Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Science (SHIMS) aquarium facility

随着全球居住在城市的人口比例现在超过50%，悉尼港海洋科学研究所将支持城市海洋科学领域。拟议的水族馆设施将支持多学科研究，以找到解决城市地区海洋生物栖息地环境问题的办法。SHIMS的研究将研究沿海环境如何受到人类影响、休闲渔业、入侵害虫的影响；开发检测环境和气候变化的新技术；并提供管理选择，以保护港口和港口免受威胁。位于这样一个商业和娱乐繁忙的港口，为研究和教育提供了绝佳的机会。

With the global proportion of people living in cities now exceeding 50%, the Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Science will champion the area of urban marine science. The proposed aquarium facility will support multidisciplinary research to find solutions for the environmental problems of marine habitats in urban areas. Research at SHIMS will examine how coastal environments are affected by human impacts, recreational fisheries, invasive pests; develop novel technologies for detection of environmental and climate change; and provide management options to protect ports and harbours from threatening processes. The location in such a commercially and recreationally busy harbour provides excellent opportunities for research and education.