On May 24, 2018, Tony Worby, director of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSRIO) Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR), and other four guests visited FIO. Secretary Qiao Fangli received the guests, and experts and representatives from the International Department, Physical Oceanography Office, Air-Sea Center, Information Center, Ecology Center and Marine Policy Center attended the colloquium.

On behalf of FIO, Secretary Qiao extended a warm welcome to Mr. Worby and his team. Qiao stated that FIO has conducted exchange visits with CMAR since 2013, and an MOU was signed in November 2016, which identified the cooperation in ocean and climate models, oceanographic processes of the Southern Ocean and the South Pole, and air-sea interactions. Hopefully, this visit will further promote in-depth cooperation of the two parties in related fields.

Mr. Worby expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the warm reception of FIO, and introduced the structure of CSRIO, the research progress of various disciplines and the situation of international cooperation. He pointed out that there is a broad prospect for cooperation between FIO and CMAR in ocean models, blue economy and other fields and it is expected that the two sides will carry out more in-depth cooperation in the future.

On the colloquium, FIO and CMAR carried out academic exchanges centered on blue economy, ocean and climate models, ocean observation technology, marine biodiversity and environmental protection, and conducted in-depth discussions on the establishment of a marine economy joint research center and the cooperation mechanisms.

CSRIO is the large scientific research institute in Australia and one of the largest comprehensive research institutes in the world. Affiliated to CSRIO, CMAR mainly researches marine and atmospheric environmental forecasting, environmental safety and emergency response, and blue economy.