Ocean Planet Tasmania

02/06/2026

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Birds have been sighted on a remote Bass Strait island for the first time in decades after the successful eradication of feral cats and possums.

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16/04/2026

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The discovery on Tasmania's west coast has scientists and fishers alike fearing the spread of a destructive species to another previously untouched part of the state's marine environment.

22/12/2025

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21/12/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/dentrecasteaux-channel-imas-study-pennicott-tours/106097994

For more than two decades, Rob Pennicott has taken tourists to see the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. But what he describes as "dead zones" have him so worried that he is funding a study to find what is going wrong.

07/10/2025

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Marine scientists have released 65 captive-bred red handfish into waters off Hobart - a major milestone for one of Australia’s rarest marine species.

Fewer than 250 of the tiny fish, which ‘walk’ on hand-like fins, remain in the wild across two reefs in Frederick Henry Bay.

Researchers from the University of Tasmania spent months restoring habitat before the release, aiming to boost survival and recovery.

Unlike most fish, handfish can’t disperse to new areas. They lack a planktonic larval stage, meaning their young can’t drift on ocean currents to colonise fresh territory.

Conservationists say the effort proves even species on the brink can be saved through teamwork, breeding programs and ongoing habitat restoration.

28/08/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-breakfast/sand-flathead-study-tasmania-reduced-growth-rachel-breslin/105707164?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies PhD candidate Rachel Breslin has won an award for her research into sand flathead.

20/08/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/iconic-antarctic-species-at-risk-amid-antarctic-regime-shift/105676324

Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.

01/08/2025

https://www.maritimetas.org/whats/events/lunchtime-talk-matt-testoni-environment-tasmania

Join marine scientist and underwater photographer Matt Testoni for a talk about one of the world’s most endangered marine species, the Maugean Skate. Endemic to Tasmania and dating back 60 million years, the Maugean Skate is now found only in Macquarie Harbour on the island’s remote west coast. ...

01/08/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/endangered-spotted-handfish-found-dead-on-street-in-hobart/105586134?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web

The handfish looked as if it had just "flopped out of the water" when it was discovered by an office worker in central Hobart.

24/07/2025

For sometime the Tasmanian Government has not had a policy on marine protected areas. Even though they are titularly part of the national framework. The Tasmanian Government has done everything possible wipe out any previous reference to a policy from the internet (even archive purposes). With decided to post the last policy of the Tasmanian Government.