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3rd August

Brown trout season is here – enjoy your time fishing, but please stay safe

Statistics show solo boaters are most at risk on the water – so take care out there or take a mate with you, writes Storm Eastley, Senior Recreational Boating Safety Officer, Marine and Safety Tasmania For generations of Tasmanians, the opening of the brown trout season has been, and is, a much-anticipated tradition. When the…

17th July

Blythe River – Heybridge Boat Ramp – Temporary closure

Mariners are advised that the Heybridge Boat Ramp will be temporarily closed by Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) for maintenance works commencing Monday, 20 July 2026, and continuing until further notice. Mariners are requested to plan accordingly and use alternative facilities during this period. For locations of marine facilities statewide, head to the MAST website. https://bit.ly/MAST_facilities Be…

6th July

MAST’s $33m investment helping to keep the state’s recreational boaters afloat on Tassie waterways

Recreational boating registration and licence fees work to improve access and safety for users of the state’s waterways, writes Daniel Wood. Since 1998, Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) has invested more than $33m into recreational boating facilities across Tasmania. Funded through recreational boating registration and licence fees, these works focus on practical upgrades that improve…

M311-26 Port of Devonport – Mersey River Entrance – Dive Operations

Advice

M311-26 Port of Devonport – Mersey River Entrance – Dive Operations Mariners are advised that dive operations will be undertaken at the Mersey River entrance from Wednesday 26 August to Thursday 27 August 2026 inclusive. The dive site is in the vicinity of position Latitude 41°09.998′ S, Longitude 146°22.222′ E, south of the entrance beacon…

Port of Devonport
Published on 26 Aug 2026

M310-26 River Tamar – Beauty Point – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Deployment

Advice

M310-26 River Tamar – Beauty Point – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Deployment Mariners are advised that a 7.6 m autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will be deployed in the Beauty Point wharf area on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. The AUV will conduct a series of manoeuvres below the water surface within the deployment area as part of…

River Tamar, Beauty Point
Published on 26 Aug 2026

M309-26(T) Port Esperance, Stringers Cove – Marine Farm Lease 209 – Mooring Works

Notice

M309-26(T) Port Esperance, Stringers Cove – Marine Farm Lease 209 – Mooring Works Mariners are advised that the mooring works associated with the deployment of navigation buoys at the western end of Stringers Cove have been completed. M299-26(T) is cancelled.

Port Esperance
Published on 24 Aug 2026

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