* Heading up to AGFEST this year?? Keep an eye out for TARFish!

Posted on Monday, 30 April 2012

TARFish , the government recognised, independent peak body looking after the interests of recreational fishers in Tasmania, is heading up to Agfest this year on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May! Find them at N41 in North Street where they will be distributing free information on recreational fishing issues and subjects. Best of all, fill out a quick entry form at their stand and go in the draw to win $400 worth of top quality fishing gear – with the prize sponsored by Redmap!!!!

* FISHING EXPOSED! What fish, and how many, do Tasmanians catch each year?

Posted on Tuesday, 27 March 2012

According to the IMAS study 2007-08 Survey of recreational fishing in Tasmania, some 120,000 Tasmanians 'fish for fun' each year. In 2007, Dr Lyle from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and his team contacted almost 3500 Tasmanian households to determine whether they contained any recreational fishers - and of those that did, more than 1000 kept fishing diaries to record their fishing habits over 12 months. The study revealed that Tasmanian recreational fishers caught 1.62 million finfish during 2007-08.  Approximately 292 tonnes of flathead were hooked each year, an amount four times greater than the commercial catch of flathead in Tassie inland waters. Other catches of significance were 145 tonnes of tuna, 48 tonnes of salmon, 45 tonnes of calamari, 37 tonnes of Gould’s squid and 19 tonnes of trumpeters. Read more about this study and the habits of recreational fishers here.

* What's new at the Marine Discovery Centre

Posted on Thursday, 22 March 2012

The Marine Discovery Centre at Woodbridge runs marine educational programs for Kinder to Year 12 students to learn about, discover and care for the marine environment through shore and sea-based activities. Read what 7000 students a year do at the Marine Discovery Centre and what's on offer for 2012 by clicking here.

* Redmap on the ABC's 7.30 Report!

Posted on Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Redmap featured on the ABC's 7.30 Report Rare Finds - "a wave of new fish in Tasmanian waters" (9 March 2012). The five-minute feature very nicely summed up how Tasmanian divers, fishers and scientists are seeing more and more fish  that are usually found in warmer waters. And many Tasmanians are enthusiastically logging onto the Redmap website to share these uncommon sightings. Dive photographer Adriaan G Van Huissteden kindly took the 7.30 crew on a dive boat and provided the ABC with some awesome underwater footage. Thanks also to Dr Rick Stuart-Smith for his stunning still images, also used in the report. And of course, the tv feature also mentioned that Redmap is expanding - Redmap Australia will be launched by the end of the year! Watch the 7.30 Report video on Redmap here.

* Redmap News Summer 2012 edition

Posted on Friday, 10 February 2012

Our Summer Newsletter is now available for download: click here

In this issue:
* The latest Redmap sightings
* Profile of a fish expert
* Global movements (and we don’t mean Occupy Wall Street!)
* Handy fishing tips from the crew at Spot On
* Fishing with young kids
* Redmap news: Redmap Oz

The warmer weather has been great for fishing and diving and many sightings have been coming in  - thanks to all our members who have logged sightings and photos lately!

* Jack of all Fish Trades: a profile on Will Mure from Mures Fishing

Posted on Friday, 20 January 2012

“Don’t put your all your fish eggs in the one basket” could well be a fitting motto for one of Tasmania’s iconic fishing companies, Mures Tasmania.  Read about the man behind Mures Fishing, WIll Mure, in the article Jack of all Fish Trades; Profile: WIll Mure (or click here).

MURES is a major Redmap sponsor and donates two vouchers each month for new Redmap members!

* Redmap News Spring 2011 edition

Posted on Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Our Spring Newsletter is now available for download! Click here.

In this issue:

• What marine species have been on the move in Tasmania lately?

• Some great marine resources for schools

• Profile of an an industry legend...guess who?

• What to do about those pesky underwater camera accidents?

• A few handy fishing tips from the crew at Spot On

Thanks to all our members who have logged sightings and photos lately - good stuff!

Redmap will be at Bellerive Seafarer's Festival on October 23rd as part of the IMAS stand. Come and visit - we will have some giveaways, prizes to win and other interesting stuff.

Happy fishing, boating and diving,

The Redmap Team

P.S. Don't forget to tell your friends and family about Redmap - new subscribers go into the monthly draw to win $50 Mures vouchers. 

* Redmap News autumn 2011 edition

Posted on Friday, 20 May 2011

Our autumn newsletter is now available for download! Click here for a low res version (1.5MB) or click here for a print-ready version (4.2MB).

In this issue:

• Redmap at AgFest
• Seafood partnerships in schools
• News from IMAS
• Underwater photography
• Research angler program

* Redmap summer 2011 newsletter

Posted on Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Our summer newsletter is now available for download! Click here for a low res version (820KB) or click here for a print-ready version (4.5MB).

In this issue:

• Fishwise Community Grant info
• Mures prize winners
• Underwater photography - some tips from an expert!
• $400 subscriber prize details

* Win a $400 voucher

Posted on Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Join up to Redmap between now and 31 March 2011 and you’ll go in the draw to win a $400 voucher to spend on fishing gear from Spot On Fishing, dive and snorkelling equipment from AquaScuba OR marine gear from Kettering Marine or Marine Gear Tasmania. All you need to do is click on the ‘register’ link at the top of this page, enter your details, and confirm your registration when you receive the automatic email confirmation request.