In the first 5 years SAIMOS will provide data that will be used to determine the nature and dynamics of two key, and unique ecosystems ( Kangaroo Is-Eyre Peninsula and then the Bonney Coast ) and the relation of ocean circulation, chemistry and sediments to lower trophic dynamics (phytoplankton/zooplankton), larval transport and higher marine species foraging.

In addition, SAIMOS will provide direct input to other nodes through observations of key ocean current systems that connect the regions of W.A., the Southern Ocean and N.S.W. through processes that occur on weekly to El Nino time scales.