Strategic Objectives and Outcomes

To achieve its mission, WAMSI has established the following coupled strategic objectives:

• support the conservation, sustainable management and utilisation of Western Australia’s unique marine endowment;
• enhance the contribution of strategic scientific and technological research and innovation to Australia’s sustainable environmental, social and economic development;
• enhance the transfer of research outputs into outcomes of economic, environmental and social benefit to Western Australia;
• establish a leading Institution with critical mass for studies and research in marine science in the Indian Ocean region;
• enhance collaboration among and between researchers and industry, and improve efficiency in the use of intellectual and other research resources;
• strengthen the co-ordination and capacity of marine research in Western Australia and further establish internationally recognised and integrated research groups;
• enhance the opportunities for marine graduate researchers in Western Australia.

How outcomes will be delivered

WAMSI will deliver a package of economic, social and environmental benefits to Western Australia and its community, ranging from those involved in commercial exploitation to the conservation of biological diversity and to a variety of recreational pursuits.

These outcomes will be delivered by:

• identifying and establishing the integrated marine science research themes;
• identifying the specific research outputs within each theme;
• investing in postgraduate training and developing education programs in marine science;
• attracting new investment into marine science research;
• communicating generally the work undertaken by the Institution and developing pathways for the communication and adoption of the outputs of the marine scientific research;
• encouraging the integration of research through adaptive management frameworks;
• building a constituency of support for marine science and research;
• planning for the long term financial viability of the Institution beyond the initial 5-year Western Australian Major Research Facility funding.