[2][5] The Latvian Maritime Academy enrolled the first students as part of the Kaliningrad Institute of Fishing Industries on 1 October 1989.

From 25 July 1990 to 8 January 1993 the LMA belonged to the Riga Technical University as one of the faculties.

The LMA was established as an independent tertiary education public institution on 8 January 1993, when it got its first accreditation.

[6][7] In 2013, officials from the Latvian Ministry of Education and the Riga Technical University proposed the LMA to enter negotiations on merging back with the Riga Technical University.

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