The Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) was launched in 2006 as an independent marine research collaboration. WAMSI brings together diverse expertise and resources from its member organisations, including marine science providers and the Western Australian Government, to deliver collaborative, trans-disciplinary world-class research.
Its publications and consultations help governments, industry and the wider community make informed decisions about the management of Western Australia’s marine estate.
AIMS scientists worked in partnership with WAMSI and industry to understand and mitigate coastal dredging impacts. A series of dredging sediment impact experiments were conducted in AIMS’ SeaSim Facility as part of this project.
More than 150 researchers from across WAMSI’s partnerships, including AIMS, worked on projects to inform environmental planning around a future container port to be built near Perth, known as Westport.
AIMS acoustic scientist Dr Miles Parsons co-led a project as part of the WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program that investigated the potential effects of noise from construction and vessels on snapper, a commercially and recreationally important fish species.
AIMS scientists have contributed to a project, managed by WAMSI, which is developing practical tools to forecast extreme ocean temperatures and their impacts on WA’s marine ecosystems.
AIMS scientists also regularly take part in WAMSI’s high school outreach program – Thinking Blue.
In 2025, WAMSI was a key partner in communicating the marine heatwave and coral bleaching event that swept across WA coral reefs from Ningaloo to Ashmore reef.
WAMSI’s partners are:
- AIMS
- ChemCentre
- CSIRO
- Curtin University
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
- Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
- Edith Cowan University
- Murdoch University
- The University of Western Australia
- Western Australian Museum
More information on WAMSI’s research initiatives and projects is available at www.wamsi.org.au
