Guangdong Ocean University, located in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, is a provincial-level key construction university jointly established by the State Oceanic Administration and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, a key discipline construction university of Guangdong Province, and a member of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance. Selected as an excellent agricultural and forestry talent education and training program, it is an excellent institution for undergraduate teaching level evaluation of the Ministry of Education.

The school's predecessor was Guangdong Advanced Fisheries Vocational School, which was founded in 1935. 1997 65438+ 10/0, Zhanjiang Fisheries College and Zhanjiang Agricultural College merged to form Zhanjiang Ocean University. 200165438+February, Zhanjiang Meteorological School, a national key technical secondary school, merged. On June 5, 2005, approved by the Ministry of Education, Zhanjiang Ocean University was renamed Guangdong Ocean University.