Although oceanographers may specialize in one particular area of study, the nature of the science is interdisciplinary, meaning that marine scientists must have a general knowledge of all areas of oceanography in order to study the system as a whole.

TRUE

Explanation:

Oceanography refers to the study of the physical, chemical and biological components of the ocean, and also the formation of ocean currents, and the factors that are responsible for the generation of the waves. It also includes the study of the sediment input to the ocean floor.

A person who studies the subject of oceanography is considered as the oceanographer.

Oceanography is a vast subject and is interdisciplinary, as it is directly related to the other branches of science such as environmental science, geology, meteorology. The marine scientists must have the knowledge from all the subject backgrounds, in order to establish the relationship between them and also to understand the system as a whole.

Hence, the above-given statement is true.