On July 7, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), through its Advanced Institute for Ocean Research (AIOR), launched the i³ Expedition (Innovative Integrated Intelligent Systems Expedition), in conjunction with the Deep Blue Voyager 2035 Global Ocean Experiment Expedition.

On June 8, the Third International Symposium on Indian Ocean Earth Sciences was held in Shenzhen.

On the eve of World Oceans Day, June 6, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and the Preparatory Office of Shenzhen Ocean University hosted the United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade Actions International Initiation Conference in Baguang, Shenzhen.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO) recently announced a new set of Actions for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) initiative.