The AMSA Conference is AMSA’s primary event of the year, usually held in July and hosted by a different State each year. Approximately every fourth year, it is held as a joint conference with the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society.

Past AMSA Conferences

2025 Melbourne, 13-17 July 2025, “Harmony in Marine Systems”
2024 Hobart, Joint NZMSS-AMSA Conference, 15 – 20 September 2024, “Navigating uncertainty for a sustainable future ocean”
2023 Gold Coast, 2-7 July 2023 “Science in Sea Country”
2022 Cairns, 7-11 August 2022 “Change and Connections”
2021 Sydney, 27 June – 2 July 2021 “Marine Science in the Anthropocene”
2019 Fremantle, 7-11 July 2019 “Marine Science for a Blue Economy”
2018 Adelaide, 1-5 July 2018 “Canyons to Coast”
2017 Darwin, 2-6 July 2017 “Connections through shallow seas”
2016 Wellington, New Zealand, Joint NZMSS-AMSA Conference, 4-7 July 2016 “Sharing Ocean Resources – Now and in the Future”
2015 Geelong, 5-9 July 2015 “Oceans to Estuaries”
2014 Canberra, 6-10 July 2014 “Investigating our marine nation”
2013 Gold Coast, 7-11 July 2013, Golden Jubilee “Shaping the future”
2012 Hobart, Joint meeting with NZMSS, 1-5 July 2012, “Marine extremes – and everything in between”
2011 Fremantle, 3-7 July 2011,“Crossing boundaries”
2010 Wollongong, 4-8 July 2010,“New waves in marine science”
2009 Adelaide, 5-9 July 2009, “Marine connectivity”
2008 Christchurch, New Zealand, Joint meeting with NZMSS, New Zealand, 6-9 July 2008 
2007 Melbourne, 9-13 July 2007, “Marine science in a changing world”
2006 Cairns, 9-13 July 2006, “Catchments to coast”
2005 Darwin, 10-13 July 2005, “Biodiversity, biodiscovery & biosecurity”
2004 Hobart, 6-9 July 2004
2003 Brisbane, 10-12 July 2003, “Marine biocomplexity”
2002 Fremantle, 10-12 July 2002, “Tropical-temperate transitions”

Earlier Conferences
(records from AMSA Bulletin)

2001 Townsville “Changes in the marine environment”
2000 Sydney – University of New South Wales, 11-14 July 
1999 Melbourne – University of Melbourne, 7-9 July 
1998 Adelaide – Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, 8-11 July 
1997 Joint meeting with NZMSS, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-11 July 
1996 Hobart, 10-13 July 
1995 Sydney, University of Technology, 3-6 July 
1994 Townsville (Joint PACON/AMSA/ACRS), 4-8 July 
1993 Victoria – Melbourne
1992 Western Australia – Mandurah
1991 Queensland – Brisbane
1990 No conference
1989 South Australia – Wirrina
1988 New South Wales – Sydney
1987 Queensland – Townsville
1986 Tasmania – Hobart
1985 New South Wales – Grafton
1984 Victoria – Geelong
1983 Western Australia – Mandurah
1982 New South Wales – Sydney
1981 Queensland – Brisbane
1980 South Australia – Stanley
1979 New Zealand – Tutu Kaka
1978 No conference
1977 South Australia
1976 Victoria – Paynesville
1975 Australian Capital Territory – Canberra
1974 Queensland – Tewantin
1973 Western Australia – Rottnest
1972 New South Wales – Sydney
1971 Queensland – Brisbane
1970 Victoria – Parkville
1969 South Australia – Kangaroo Island
1968 Western Australia – Perth
1967 Victoria – Geelong
1966 Queensland – Brisbane
1965 Tasmania – Eaglehawk Neck
1964 Australian Capital Territory – Canberra
1963 Inaugural Meeting Cronulla