With the launch of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology’s (JAMSTEC’s) fourth medium term plan, the MIO is under the Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), and the research support, facility management, and administrative work functions of the MIO have been integrated into the Research Support and Administration Section.
Research support involves three key responsibilities:
Manage and maintain the facilities and equipment necessary for the MIO’s observation research.
In addition to general administrative work, coordination of the entry and exit of the Mirai is a particularly important aspect of MIO management. However, dissemination of the scientific knowledge obtained through marine research remains our primary objective.