Governance
Chairs
The past Chairs:
- 2024–2026: John Gunn, Independent
- 2022–2024: Patrick Hone, Managing Director of Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
- 2021–2022: Toni Moate, Director of CSIRO National Facilities and Collections
- 2018–2020: Tony Worby, Director of CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Our members 2026/2027
NMSC includes representatives of dozens of organisations conducting and using marine research across Australia. (Click on the logos below to find more details on each member.)
The broader national community includes stakeholders such as energy companies, port authorities, tourism operators, commercial and recreational fishers and others.
Executive Members
General Members
Associate Members
Our ecosystem
The NMSC works within a greater ecosystem of organisations, strategies and initiatives dedicated to healthy oceans and coasts. These include:
NMSC Chair and Deputy
Chair: Sue Barrell, Independent
Deputy Chair: Dr Lyndon Llewellyn, Independent
NMSC secretariat
Dr. Rebecca Zitoun secretariat@marinescience.net.au
Documents and images
All documents on this site remain the property of the relevant authors. These documents should be cited if used in research or for other purposes.
All images on this website have been contributed by NMSC Members, or are fully licensed through Adobe Stock and Shutterstock.
