Report Signs of a Marine Stressor Event

​​Use this form to report unusual occurrences in the marine environment that could be signs of a marine stressor event.


Important Information:

If you have observed more than four sick or dying animals or any number of sick or stressed marine mammals or birds do not fill out this form. Please call the appropriate hotline immediately:

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Stressed, sick or dying fish
(including shellfish, abalone and rock lobster)​
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline: 1800 675 888
Large numbers of dead fish​
EPA Incident Response Hotline: 1800 005 171
Sick, dying or dead marine mammals or birds 
Marine Wildlife Hotline: 0427 942 537 


For species occurring outside their normal range, please log the sighting via the Redmap website - do not report it here.


Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.



What did you see? Tick all that apply.

For species occurring outside their normal range, please log the sighting via the Redmap website.

   



What type of animal was affected? Tick all that apply.



For abalone and scallops, empty shells can indicate dead fish.









What species were affected?

If you do not know the species name, please describe its appearance. If you have any images, please upload them below.





Please describe what you saw. If you have any images, please upload them below.




When did you observe this?

Select a date from the calendar.

Select a date from the calendar.  



Where did you observe this?

Please include as many details of the area as possible, including GPS coordinates (decimal degrees/minutes to 3 places) and water depth if known. This will help us investigate your report.

If you’re currently at the location of the event, press the button below to add your location to the report.

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Only image(.jpg, .tiff, .png), plain text (.txt), Word (.doc or .docx), Excel (.xls or .xlsx), PDF or ZIP files are accepted.





Please immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline: 1800 675 888.

If there are large numbers of dead fish, please also call the EPA Incident Response Hotline: 1800 005 171. 



Please immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline: 1800 675 888.

If there are large numbers of dead fish, please also call the EPA Incident Response Hotline: 1800 00

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    Hotline

    Fishwatch Report illegal fishing

    0427 655 557

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    Contact us

    Recreational Fishing

    Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

    Hobart TAS 7000

    Phone: (03) 6165 3233, 1300 720 647

    Email: fishing.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au

    Commercial Fisheries

    Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

    GPO Box 44

    Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

    Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au

    Commercial Fisheries Licensing

    Level 1, 134 Macquarie St

    GPO Box 44

    Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

    Email: fisheries.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au