The Marine Biodiversity Hub is hosted by the University of Tasmania – which has a signed Funding Agreement with the Australian Government through the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (previously Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts).
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair
Ian Cresswell - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship
Members
Andrew Campbell - Charles Darwin University
Nic Bax - University of Tasmania (Director)
Charlton Clark - Assistant Secretary, Marine Division, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Mike Coffin - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS*
Stuart Minchin - Geoscience Australia
John Gunn - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Dave Johnson - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (NERP program)
Genine Sutton - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (NERP program)
Malcolm McCulloch - University of Western Australia
Tim Moltmann - Integrated Marine Observing System
Tim O'Hara - Museum Victoria
David Smith - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship
Steve Bolton, Nick Rayns David Galeano - Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Keld Knudsen - Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Limited
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chair
Nic Bax - University of Tasmania (Director), Hobart
Members
Neville Barrett - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies/UTAS*, Hobart
Brendan Brooke - Geoscience Australia, Canberra
Julian Caley - Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville
Keith Hayes - CSIRO, Hobart
Paul Hedge- CSIRO, Hobart
Peter Kyne - Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Jessica Meeuwig - University of Western Australia, Perth
Tim O'Hara - Museum Victoria, Melbourne
Tony Smith - CSIRO, Hobart
* Note:
In 2010, the University of Tasmania (UTAS) established the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, which includes the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute - http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/