Welcome, Mike Thomson
UTAS social research Marine and coastal community wellbeing in NW
Maree Fudge at Rocky Cape letting people know about the fabulous online survey on marine and coastal well-being.
We have a big change to announce in the NRM team! The Cradle Coast Authority has appointed a new manager to oversee Natural Resource Management in the region. Scottish-born Mike Thomson has more than 30 years of global experience in the aquaculture industry, spanning research and development, aquaculture tech and fish farm operations. He has worked in Scotland, Ireland, Norway, South Australia and New Zealand, and moved to Tasmania with his wife and family in 2012, taking on a role with Petuna. Mr Thomson holds a Master of Science and has represented the aquaculture industry in a number of international forums. Mr Thomson and his family live at Port Sorell. “We are lucky to live and work in such a bountiful place. I have been offered the most wonderful opportunity to learn more about the unique and beautiful land and seascapes of the Cradle Coast region, and I look forward to working with the CCA team, our partners and the wider community on how best to manage these precious resources” said Mr Thomson. The whole CCA team, and especially the NRM staff, would like to acknowledge and thank Spencer Gibbs for the amazing job he’s done as Regional NRM Manager for the past three years. Spencer will now be focusing on overseeing all of our Regional Land Partnerships projects.
University of Tasmania researchers, Karen Alexander and Maree Fudge (pictured) are asking residents in Circular Head and King Island how they feel about living by the sea and how it affects their wellbeing. The researchers anticipate that their study, which is funded by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (www.frdc.com.au), will be used in the future by Tasmanian marine industries and government to help make and monitor decisions about regional development and community well-being. You can follow the progress of this research on their website www.bluegovernance.com or on their Facebook page @bluegovernancelab. The survey is open until 21st September 2020, it takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Karen and Maree strongly encourage anyone with strong connections to the coast and the water to have their say. The survey can be done here www.app.maptionnaire.com/en/8123/
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