Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTech) is one of 10 universities of technology in the country, and the only one in the coastal and deltaic region of Southwest Nigeria. Founded in 2010, the university was commissioned to create home-grown solutions to the challenges from oil pollution that affects the fishing industry along the coast and waterways of Ondo State.

The Department of Biological Sciences is focused on training students in molecular biology techniques and teaching about aquaculture and fisheries. Degrees are offered in Botany, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Microbiology, and Zoology.