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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…

M303-26 Devonport, Meercroft Park – Fireworks Display

Advice

M303-26 Devonport, Meercroft Park – Fireworks Display Mariners are advised that a fireworks display will be conducted from Meercroft Park, Devonport, on Saturday, 22 August 2026, between 2000 and 2030 hours. These should not be taken as signals of distress.

Meercroft Park, Devonport
Published on 22 Aug 2026

M299-26(T) Port Esperance, Stringers Cove – Marine Farm Lease 209 – Mooring Works

Notice

M299-26(T) Port Esperance, Stringers Cove – Marine Farm Lease 209 – Mooring Works Mariners are advised that six navigation buoys will be deployed at the western end of Stringers Cove, marking the 10-metre contour line, from Saturday 22 August to Sunday 23 August 2026. Marker Latitude Longitude Buoy 1 43°20.780’S 147°2.706’E Buoy 2 43°20.777’S 147°2.659’E…

Port Esperance, Stringers Cove
Published on 22 Aug 2026

M302-26 Upper Pittwater – Marine Farm Lease 048 – Navigation Hazard

Notice

M302-26 Upper Pittwater – Marine Farm Lease 048 – Navigation Hazard Mariners are advised that the corner markers for Marine Farm Lease 048 in Upper Pittwater have now been relocated to encompass the marine farming equipment within the lease area. M278-26 is cancelled.

Upper Pittwater
Published on 21 Aug 2026

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