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Family fun day at Hastings Thermal Springs

13/11/2009

Hastings Cave is throwing open the doors to the thermal springs pool for a family fun day on Saturday, 28 November.
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Planned fuel reduction burn in the southwest

29/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Tasmania are conducting a planned burn in the Southwest National Park and on lands managed by Forestry Tasmania today.
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Volunteer Campground Hosts Sought for Cockle Creek

21/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is seeking people with a passion for the beautiful Cockle Creek area in Tasmania's far south area to be volunteer campground hosts for several weeks during the coming summer.More

Port Davey Marine Reserve

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This map is an edited version of a map that is available to purchase. See our General Publications.
Note: This map is not intended for navigational use.

This map specifies the extent and zoning of the marine nature reserve at Port Davey.
The blue-shaded marine area is both national park under Section 3 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002 and marine nature reserve under Rule 3 of the Fisheries Rules 1999.
Coordinates in this plan are based on the GDA94 datum.
Fishing is not permitted in the “No Take Zone”.
Types of fishing that are permitted in the “Restricted Take Zone” are specified in the Fisheries Rules 1999 and include:

(a) taking abalone by diving;

(b) taking rock lobster by –
      (i) diving; or
      (ii) rock lobster pots; or
      (iii) rock lobster rings;

(c) taking scalefish by –
      (i) trolling; or
      (ii) line fishing with five or less hooks.
Fishing in the Restricted Take Zone is subject to the requirements of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 including fishing licences.
All mammals, birds, reptiles and plants are protected regardless of zoning.