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Area of Research Strength - Marine

Marine Science is one of 5 Areas of Research Strength (AoRS) within James Cook University – along with Earth Sciences, Tropical Biology and Conservation, Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Identity and Place: intellectual, social, economic and cultural dynamics.

Marine Science is the largest AoRS in the University and over 25% of the budget of the University is committed to this area. The AoRS is a virtual group with a coordinator and an interdisciplinary group of multiple Schools, Centres and Cooperative Research Centres, as well as University units that are responsible for infrastructure (e.g. the Marine and Aquaculture Facilities Unit). Schools within the AoRS coordinate two undergraduate Majors in Marine Science and 4 single discipline majors (Aquaculture, Coastal Science, Environmental Science, and Marine Biology).