Sydney Institute of Marine Science
About Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Background
The Sydney Institute of Marine Science, founded in 2005 and located on Chowder Bay in Sydney Harbour, is a world-leading marine science institute and the principal marine research facility in NSW.
The Sydney Institute of Marine Science is a partnership between Macquarie University, the University of NSW, the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney. The partnership is enhanced by collaborations with several state and federal government departments, and the Australian Museum. SIMS has over 100 scientists and graduate students associated with the Institute, representing a broad diversity of skills in marine science.
SIMS is a unique focal point for collaborative marine research and innovation, provision of marine research for policy makers and managers, and research training and teaching in the marine sciences.
SIMS sits in the middle of Australia’s largest city – a city of over 5 million people. It also sits on a coastline that is bathed by the East Australian Current, making Sydney and the coast of New South Wales a global hotspot for ocean warming. SIMS’ unique location makes it the ideal place from which to address the combined impacts of urbanisation and climate change, two of the central challenges facing coastal sustainability today. Beyond Sydney and NSW, management and rehabilitation of our coasts and oceans in the context of urban development and a changing environment is a global issue, and SIMS scientists work across the world to share understanding and expertise on the marine environment
SIMS research is solution focused, resulting in novel approaches and technologies for enhancing our sustainable use and enjoyment of the marine environment now and into the future.
Articles by Sydney Institute of Marine Science

Restoring urchin barrens in Sydney Harbour

Restoring Sydney Harbour’s seagrass

Project Restore: Bringing marine life back into Sydney Harbour

Operation Crayweed

Sydney Harbour – a river valley flooded in the last ice age

Saving White’s Seahorse

Sydney Harbour’s marine life makes a comeback

Living Seawalls for Sydney Harbour
