Dare reSainzi paOceanic Research (SCOR) yakavambwa ne Executive Board yeInternational Council of Scientific Unions, yedu sangano rakatangira, muBrussels muna Chikunguru 1957 uye rakanga riri boka redu rekutanga rezvematongerwo enyika. Kuziva kuti matambudziko esainzi emunyanza anoda nzira yechokwadi yekudyidzana kwakaiswa muzvirongwa zveInternational Geophysical Year ya1957-1958, uye nzira imwe cheteyo yakagamuchirwa neSCOR kubva pakutanga kwayo. SCOR yakatora basa kubva muna 1957 rekuunza pamwechete masayendisiti emugungwa kubva kumativi ese epasi, kuburikidza nenzira dzakasiyana siyana, kusimudzira sainzi yegungwa uye kukunda zvipingamupinyi pakunzwisisa gungwa. Vanhu vanopfuura zviuru zviviri vakabatikana muSCOR kubva payakatanga muna 2,000.
SCOR ine chinangwa chekusimudzira ruzivo rwesainzi musainzi yemugungwa. Kuti iite kudaro, SCOR inoongorora matambudziko uye inoratidza mibvunzo yesainzi yaizobatsirika kubva mukusimudzirwa kwekuita kwepasirese, kusanganisira kuvandudzwa kwenzira dzesainzi, dhizaini yekuyedza kwakadzama uye zvirongwa zvesainzi, inosimudzira kucherechedzwa kwemasaenzi emugungwa ega, inotsigira mabasa ekusimudzira kugona, inopa maonero ezvikepe zvemugungwa. masayendisiti kumasangano epasirese akakodzera, uye anoshanda pamwe nemasangano emunyika neepasirese ane chekuita nesainzi uye mutemo wezvekutsvagisa kwemakungwa nezvimwe zvine chekuita nazvo.
SCOR ikomiti ine thematic yeInternational Science Council. Chinangwa chayo ndechekusimudzira basa resainzi repasi rose mumapazi ese ekutsvaga kwemakungwa. SCOR inotsvaga maonero emasaenzi emugungwa uye anofarira ISC masangano pane zvesainzi zviitiko zvemakungwa epasi rose. Iyo ISC inobatsira mukusimudzira uye inobvumidza hurongwa uye hurongwa hwekuita, pamwe nemabhajeti akabatana. ISC ndiyo zvakare inoona nezvekuongorora SCOR, kutsanangura maitiro ekuongorora, kugadza nhengo dzedare rekuongorora, mari nevakuru vesainzi.
SCOR ine Nhengo Dzinomiririra dzinosarudzwa vamiriri veMasangano Akabatana (ex-officio), anoshanda eSCOR Subsidiary Bodies (ex-officio), SCOR Scientific Rapporteurs (ex-officio), uye vakasarudzwa veISC, Masangano ayo eSainzi nemaKomisheni ayo eSainzi. (avo vanoda kutora chikamu uye vakabvumirana neSCOR). Mutungamiri we ISC (kana kuti anosarudzwa) inhengo inomiririra ye SCOR uye inhengo yedare re Executive Committee. Dare Repamusoro ndiro rine basa rekubata nenyaya dzese dzine chekuita nebasa reSCOR pakati pemisangano yepagore.