Council Members - AMSA - Australian Marine Sciences Association

Council Members

As Australia’s peak professional body for marine scientists from all disciplines and for over 60 years has promoted all aspects of marine science in Australia. AMSA operates with a membership network of individuals and corporate affiliates as a not-for-profit organisation.

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OFFICE-BEARERS (2026-2027)

Dr Paula Cartwright President James Cook University (TropWater) Townsville, QLD 4811	Dr Shannon Dee Vice President Edith Cowan University Joondalup, WA 6027	Dr Alicia Sutton Immediate Past President Western Australian Marine Science Institution Perth, WA 6160

Dr Joanna Buckee Treasurer TLA Environmental Hamilton Hill, WA 6163	Dr Brendan Lanham Secretary The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC 4811	Dr Charlotte Birkmanis Communications Officer Blue Biome Foundation

COUNCILLORS (2026-2027)

Prof. Chris Frid Griffith University School of Environment and Science QLD 4222	Dr Penny Berents Australian Museum Research Institute Sydney, NSW 2010	Amy Carmignani Australian Institute of Marine Science @ UWA Crawley, WA 6009
Dr Dominic McAfee The University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA 5000	Dr Sue-Ann Watson James Cook University Townsville, QLD 4811	Dr Scott Spillias CSIRO Hobart, TAS 7000

Dr Laura Parker University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052	Kataya Barrett Jagun Alliance Northern Rivers, NSW 2480	Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons Charles Darwin University Casuarina, NT 0810

Ana Sequeira Australian National University Canberra, ACT 2600