The Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) is part of the Royal Australian Navy and is responsible for providing Australia's national charting service under the terms of the UN Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention and the Navigation Act. Site contains the Australian Chart Index, the Australian Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) and the Australian Seafarers Handbook.

http://www.hydro.gov.au...

http://www.hydro.gov.au/

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) aims to generate the knowledge to support the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment through innovative, world-class scientific and technological research.

http://www.aims.gov.au...

http://www.aims.gov.au

The Australian Ocean Data Centre Joint Facility (AODCJF) provides a whole-of-government approach to ocean data management.

http://www.aodc.gov.au...

http://www.aodc.gov.au/

The Department of Sustainability and Environment manages the land and resources of Victoria's 2,000 kilometres of spectacular coastline and marine habitats.

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au...

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/nrencm.nsf/Home+Page/DSE+Coasts~Home+Page?open

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) aims to advance Australian climate, marine and earth systems science.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au...

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/index.html

CSIRO Marine Research uses a multi-disciplinary approach involving areas as diverse as economics, engineering, environmental impact assessment, eco-physiology and taxonomy in its research work to control the introduction and spread of marine pest species in Australian marine ecosystems.

http://www.marine.csiro.au...

http://www.marine.csiro.au/crimp/index.html

The Royal Australian Navy's Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (METOC) aims to acquire, manage, produce and distribute meteorological and oceanographic information to: support the Australian Defence Force and enable it to utilise the above and below water physical operating environments for strategic, operational and tactical advantage; contribute to the preservation of the marine environment; and to satisfy national and international obligations to manage oceanographic data.

http://www.metoc.gov.au...

http://www.metoc.gov.au/