2020年2月，由福建省海洋与渔业局、厦门市海洋发展局和厦门大学三方共建的海洋智库正式落地厦大，命名为“福建海洋可持续发展研究院”。福建海洋可持续发展研究院（简称：研究院）依托厦门大学地球科学与技术学部（地学部），是整合海洋、生态等一流学科，以海洋智库为主要特色的省级多学科交叉科技平台，已成为福建海洋创新实验室（海西实验室）（筹）先行先试的重要组成部分。

In February 2020, Fujian Institute for Sustainable Oceans (hereinafter referred to as FISO) was jointly established by Fujian Provincial Bureau of Ocean and Fisheries, Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Ocean Development, and Xiamen University (XMU). The institute, relying on the Faculty of Earth Science and Technology (FEST) of XMU and integrating its top disciplines including oceanography and ecology, will serve as a provincial level S&T platform, and is designated as a pioneering part of the Fujian Innovation Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Technologies currently under planning.