An Ocean of Knowledge

On 10 March 1961, the IAEA concluded with the Principality of Monaco and the Oceanographic Institute, then directed by Jacques Cousteau, their first agreement on a research project on the effects of radioactivity in the sea. Fifty years later, that cooperation expanded significantly through collaboration with international and regional organizations, as well as national laboratories. The Laboratories that grew from this initial agreement comprise the only marine laboratory in the United Nations system that undertakes research, while providing training and support services for the study of the oceans and marine environments.