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The Australian Marine Mammal Centre (AMMC) of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water was established as the first national research centre focused on understanding, protecting and conserving the whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs in our region.
The Centre coordinates Australia’s marine mammal research expertise to provide scientific research and advice to underpin Australia’s marine mammal conservation and policy initiatives.
Based in Hobart within the Antarctic Conservation and Management program at the Australian Antarctic Division, the Australian Marine Mammal Centre supports an extensive research community throughout Australia, representing over 20 institutions.
The Australian Marine Mammal Centre hosts the National Marine Mammal Data Portal for the collation of national sightings, strandings and entanglement data.
The Marine Mammal Centre is also home to the Secretariat of the Southern Ocean Research Partnership, gathering information about Southern Ocean whale sightings and running the Antarctic blue whale project.
