Funding partners
Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
The Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) is a marine research centre that supports the development and sustainable management of living marine resources.
TAFI is a joint venture between the Tasmanian Government and the University of Tasmania. Established in 1998, it combined the complementary resources and facilities of both institutions into a single entity.
Tasmanian Community Fund
The Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) obtained a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund to develop this community-based ecological monitoring program. The Tasmanian Community Fund has provided grants to a broad range of not-for-profit organisations since 2000. The Fund was established from the sale proceeds of a community asset, the Trust Bank, to provide funds back to the community. The Fund has established itself as a significant part of the community landscape over the past eight years, with millions in grants allocated to 977 projects.
Project Sponsors
Redmap would also like to like to acknowledge the support and valued assistance from the following local sponsors:
Mures
The Mure family has been self-employed in the fish trade since 1965. They now are also well known providers of quality seafood and dining experiences.
Anaconda
Anaconda not only provides you with the largest range of quality outdoor goods and equipment in Tassie, they also support projects like Redmap that help us understand and look after our natural environments.
Aqua SCUBA
Aqua Scuba Hobart has been serving Tasmania’s recreational and commercial scuba divers since 1961. Located in Hobart they have a full range of services.
Spot On: The Fishing Connection
Spot On love fishing and are happy to pass on their experience to cutomers. Go in for a chat.
Tackle Us are the only specialist fishing supplies store south of Hobart!
Windmill
Windmill is a 31 year old family owned company supplying a wide range of educational toys and equipment to institutions and parents. Our wide range of toys and products include art and craft, sand & water play, outdoor play, playground equipment, first toys, toy puppets, dolls houses, vehicles & trains, construction, role play, animals, musical instruments & CDs, puzzles, games, teaching aids, furniture and special needs. With nearly 4000 items in stock, Windmill is Australia's leading educational toy retailer.The toy shops in Mont Albert (Victoria), Norwood (South Australia), Launceston & Hobart (Tasmania), Cottesloe (Western Australia), our Education and resource outlet and warehouse (Nunawading), supply children's kindergartens, schools, child care centres, hospitals, toy libraries, playgroups, health care professionals and the general public and also send mail orders throughout Australia and the world!
Redmap Supporters
CSIRO
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has 16 divisions and is Australia’s national science and research agency.
Fishcare volunteers are enthusiastic individuals who give up their time in order to help members of the recreational fishing community with good fishing practices and provide advice about Rules and Regulations. There are currently 100 Fishcare volunteers working around Tasmania to improve your recreational fishing experience and to help make sure that there are fish for the future.
Reeflife Survey is a marine monitoring project, which has goals in marine conservation and is a program of the People and Parks Foundation. This project collects data on fish and invertebrate species using SCUBA to conduct visual census counts as well as collecting habitat data using photo quadrats. The broad aim of RLS is to link volunteer divers, scientists and managers in marine research and conservation by providing structured training and support for volunteer divers, developing partnerships with management agencies, other scientific organisations and other volunteers groups.
OceanWatch Australia Ltd is a national environmental, not-for-profit company that works to achieve sustainability in the Australian seafood industry by protecting and enhancing fish habitats, improving water quality and advancing the sustainability of fisheries through action based partnerships with the Australian seafood industry, government, natural resource managers, business and the community.
Peter very kindly let us use a lot of his beautiful images throughout the site. He is also the brains behind much of the database and mapping functions of Redmap - check out his profile on our scientists page.
I have lived in Tasmania for the past 20 years and have been free diving and scuba diving for the past 10 years. I have done a lot of land based photography, and in 2006, turned to underwater photography. I have a free gallery where images of underwater scenery and sea life can be viewed at www.vizbiz.com.au. I try to dive all around Australia, including diving with the endangered Grey Nurse Sharks in NSW and Giant groupers in QLD. In my underwater photography, I try to capture what some people will never see. It can be challenging at times, but it is always very rewarding. I have undertaken many different under water surveys, and also done species counts of the rare and endangered Handfish. I have also developed tools to aid in these surveys, such as an underwater GPS unit, for location and marking areas and species of interest. I think Redmap is a truly amazing idea, and we, the people diving, fishing, boating or just walking along the waters of Tasmania, need to use this tool as much as possible to help make it work.
