OiLAB members have access to the Professor Abdul Latif Bhuiyan Memorial Library, which is the second largest in Chittagong University. The library has a collection of over 15,000 books and reference materials including reviews, monographs, journals, atlas, encyclopedia, bibliographies, audio-visual and cartographic materials, vertical files and reprints on marine biology, physical, chemical and biological oceanography, marine geology, ecology, environmental management, fisheries, and
aquaculture. OiLAB contribute to IMS: Marine Biological Museum providing valuable specimens, collected from a variety of habitats in the northern Bay of Bengal. This museum provide full opportunities for studying marine life. OiLAB members enjoy annual research cruise programs in the coastal Bay of Bengal, organized by the IMS.