Mission Statement

The Marine Technology Society is a non-profit international professional organization established in 1963 to promote the exchange of information in ocean and marine engineering, science, and policy. The Society’s objectives are to:

• Disseminate marine science and technical knowledge

• Promote and aid education of marine scientists, engineers, technicians and those involved in ocean-related policy issues

• Advance the development of tools and procedures to explore, study, preserve and further the responsible and sustainable use of the ocean

• Provide services which promote a broader understanding of the relevance of the marine sciences to other sciences, technologies, the arts and human affairs