to construct three research vessels. The branch at National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) would be the academy’s first research unit outside of Kaohsiung. A group of people attend an unveiling of a sign at the National Academy of Marine Research’s new research branch at National Taiwan Ocean University in Taipei yesterday. A plan to obtain research vessels from the TORI or other research institutions fell through, but the academy hopes to build its own fleet of vessels, Lin said. “The plan is to construct three research vessels — 4,000 tonnes, 300 tonnes and 100 tonnes — for about NT$2 billion [US$69.02 million],” he said.

Source: Taipei Times October 17, 2020 15:56 UTC