Current Events And Projects
There events and projects are just some of the things happening in Tasmania to protect our marine environment and make our wet footprint more sustainable. Let us know if you have a project you’d like profiled!
Maria Island Discovery Weekend
On the 10-11 December 2011 we’re hosting a Maria Island Discovery weekend. There will be a great range of activities from Rock Ramble, Night Dives, Ocean Talks & Film Showing, Guided Snorkelling, an Interpretative walk to Fossil Cliffs and more! Limited free accommodation is available on site for those who register soon, as well as plentiful camping options! This is a wonderful opportunity to spend some quality time in a stunning natural setting rich in heritage and marine life.
To RSVP please call on 03 6224 6319 or email us by 1st December!
Pricing: (all listed on per person basis)
Required payments:
$12 per person, per day for National Park Fees (or just use your season pass)
$30 for food/ activities
$140 round trip for scenic boat ride from Hobart or $30 round trip ferry from Triabunna
Optional payments based on activities:
$15 to rent snorkelling gear
$50 per diving session
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday 10 December:
7:30 am – Boat departs Hobart for Maria Island
10:30am – Boat departs Triabunna for Maria Island
Noon – Arrive on island, lunch
Afternoon activity – clean-up dive, unsupervised snorkel, or rock ramble
Evening – BBQ dinner
Evening activities – dusk snorkel, night dive, talks and films
Sunday 11 December
Morning – breakfast
Morning Activity – dive, supervised snorkel, or interpretive walk to fossil cliffs
Noon – lunch
Afternoon – free time to explore, snorkel, pack up and check out anything you missed!
4pm- boat departs
Reef Life Survey
Reef Life Survey aims to improve biodiversity conservation and the sustainable management of marine resources through the production of high-quality survey information at spatial and temporal scales beyond those possible by scientific dive teams. It does this through the skills of experienced and motivated recreational SCUBA divers, as well as through partnerships with management agencies and a steering committee comprising managers, scientists and recreational divers. To find out more and get involved visit the reef life survey website, or call 03 6227 7214.
RedMap
Despite Tasmanian sea temperatures already warming over 2°C in the last 60 years (a rate of more than three times the global average) the implications for the local marine environment and species are unclear, as there is a scarcity of marine monitoring programs.
You can help change this! REDMAP (Range Expansion Database and Mapping Project) will be an interactive website where members of the public submit data on catches or observations of species that may be undergoing range shifts. The website is currently under construction, so in the meantime contact 03 6227 7257, R.A.Brown@utas.edu.au or Gretta.Pecl@utas.edu.au and let them know about the changes you are seeing.
