The Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is a national collaborative research infrastructure providing substantial in-kind co-investment to the Hub.  It is seeking uptake and use of its observations and data so as to deliver relevance and impact to the Department of the Environment. IMOS is led by UTAS and has CSIRO, AIMS, UWA and NSW OEH as partners, so there is strong overlap with the Hub.  IMOS is measuring physical, chemical and biological variables, from open-ocean onto the continental shelf and into the coast.  As such it provides ample opportunity for alignment with Hub research interests.