1920’
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Marine research began in Xiamen
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1946
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the first Department of Oceanography and Institute of Marine Research in China
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1995
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MEL (Lab of Marine Environmental and Ecological Sciences) was founded by the State Education Commission
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1999
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MEL was approved by the Ministry of Education
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2000
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MEL was endorsed jointly by Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Government
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2005
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MEL was promoted to the “State Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science”, supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
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2010
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MEL categorized as an excellent state key laboratory during a nation-wide review sponsored by the MOST
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2015
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MEL categorized as an excellent state key laboratory for the second time during a nation-wide review sponsored by the MOST
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